Youth Advocates Push MD Bill to Divert Kids from Jail

Research shows that processing a young person through the formal court system before age 18 can have devastating long-term consequences, including less education and fewer employment opportunities.

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Analysis Budget and Spending Reform, Federal Government Affairs, Governance

Debt and National Security Part 3: National Security in an Era of Rising Debt

July 31, 2026

Analysis Budget and Spending Reform, Federal Government Affairs, Governance

Debt and National Security

July 31, 2026

Newsletters, Real Solutions Clean Energy, Energy and Environment, Federal Government Affairs, Low-Energy Fridays, Permitting Reform, Renewables

Low-Energy Fridays: Geothermal Power Permitting Reform Heats Up in Congress

Josiah Neeley July 31, 2026

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R Street Executive Director Erica Schoder Named 2026–2027 SNF Agora Visiting Fellow

July 30, 2026 Johns Hopkins University

Real Solutions Artificial Intelligence, Federal Government Affairs, Public Safety, Technology and Innovation

Beyond the Screen: Banning the Use of AI Chatbots by Minors Would Widen Achievement and Opportunity Gaps

July 30, 2026

Op-Eds Artificial Intelligence, Automation & Worker Displacement, Technology and Innovation

AI and the jobs apocalypse that wasn’t

Adam Thierer July 30, 2026 CapX

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Coalition Letter applauding SEC Proposal to End Quarterly Reporting Mandate With Semiannual Option

Caroline Melear July 29, 2026 Competitive Enterprise Institute

Analysis Contraception, Federal Government Affairs, Healthier Communities, Thriving Families

How Competitive Markets Helped Shape Modern Contraception

Lindsay Heck July 28, 2026

News Electoral Reform, Governance

New R Street Scorecard Grades All 50 States on Election Policy

John Grover July 28, 2026

In the News, News Electoral Reform, Governance, State Policy

Highlights from the R Street Institute’s 50-State Election Policy Scorecard

Chris McIsaac July 28, 2026