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From Washington, DC, to the States: Rethinking Head Start

Social science research finds that Head Start, a federally funded preschool program for children from low-income families, does not prepare children for K–12 schools, nor does it improve their social ...

2026-06-25

EveryCRSReport CRS & CBO Analysis 7/10 ?

Social Security Trust Fund Investment Practices

June 14, 2018 – June 25, 2026IF10564 Social Security is a self-financing program that provides monthly cash benefits to retired or disabled workers and to the eligible family members of retired, d...

2026-06-25

Claremont Institute CRS & CBO Analysis 8/10 ?

America as Seen from Japan

After returning from a week-long trip to Japan, Spencer Klavan joins Mike Sabo this week to recount the nation’s balanced immigration, respect for tradition and the spirit, and an affection for Americ...

2026-06-25

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These Churches Are Putting Family Before Politics

Close to 70 percent of Black children in America are born tounmarried parents. Nearly half live with asingle mother. Both figures are significantly higher than the national average and reflect thestee...

2026-06-25

EveryCRSReport CRS & CBO Analysis 7/10 ?

The Marine Mammal Protection Act (P.L. 92522): Primer and Issues for Congress

January 5, 2024 – June 25, 2026R47892 Congress passed the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) in 1972 (P.L. 92-522; 16 U.S.C. §§1361-1423h) to conserve marine mammal populations and protect them...

2026-06-25

Claremont Institute CRS & CBO Analysis 8/10 ?

Rededication and Reform

The Claremont Review of Books is a treasure.

2026-06-24

Heritage Foundation CRS & CBO Analysis 8/10 ?

Europe’s Migration “Crackdown” Still Pulls Its Punches

Europe’s migration crisis is no longer a border security problem. It is a crisis of sovereignty.For more than a decade, European political elites assured voters that mass migration could be managed th...

2026-06-25

EveryCRSReport CRS & CBO Analysis 7/10 ?

The Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument: Commercial Fishing Interests and Considerations for Congress

August 25, 2025 – June 25, 2026IF13090 The Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument(PIHMNM;Figure 1), known as the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument untilJanuary 2, 2025, is...

2026-06-25

Claremont Institute CRS & CBO Analysis 8/10 ?

The Crisis of American National Identity

Should America be defined by Anglo-Protestant culture?

2026-06-24

Heritage Foundation CRS & CBO Analysis 8/10 ?

Is General Obscenity Still Illegal? A Postmortem on the Bush Obscenity Prosecution Task Force

Created in 2005, the Bush Administration’s Obscenity Prosecution Task Force (OPTF) marked the last national effort to prosecute obscenity cases. The OPTF successfully prosecuted dozens of cases starti...

2026-06-24

Claremont Institute CRS & CBO Analysis 8/10 ?

Ties that Bind

Our problem is that our perceptions are distorted by nostalgia.

2026-06-24

Claremont Institute CRS & CBO Analysis 8/10 ?

Self-Driving, Not Self-Governing

What part of our humanity is lost when we think of our world and our place in it as governed by "progress?"

2026-06-24

Claremont Institute CRS & CBO Analysis 8/10 ?

On the Natural Law of War and Peace

A guide for statesmen and warriors.

2026-06-24

Claremont Institute CRS & CBO Analysis 8/10 ?

Taming Big Government

Congress won't and the president can't.

2026-06-24

EveryCRSReport CRS & CBO Analysis 7/10 ?

Social Security: Selected Findings of the 2026 Annual Report

The2026reportof the Board of Trustees of the Social Security Trust Funds estimates the program's combined finances to be in a similar, albeit marginally worse, position as compared to 2025. Underinter...

2026-06-25

EveryCRSReport CRS & CBO Analysis 7/10 ?

May 2026 Proposed Rule on Uniform Guidance for Federal Grants: Summary of Selected Changes

On May 29, 2026, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), alongside 41 other executive agencies and departments, issued anotice of proposed rulemaking(NPRM) to amend provisions of the Code of Federa...

2026-06-25

EveryCRSReport CRS & CBO Analysis 7/10 ?

The U.S. Marine Corps Marine Littoral Regiment (MLR)

August 25, 2022 – June 25, 2026IF12200 In March 2020, the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) announced a major force design initiative planned to occur over 10 years originally referred to as "Force Design ...

2026-06-25

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Supreme Court Clarifies Federal Arbitration Act Exemption for Transportation Workers

Employment contractsofteninclude a pre-dispute arbitration agreement in which the parties waive their right to litigate future disputes between them in court and instead agree to submit legal claims t...

2026-06-25

EveryCRSReport CRS & CBO Analysis 7/10 ?

U.S. International Food Assistance: A Primer

January 26, 2026 – June 25, 2026IF13162 Global food insecuritygenerallyrefers tovarying degrees of hungerand malnutritionamong populations worldwide,stemming from alackofregular accessto sufficien...

2026-06-25

EveryCRSReport CRS & CBO Analysis 7/10 ?

Social Security’s Funding Shortfall

February 7, 2019 – June 25, 2026IF10522 Social Security provides monthly cash benefits to retired or disabled workers, their family members, and family members of deceased workers. Many people of ...

2026-06-25