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Low-Energy Fridays: Does the Social Cost of Carbon Repeal Matter?
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced a slew of actions aimed at curtailing climate-related regulation ...
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R Street Echoes Patrick Henry’s Call
Patrick Henry stained the page of history with his famous declaration: “Give me liberty or give me death!” Addressing the ...
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Liberty Requires Responsibility
Freedom and liberty are as American as apple pie. Nonetheless, the U.S. government continuously inserts itself in places it ...
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Give Me Police Legitimacy or Give Me Death
Throughout the course of human history, real or perceived illegitimacy of or dissatisfaction with government has resulted in ...
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Colorado Transportation Bill is a Case of Excessive Regulation That Hurts More Than It Helps
This analysis is in response to news and will be updated. Please contact [email protected] to speak with the author. Colorado’s ...
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Pulse check: Criminal justice reform in Georgia lives
Georgia was the nation’s epicenter of criminal justice reform during the Gov. Nathan Deal era, and he left it in much better ...
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“Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!” What Patrick Henry’s Rhetoric Means in the Digital Age
Patrick Henry stood before the Virginia Convention and famously declared, “Give me liberty or give me death!” Not merely a declaration of defiance, these words were a deliberate call to action. For ...
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“Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death”—For People Who Use Drugs, It’s Literal
When Patrick Henry spoke that now-infamous line, “Give me liberty or give me death,” he likely intended it as hyperbole, a metaphor, and a call for people to ask themselves what they value. The ...
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Testimony in Opposition to Nebraska LB 556, “An Act Concerning Juvenile Law-Reform”
Logan Seacrest, Resident Fellow, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, R Street InstituteTestimony in Opposition to LB 556, ...
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Energy Policy: Liberty or Death
Give me liberty or give me death.” While these immortal words from Patrick Henry speak to our country’s profound commitment to political freedom, they are quite literal when it comes to energy. To see ...
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Virginia AI bill critics claim economy is at risk, want Youngkin veto
Think tank R Street Institute agrees. It called the bill a “heavy-handed effort to regulate artificial intelligence systems” and described it as “burdensome and unnecessary,” in a letter last month to ...
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Testimony for the Rhode Island Senate Judiciary Committee in Support of S. 152, Ranked Choice Voting
Dr., Governance Fellow, R Street Institute Testimony in Support of RI S 152, “AN ACT relating to Primaries for Election of Delegates to National Conventions and for Presidential Preference.” March 20, ...