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Senior Fellow Judy Shelton dives deep into what sound money could look like in the years ahead—and why July 4th, 2026, could matter more than markets expect.
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** Liberation or Occupation? The illusion of U.S. regime change ([link removed])
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Senior Fellow Abigail Hall argues that, if history is any guide, occupation disguised as liberation will not bring stability.
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** Mary Theroux, Beyond Homeless ([link removed])
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Chairman and Chief Executive Mary L. G. Theroux highlights innovative solutions from cities and organizations making a real impact for people experiencing homelessness.
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** Obamacare Horror Story ([link removed])
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Publications and Public Affairs Counsel Christopher Briggs tells the story of how Obamacare made finding care for his daughter with cancer impossible.
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** The Constitution and the drug boat strikes ([link removed])
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Research Fellow William J. Watkins, Jr., argues we need to return to the Constitution’s conservative view of executive power.
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** Free Venezuelans Need to Run Their Own Country ([link removed])
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Senior Fellow Benjamin Powell writes Venezuela’s future needs to be decided by its own citizens, not U.S. state builders.
** MORE MEDIA ATTENTION
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Senior Fellow Abigail Hall explains why regime change doesn’t mean stability for Venezuela—or investors. Read more » ([link removed])
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Senior Fellow Judy Shelton praises the economy’s growth rate. Watch now » ([link removed])
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Journalist Brett Rowland quotes Senior Fellow and David J. Theroux Chair Phillip W. Magness on the upcoming tariff ruling. Read more » ([link removed])
** The American Spectator ([link removed])
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Policy Fellow K. Lloyd Billingsley asks: Is Minnesota or California the fraud capital of America? Read more » ([link removed])
** The Washington Times ([link removed])
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Journalist Sean Salai quotes Chairman and Chief Executive Mary L. G. Theroux on the real causes of homelessness. Read more » ([link removed])
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** Words & Numbers Podcast ([link removed])
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Senior Fellow and David J. Theroux Chair Phillip W. Magness explores the economic history of slavery, the claim that capitalism was built on slave labor, and why slavery is fundamentally incompatible with free markets. Listen now » ([link removed])
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** The Andy Caldwell Show on KSMA radio ([link removed])
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Research Fellow Kristian Fors says the LA fires of 2025 were entirely preventable—and if reforms aren't made, a similar tragedy will happen again. Listen now » ([link removed])
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Research Fellow Alexander William Salter argues a predictable, rules-based monetary policy would deliver the price stability that labor markets require to thrive. Read more » ([link removed])
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Senior Fellow and David J. Theroux Chair Phillip W. Magness problematizes Trump’s claim that US taxpayers could be getting more money than expected. Read more » ([link removed])
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** Briefing with the Chief Podcast ([link removed])
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Research Fellow Christopher Calton explains why Housing First has failed. Watch now » ([link removed])
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Policy Fellow K. Lloyd Billingsley celebrates a court ruling giving parents the right to know about their children's gender transitions. Read more » ([link removed])
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Journalist Joseph Vazquez cites Senior Fellow and David J. Theroux Chair Phillip W. Magness in a piece critiquing New York Times’ biased and inaccurate reporting on Venezuela. Read more » ([link removed])
** American Rifleman ([link removed])
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Senior Fellow Stephen Halbrook praises the founding and the strength of the Second Amendment. Read more » ([link removed])
** Law & Liberty ([link removed])
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Senior Fellow and David J. Theroux Chair Phillip W. Magness’s essay, “A Tariff Waiting Game,” is named one of the best of 2025. Read more » ([link removed])
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Senior Fellow Richard K. Vedder shares the history of a little-known abolitionist: Manasseh Cutler. Read more » ([link removed])
** Reason ([link removed])
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Senior Fellow and David J. Theroux Chair Phillip W. Magness reviews Capitalism by Sven Beckert. Read more » ([link removed])
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Policy Fellow K. Lloyd Billingsley unveils the shadow CDC that California Governor Gavin Newsom is already in the process of creating. Read more » ([link removed])
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Senior Fellow John Goodman connects wokeness and the rise of anti-Semitism on American campuses. Read more » ([link removed])
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Senior Fellow Stephen Halbrook breaks down why the DOJ is suing the US Virgin Islands to make it easier for residents to own a gun. Read more » ([link removed])
** FEATURED BOOK
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** Crossroads for Liberty ([link removed])
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** Recovering the Anti-Federalist Values of America’s First Constitution ([link removed])
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** by William J. Watkins, Jr.
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“Given that the Anti-Federalists’ predictions about the growth of national power have come true, their views of the weaknesses of the Constitution deserve to be heard.”
—Randy E. Barnett, Patrick Hotung Professor of Constitutional Law at the Georgetown University Law Center
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