By terming himself the team updater, Secretary Hegseth constricts his job indiscreet conveyor of information. Without a Secretary who understands their role more substantively, expect lots more of ...

Here in the DOGE era, the specter of inefficient bureaucracy haunts many government agencies. Yet the Social Security Administration offers a surprising counternarrative—at least in parts. As civil ...

An administration and Congress focused on government efficiency may want to tackle the student loan nonpayment crisis before it is too late.

US Education Secretary Linda McMahon has been directed "to facilitate the closure" of her own department — well, what’s left of it. The Trump administration's vow to essentially eliminate it appears ...

A scholarly debate over the meaning of the First Amendment’s Press Clause could influence the Associated Press’s battle against the Trump administration for access to the Oval Office and Air Force One ...

Let’s start with a chart to understand the dire fiscal situation we are in as a nation. Figure 1. Federal Debt Held by the Public as a Share of Gross Domestic Product, 1940-2054 You’re looking at how ...

Economics is not President Trump’s strong suit. First, he promotes import tariffs as if they were the cure-all for the country’s trade deficit. Then, he engenders the greatest degree of economic ...

After more than 45 years of clerical dictatorship, the Iranian people deserve freedom. The Islamic Republic is a terrorist regime responsible for the deaths of thousands of Americans and hundreds ...

President Donald Trump issued an executive order headlined “stopping waste, fraud, and abuse by eliminating information silos.” The intent is “eliminating bureaucratic duplication and inefficiency ...

I was invited by the 92nd Street Y to participate in a debate on school choice and charter schools. What follows are my opening remarks—a case for parental agency and pluralism over a one-size-fits ...