The Alabama Republican Senate primary runoff concluded last month after neither of the top two candidates received the necessary majority to declare victory. The state spent millions of dollars so…

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Introduction
The nation has been captivated by reports of rising crime and the…

It’s impossible to escape the tragic news of the recent mass shootings and the general rise in violent crime, and Americans are naturally scrambling to discover their cause and how they can be…

The requirements for voting by mail in North Carolina are absurd.

Let’s start with the basics: it’s important that our elections are secure, that outcomes are trustworthy, and that only those…

One of the many benefits of our system of federalism is that states can experiment with different policies, and if successful, other states and even the federal government can consider adopting them….

Few things are more frustrating than supposedly well-intentioned government policies that ultimately devastate large swaths of people. There are plenty of historical examples of this—from high…

If you want consistent approaches from the government to society’s many problems, then you’re likely to be disappointed. Nowhere is this clearer than in the responses to the tobacco and opioid…

“Think of the children” is a common refrain used in state capitols and city halls across the country to justify banning or regulating just about anything—even including plastic straws. Often,…

The Florida homeowners insurance market is in crisis. Again. Observers characterize the market in “freefall,” in “crisis” mode and “spiraling” toward collapse. In recent years, insurance…