Trump is right: The Department of Education must go

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March 17, 2025

Trump is right: The Department of Education must go

It is past time to admit that the Education Department has produced a terrible return on America’s investment. Since its creation in 1980, test scores have dropped, with math and reading scores falling to their lowest levels in decades under former President Joe Biden. Civics knowledge is abysmal, as evidenced by middle school U.S. history […]

It’s time to wind down the Department of Education

Of all the things the federal government does that it shouldn’t, education policy is near the top of the list. Education is, and always has been, a state and local responsibility. Yet for decades, Washington, D.C., has taken an outsize role in telling states how to educate their children — often with disappointing results. If […]

Trump should put an end to rent control

We are in a time when what would have seemed to be unimaginable domestic policy changes — from the abolition of the Department of Education to cutoffs of federal support for universities — are on the table. The Department of Housing and Urban Development is involved in this creative destruction — having pulled back a […]

Trump’s tariffs and the US Steel merger are investments in American industry

President Donald Trump‘s recent imposition of tariffs has ignited debates over their costs and benefits. While these tariffs have created uncertainty for consumers, businesses, and governments, they can also serve as protection against predatory trade practices from competitors such as China. Among the most significant sector-specific tariffs, Trump imposed a 25% duty on all steel […]

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