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Against Caesar’s Cost of Glory

Worries that the American republic is at the end of the line invite speculation on what the future has in store. Some have speculated that perhaps Caesarism is in our future. Caesarism stands for the ...

2026-06-26

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Have Rising Living Standards Pushed Marriage out of Reach?

Have rising material expectations made marriage feel less attainable for today’s young adults?Marriage rates havesteadily been decliningfor several decades. Roughly one-third of Gen Z is expected tore...

2026-06-26

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

October 28, 2022 – June 29, 2026IF12241 During public health crises like the COVID-19 pandemic, and recentmeasles,hantavirus, andEbolaoutbreaks, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC...

2026-06-29

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Children Deserve Education, Not Gender Ideology

From coast to coast, states such as California and New Jersey face no shortage of serious challenges, from the soaring cost of living and rising crime to homelessness and drug abuse. Yet one issue tha...

2026-06-26

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PRWORA at 30: SSI for Children with Disabilities

The federal Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program—administered by the Social Security Administration (SSA)—pays need-tested monthly cash benefits to adults and children with qualifying disabi...

2026-06-29

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Forced Labor Contracts Threaten America’s Workplace Freedom

Should the federal government step in and impose union contracts when labor negotiations stall?Rep. Donald Norcross, New Jersey Democrat, thinks so. His Faster Labor Contracts Act (H.R. 5408) passed t...

2026-06-25

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Rental Housing

January 28, 2025 – June 29, 2026IF12887 There are over 49 million rental housing units in the United States. About one-third of households in the United States rent their housing. Rental housing p...

2026-06-29

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What Is Harassment? An Overview from Federal Employment Law

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 generally prohibits discrimination in the workplace, but it does not expressly prohibit harassment. The Supreme Court has interpreted the statute to prohibit ...

2026-06-29

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Defense Primer: Military Service Academies

March 11, 2021 – June 29, 2026IF11788 The U.S. military service academies are tuition-free, four-year degree-granting institutions operated by the military departments.The academies are one of thr...

2026-06-29

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Cost-Benefit Analysis in Federal Agency Rulemaking

March 8, 2022 – June 26, 2026IF12058 Since the 1970s, federal agencies have been required to consider the costs and benefits of new regulations that are expected to have large economic effects. Un...

2026-06-26

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Cybersecurity: Considerations on Regulatory Harmonization

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is simultaneously pursuing three major cybersecurity regulatory initiatives—each issued by a different agency, each addressing a different critical infrastr...

2026-06-26

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Identifying Minors Online

January 2, 2024 – June 26, 2026R47884 Concerns about potential harms to minors on the internet, particularly on social media platforms, have grown in recent years. Dating to the 1990s, policymaker...

2026-06-26

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Chesapeake Bay Restoration: Overview and Issues for Congress

The Chesapeake Bay (Bay) is the largest estuary in the United States. Congress has described it as a "national treasure" (P.L. 106-457), and the United States has designated wetlands within the Bay as...

2026-06-26