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Democratize Federally Funded Research
The taxpayers pay for the research, they should be able to access it
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2022 Midterm Postmortem and Outlook for the 118th Congress
What went wrong, what went right, and how can congressional Republicans tee up a 2024 victory up and down ballot
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President Biden is Ignoring Fraud Risks in Student Loan Forgiveness Program
Loose requirements and limited information borrowers are required to provide is a recipe for massive fraud
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What Good is GAO?
The Government Accountability Office makes good recommendations. It is time Congress gives them teeth
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The Federal Government's Laughably Terrible Entrepreneurship Training Partnerships
The SBA has partnerships worth a quarter billion dollars each year to provide free entrepreneurial training and business advice. American entrepreneurs…
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Congress' Municipal Slush Fund and How to Fix It
The Community Development Block Grant is a failed experiment. But conservatives should still reform the program so it works better, since we’re stuck…
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Implement Up-or-Out Management for the Civil Service
The disparity between public and private employment incentives is galling.
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