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January 17, 2026
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Senior Fellow Judy Shelton accuses Powell of acting like an emperor by refusing to respond to questions, highlighting the Fed’s unaccountability under the guise of central bank independence.

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** RADIO
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** Trump Is Going After the Federal Reserve ([link removed])
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Senior Fellow Phillip W. Magness covers the investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell, with Magness warning it will only politicize the Fed further.
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** Maduro’s arrest is likely a violation of international treaties and our Constitution ([link removed])
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Research Fellow William J. Watkins, Jr., argues that the president’s usurpation of Congress’ powers pushes us more toward Maduro’s authoritarian Venezuela and away from the forefathers’ constitutional design.
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** I fled the Los Angeles wildfires. Here’s what would help prevent future tragedies ([link removed])
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Research Fellow Kristian Fors writes about changes that must be made to avoid another LA tragedy.
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** What both sides are missing in the health care debate ([link removed])
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Senior Fellow John C. Goodman and Congressman Pete Sessions outline a way both parties can meet their healthcare goals with a bolder approach.
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** The Fed Is Flawed, Politicization Makes It Worse ([link removed])
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Senior Fellow Phillip W. Magness states that the Fed may be deeply imperfect, but weaponizing the justice system to bend it to presidential will would make everything worse.
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** White Coat Supremacy, Greenland Style ([link removed])
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Policy Fellow K. Lloyd Billingsley argues that any Greenland deal must include justice for the victims of Denmark's forced sterilization of Greenland's women.


** MORE MEDIA ATTENTION
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** The College Fix ([link removed])
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Senior Fellow Richard Vedder is quoted as saying that after centuries of rising college demand, faith in higher education has weakened as the U.S. overproduces some degrees while undersupplying essential skills like plumbing and welding. Read more » ([link removed])


** Reason ([link removed])
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Senior Fellow and David J. Theroux Chair Phillip W. Magness Phil comments on the unintended consequences of Trump's plan to cap credit card rates. Read more » ([link removed])


** The American Spectator ([link removed])
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Policy Fellow K. Lloyd Billingsley points to recent California power outages as evidence that aggressive electrification mandates are colliding with energy reality. Read more » ([link removed])


** UnHerd ([link removed])
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Senior Fellow and David J. Theroux Chair sets the record straight on Smithsonian errors stemming from reliance on The 1619 Project’s inflated estimates of cotton’s role in the U.S. economy. Read more » ([link removed])


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Senior Fellow Stephen Halbrook previews the Supreme Court’s upcoming Hawaii gun rights case, noting that the state’s attorneys cite 1800s “Black Codes” while lower courts continue to uphold Hawaii’s gun ban despite Bruen. Read more » ([link removed])


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Senior Fellow Stephen Halbrook writes that in an upcoming Supreme Court case on Hawaii’s public gun rights, Bruen restores the focus to first principles: “shall not be infringed.” Read more » ([link removed])


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Senior Fellow Stephen Halbrook urges the Supreme Court to define the Second Amendment’s scope based on 1791, the Constitution’s ratification, rather than 1868. Read more » ([link removed])


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Senior Fellow Stephen Halbrook writes that the Supreme Court must apply careful scrutiny in Second Amendment cases, including the January 20th Hawaii case restricting concealed handgun carry on private property open to the public. 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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