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January 24, 2026
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Senior Fellow and David J. Theroux Chair Phillip W. Magness speaks about history, yes—but also about capitalism, academic integrity, and why truth still matters in a politicized age as he debunks the many myths propagated by The 1619 Project on Let the People Prosper.

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** Should Latin America Adopt the Dollar? ([link removed])
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Senior Fellow Judy Shelton weighs the pros and cons of a common currency.
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** Extend the New START Treaty Now ([link removed])
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Senior Fellow Abigail Hall, together with co-author Patrick Ward, warns of a quiet countdown to nuclear meltdown between the U.S. and Russia.
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** Food Wars ([link removed])
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Senior Fellow John C. Goodman explains how and why “experts” have been arguing about food for over a century and a half.
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** A Different Midterm Milestone ([link removed])
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Policy Fellow K. Lloyd Billingsley celebrates the November election that marks 30 years since Californians’ victory for civil rights.


** MORE MEDIA ATTENTION
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** The San Diego Union-Tribune ([link removed])
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Beyond Homeless contributor Adam Summers explains why California’s high cost of living is not inevitable. Read more » ([link removed])


** The American Spectator ([link removed])
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Journalist Matthew Omolesky quotes Senior Fellow and David J. Theroux Chair Phillip Magness and warns that America’s “radical defense of classical liberalism” is what made it exceptional in the first place—and we abandon it at our peril. Read more » ([link removed])


** Drug Topics ([link removed])
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Senior Fellow John Goodman is quoted in a piece on healthcare plans with lower patient costs. Read more » ([link removed])


** Reason ([link removed])
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Senior Fellow Stephen Halbrook details the SCOTUS case about Hawaii's "Vampire Rule" requiring prior consent for a licensed armed person to enter private property open to the public—and how it might also decide whether legally licensed weapons can be banned on so-called "sensitive" places. Read more » ([link removed])


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Senior Fellow Stephen Halbrook argues expert historical witnesses are not necessary in Second Amendment cases. Read more » ([link removed])


** FEATURED BOOK — AVAILABLE SOON!
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** The Independent Guide to the Constitution ([link removed])
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** Original Intentions, Modern Inventions ([link removed])
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** by William J. Watkins, Jr.
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Drawing on a lifetime of experience in the law—as prosecutor, defense attorney, and constitutional scholar—William J. Watkins, Jr., offers a bold, independent examination of the most important legal document in modern history.
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