Op-eds
Our coronavirus economic recovery requires us to get rid of earmarks
FBN: For the third year in a row, members of Congress have set a record for the cost of earmarks during the supposed earmark moratorium.
The consequences of anti-free market regulations on the gig economy
OC Register: AB 5 has led to the loss of work for independent contractors in every imaginable industry.
Lackluster Nursing Home Inspections Added to COVID-19 Deaths
Washington Examiner: Coronavirus has been particularly deadly to residents in nursing homes.
The USPS Will Not Be Saved with More Money
Fox Business: The United States Postal Service’s financial situation was dire long before the virus arrived.
We Need More COVID-19 Therapies, Not Price Controls
Inside Sources: Price controls have no place in any future COVID-19 funding bill.
Community Development Block Grants have no role in fighting coronavirus
The Hill: One clear example of unnecessary spending is the $5 billion appropriated for the Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG).
Net neutrality repeal is helping technology companies manage coronavirus boom
Washington Examiner: Telecommunications companies have been working alongside the FCC to make sure people can stay connected.
Maintaining Privacy While Staying Connected
Morning Consult: As the coronavirus races across the country, privacy has taken on a new urgency.
Lost in space: Time to rethink the Space Launch System
Federal Times: The United States may return to the moon, but the costs might be out of this world before anyone lands there again.
Government Price Controls on Medical Bills Will Harm Patients
Inside Sources: Top-down federal price controls won't “fix” surprise billing.
What Life Would Be Like on Planet Bernie
Economic Standard: In a galaxy not too far away and a little too close to Earth lies Planet Bernie.