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December 13, 2025

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Publications and Public Affairs Counsel Christopher B. Briggs testified in front of the U.S. Senate and explained how Obamacare turns Americans into medical serfs: tied to their zip code and forbidden from seeking care that could save a child with cancer—in Briggs’ case, that child being his own daughter.

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** This is the ‘last thing’ you want to do when fighting inflation ([link removed])
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Senior Fellow Judy Shelton appears on Maria Bartiromo's Wall Street show to explain how to fight—and how not to fight—inflation.
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** Deporting Democracy, Importing Authoritarian Logic ([link removed])
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Senior Fellow Abigail Hall and co-author Patrik Ward argue the logic of democracy doesn’t stop at the border—it applies to how we treat those who seek refuge at it.
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** Community Solutions to Homelessness ([link removed])
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Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mary L. G. Theroux lays out practical and inspiring ways to solve the homelessness crisis.
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** LA Metro Is a Dangerous, Costly Mess. What Would Fix It? ([link removed])
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Golden Fleece report author Baruch Feigenbaum’s work is cited in a piece breaking down the problems of—and solutions for—the disaster that is the LA Metro.


** MORE MEDIA ATTENTION
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** The Claman Countdown on Fox Business ([link removed])
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Senior Fellow Judy Shelton argues Kevin Hassett would be a good choice for the Fed Chair. Watch now » ([link removed])


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** Life!Line with Craig Roberts on KFAX Radio ([link removed])
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Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mary L. G. Theroux explains why homelessness has only gotten worse, despite the billions of dollars spent on it. Listen now » ([link removed])


** José Niño Unfiltered Substack ([link removed])
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Retired Senior Fellow Robert Higgs is cited in a piece on how economic warfare provoked Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor. Read more » ([link removed])


** The American Spectator ([link removed])
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Policy Fellow K. Lloyd Billingsley urges readers to have a merry little Christmas … with no need to wear a mask or pull up your mask between bites. Read more » ([link removed])


** RJ Jones Substack ([link removed])
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Photographer and writer RJ Jones gives a touching tribute to Retired Senior Fellow Robert Higgs. Read more » ([link removed])


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** The P.A.S. Report Podcast ([link removed])
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Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mary L. G. Theroux exposes how Housing First policies often make the homelessness crisis worse. Listen now » ([link removed])


** West Valley Families Substack ([link removed])
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Research Associate Jonathan Hofer’s own horrific personal experience with automated license plate readers is cited. Read more » ([link removed])


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** Price of Business Show ([link removed])
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Senior Fellow and David J. Theroux Chair Phillip W. Magness Phil breaks down the lawsuits meant to recoup losses due to the Trump tariffs. Listen now » ([link removed])


** The Unseen and The Unsaid Substack ([link removed])
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Research Associate Caleb Petitt asks (and answers): Why aren’t you paid to donate blood? Read more » ([link removed])


** Reason ([link removed])
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Senior Fellow Stephen Halbrook explains the relationship between birthright citizenship and the right to bear arms. Read more » ([link removed])


** FEATURED BOOK
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** Crossroads for Liberty ([link removed])
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** Recovering the Anti-Federalist Values of America’s First Constitution ([link removed])
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** by William J. Watkins, Jr.
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“Given that the Anti-Federalists’ predictions about the growth of national power have come true, their views of the weaknesses of the Constitution deserve to be heard.”

—Randy E. Barnett, Patrick Hotung Professor of Constitutional Law at the Georgetown University Law Center
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