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2025 Constitution Day Address

Yuval Levin delivered remarks at the University of Tennessee’s Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs to mark Constitution Day on September 18, 2025.
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How Pharmaceutical Tariffs Will Affect US Health Care Costs

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An Own-Goal H1-B Policy

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September 26, 2025
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September 25, 2025
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Secretary of Education McMahon Praises Charter Schools

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September 26, 2025
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Defense Contracting: A Focus on Outcomes

By Elaine McCusker
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September 26, 2025
Middle East Forum

Kill Mojtaba

By Michael Rubin

Health Care

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September 26, 2025
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Make Vaping Easier. New White Paper for the FDA

By Sally Satel
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September 26, 2025
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FDA Vape Regs Need Bold Reform

By Sally Satel

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September 25, 2025
The Hill

Charlie Kirk Memorial Underscores Tensions Between Radical Grace and Radical Politics

By Chris Stirewalt
Op-Ed
September 25, 2025
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Shutdown Winners: Are There Any?

By Karlyn Bowman

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September 25, 2025
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The Golden Age of Public Housing—and Why It Didn’t Last

By Howard Husock
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September 25, 2025
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September 26, 2025
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After Charlie Kirk, a Great Awakening?

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September 25, 2025
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When Students Say Violence Is Justified, Democracy Trembles

By Samuel J. Abrams

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September 26, 2025
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September 26, 2025
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How Pharmaceutical Tariffs Will Affect US Health Care Costs

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Regulating the Tobacco and Nicotine Market in the American Public Interest: A Reform Agenda for the FDA

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How Many Manufacturing Jobs Will Trump’s Tariffs Create? And at What Cost?

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September 23, 2025

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End Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility in SNAP and Address Benefit Cliffs

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September 22, 2025
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Although there is partisan disagreement as to the scale of American government, many agree on the need for talented employees in key federal positions. President Donald Trump himself reiterated this view in a January 20 executive order titled “Reforming the Federal Hiring Process and Restoring Merit to Government Service.” How best can government attract and […]
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