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The KIDS Act Is Not All Right

Given the growing sense of urgency that Congress finally needs to do something to address the safety of children and teens ...
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America at 250: Are the good times really over for good?

Waiting in gas lines and listening to sweater-wearing President Jimmy Carter tell us to turn down the thermostat are among my ...
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Democrats on Affordability: Oh, Never Mind

California lawmakers can’t get their talking points straight when it comes to government-funded healthcare programs. They want to expand them — and there’s always some ongoing effort to convert the ...
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Unpacking Chatrie v. US: Data, Privacy, AI, and the Fourth Amendment

Featuring [Introductory Remarks] Logan Seacrest, Resident Fellow, Criminal Justice & Civil Liberties, R Street Institute ...
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Post-Quantum Cryptography Migration in the United States: Managing Risk and Advancing Cyber Readiness in Critical Infrastructure

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Understanding Federal Law Enforcement in the United States Part 6—Drug Enforcement Administration

This is the sixth and final installment in a six-part series examining major federal law enforcement agencies through a ...
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New R Street Study Warns U.S. Critical Infrastructure Is Running Out of Time to Prepare for Quantum Threats

Today, the R Street Institute released a new policy study, “Post-Quantum Cryptography Migration in the United States: ...
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Without Major Reforms, There’s No Excuse for Year-Round E15

The ability to bypass air quality restrictions and sell gasoline with 15 percent ethanol E15 (fuel that is 15 percent ethanol ...
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Low-Energy Fridays: America’s 250th birthday present: More nuclear power plants

Last year the Trump administration offered a bold challenge to the nuclear industry. In May of 2025, the administration ...
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What Works in American Policing Part 5—Community-Oriented Policing: Building the Trust That Effective Policing Depends On

This is the fifth in a seven-part series examining the policing strategies that shape public safety in America, including ...
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The 6G Race Has a Bureaucratic Bottleneck

Congress has been clear on its spectrum priorities. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) restored Federal Communications ...
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Common Ground on Censorship: Two Bills to Check Government Coercion of Speech

Two bills recently introduced in Congress take direct aim at a growing apparatus of government censorship. Both the JAWBONE ...