The Legality of Nationwide Injunctions
We are seeing a significant increase in the number of nationwide injunctions issued by federal district court judges against the federal government. Are such judges acting outside of their jurisdictio...
4 Feb 201958min
Class Dismissed: Why College Isn't the Answer
Today, a college degree is not necessary to achieve the American Dream and live a fiscally successful life.Sure, for many, college can be the perfect launching pad. The societal aspect of school can b...
30 Jan 201937min
Floored! - How a Misguided Fed Experiment Deepened and Prolonged the Great Recession
In October 2008, as the U.S. economy plunged, the Federal Reserve began paying interest on banks' reserve balances. The resulting switch to a "floor system" of monetary control, in which changes in th...
29 Jan 201958min
Taxing Wars: The American Way of War Finance And the Decline of Democracy
Taxing Wars explores how a country decides to pay for wars and how that decision shapes how the public and the military experience the conflict.Dr. Kreps explores how the way that the United States ha...
28 Jan 20191h
The Inequality of the Equality Act: Concerns from the Left
Who could be against a law that promises equality and bans discrimination? Parents who’ve already experienced grief, despair, and witnessed medical harms as they attempted to get help for their gender...
28 Jan 20191h 11min
Freedom and Prosperity: The 2019 Index of Economic Freedom
The Index of Economic Freedom (www.heritage.org/index) celebrates its 25th Anniversary in 2019!The Index evaluates government policies and economic conditions in 186 countries. Since its inception in ...
25 Jan 20191h 15min
The D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program at 15: Impacts, Experiences, and the Path Forward
In 2004, the first students began participating in the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program – a private school choice program serving low-income families in Washington, D.C. This year marks 15 years o...
23 Jan 20191h 6min
Blockchain: What it Is and How it Can Help Prevent Identity Theft
Last year alone, 16.7 million individuals suffered some form of identity theft. This crime exposes victims to many difficulties in their daily lives, ranging from the inability to participate in our e...
23 Jan 20191h 14min
