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Government / Nate Jackson / May 13, 2025

Trump’s Alternate Prescription to Price Controls

The president signed an executive order he says will drastically reduce the price of prescription medications, though there may be unintended consequences.

Government / Brian Mark Weber / May 9, 2025

The GOP’s Internal Budget Battle

Can congressional Republicans make a leaner sausage?

Government / Jack DeVine / May 6, 2025

Elon’s Gift

We will all benefit from Elon Musk’s efforts on DOGE — even those who opposed it violently.

Government / Thomas Gallatin / May 5, 2025

Defunding the Corporation for Propaganda Broadcasting

Donald Trump orders the end of taxpayer subsidies for NPR and PBS.

Government / Samantha Koch / May 1, 2025

The Student Loan Crisis From Biden to Trump

The Trump administration is taking a hard turn on student loans, ending the Biden-era lie that the government can forgive student debt.

Government / Star Parker / April 30, 2025

Can’t Make Government Efficient

Efficiency comes from ownership. And in government there is no ownership.

Government / Thomas Gallatin / April 25, 2025

Reinventing the State Department

Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently announced plans to streamline and refocus the first Cabinet agency.

Government / Thomas Gallatin / April 24, 2025

The Long Knives Are Out for Hegseth

A recent media blitz accuses the defense secretary of creating chaos in the Pentagon.

Government / Douglas Andrews / April 24, 2025

The Trump Uncertainty Principle

The president intentionally sows chaos and unpredictability as a means of dealmaking.

Government / Nate Jackson / April 22, 2025

Team Trump’s Truthful COVID Website

The administration has turned a site once filled with propaganda into a correction of the record.

Government / Douglas Andrews / April 2, 2025

Trump Axes Union Rights for NatSec Agencies

Public-sector unions are anathema to good government, and Donald Trump’s latest executive order proposes to limit their power.

Government / Douglas Andrews / April 1, 2025

A Single Standard for Combat Readiness

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s uniform standard for physical fitness marks the end of preferential treatment in combat roles.

Government / Jack DeVine / April 1, 2025

Signal Clarity

International crisis it was not, but the Signal group chat kerfuffle deserves some attention — and some clarity.

Government / Rich Lowry / March 28, 2025

Maybe Progressives Shouldn’t Have Supported a Larger, More Extensive Federal Government for 100 Years

They put Chekhov’s proverbial gun on the table, assuming that it would be used only against someone else.

Government / Nate Jackson / March 28, 2025

Musk & Co. Demystify DOGE

The DOGE chief and seven of his lieutenants sat for an interview to explain their strategy and work.

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