September 27 roundup

“Good moral character” prerequisites for holding licenses are vague and subjective even in ordinary times, and should not be pressed into surrogate use against political foes [Jonathan Haggerty and C. Jarrett Dieterle, R Street Institute]

Featured Publications

In the News Alcohol Policy, Finance and Trade, Northeast, Regulatory Reform, State Policy

Zohran Mamdani’s Bad Plan for Government Grocery Stores

Steven Greenhut, Shoshana Weissmann, C. Jarrett Dieterle July 9, 2025 The Dispatch

Op-Eds Catastrophe Insurance, Executive Branch, Federal Government Affairs, Governance, Insurance, Insurance Regulation, State Policy, Texas

The Next Disaster: Who Will Manage Our Response?

Jerry Theodorou July 8, 2025 Insurance Journal

In the News Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Policing

TV: Nearly half of all US murders go unsolved, data shows

Jillian Snider July 8, 2025 NewsNation

Op-Eds Economic Mobility, Federal Government Affairs, Finance and Trade, Future of Work, Regulatory Reform

Ending the Independent Contractor Debate

C. Jarrett Dieterle June 24, 2025 Discourse

Op-Eds Budget and Spending Reform, Executive Branch, Federal Government Affairs, Governance

Independence Day reflections: Life, liberty and the pursuit of bigger government

Marc Hyden July 7, 2025 The Newnan Times-Herald

Op-Eds California, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Policing, Pretrial, Sentencing, State Policy, Use of Force

Riverside sheriff’s office disses juries and county taxpayers

Steven Greenhut July 6, 2025 The Orange County Register

Real Solutions Climate, Energy and Environment, Low-Energy Fridays

Low-Energy Fridays: Happy Independence Day!

Philip Rossetti July 4, 2025

Op-Eds Executive Branch, Federal Government Affairs, Governance, Restoring the First Branch

This Independence Day, liberalism is in crisis

Jonathan Madison July 3, 2025 Washington Examiner

Analysis Budget and Spending Reform, Federal Government Affairs, Governance, Project for Women and Families

What Congress Proposes for Family Tax Credits: Red Tape for the Poor

Jacob Bastian July 3, 2025

Analysis Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Policing, State Policy

America’s Prison Numbers Are Dropping—But Don’t Cheer Just Yet

Jillian Snider July 3, 2025