In July, Congress passed the GENIUS Act, allowing for-profit entities to issue what amounts to a new digital currency. In a new AEI report, financial regulatory expert Paul H. Kupiec demonstrates the unprecedented privileges this new law offers by drawing parallels with the regulation of private banknotes in the 19th century.
In October, a federal judge sentenced Nicholas Roske, who plotted to assassinate Justice Brett Kavanaugh, to only eight years in prison—citing the burdens of Roske’s desire to transition genders as a cause for leniency. Writing in Commentary, Christine Rosen highlights the broader costs of the trans movement’s uncompromising demands.
Twenty-four states and the District of Columbia have legalized cannabis—sparking an explosion in daily marijuana use. In new research for AEI, Howard Husock comprehensively reviews cannabis packaging warning labels to show how many states are failing to provide adequate information on the health risks.
Last week’s elections were another piece of evidence that throughout the Trump era, when the president is not on the ballot, Republicans lose. Timothy P. Carney documents the full scope of this political erosion since 2016 and the challenge for the GOP as it prepares for a future where it can no longer rely on his coattails.
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