Artificial intelligence (AI) is the latest chapter in the information revolution, and Americans are adopting the technology far more quickly than earlier internet technologies. OpenAI launched ChatGPT ...

The Healthier Communities program advances practical, evidence-based policies that respect individual liberty, harness free markets, and strengthen families and communities. Government is most ...

KNX reports that “$12.5 billion in scam losses were reported by Americans in 2024 but experts say that is nowhere near the real amount.” Listen as R Street Institute’s Caroline Melear discusses this ...

The R Street Institute is pleased to announce the expansion and rebrand of one of its core policy initiatives. Moving forward, the Integrated Harm Reduction program will be known as Healthier ...

Sarah Anderson, Associate Director, Criminal Justice & Civil Liberties, R Street Institute In SUPPORT of House Bill 984: “Georgia Second Look Act” February 25, 2026 House Committee on Judiciary ...

Officers devote enormous blocks of time to processing minor offenses while serious crime investigations go understaffed. Hawai’i is squarely in that bind. H.B. 2494 would address the issue head-on by ...

The ongoing federal debate over the SAVE America Act has brought citizenship verification and identity confirmation (“voter ID”) back to the forefront of election reform; however, states have ...

Dr. Jonathan Madison, Governance Fellow, R Street Institute In SUPPORT of House Bill 78, “Elections administration; duties of local electoral boards; certification of election; etc.” February 24, 2026 ...

President Donald J. Trump flew to Georgia last week to tout his administration’s alleged economic success and stump for his anointed political candidates. While his long rambling speech was met by ...

I sometimes prattle about a proverbial $1 million tax on poodles as a way to illustrate the counterproductive nature of many ...

This statement is in response to breaking news. Please contact [email protected] to speak with the scholars. Given the news of the Supreme Court’s decision that overturned President Trump’s tariffs ...

Robert Melvin, Northeast Region Director, R Street Institute In SUPPORT of Senate Bill 176, “Elections; ranked choice voting; locally elected office, report.” February 20, 2026 House Privileges and ...