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Billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili, founder and leader of the Georgian Dream party, greets demonstrators during a rally in support of "Russian law."

Under Bidzina Ivanishvili, Georgian Dream slowly consumes itself

Ani Chkhikvadze · November 6, 2026 2:14 pm

FILE - The U. S. Department of Commerce building is seen in Washington, Dec. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, file)

The race for federal zones starts in the statehouses

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The Israeli elections prove Netanyahu’s political prowess

The seal is seen at the Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington.

The VA already solved part of rural America’s health crisis

Photo shows the headquarters of the Internal Revenue Service in Washington. The Trump administration has settled lawsuits with dozens of tea party groups who said they received extra, often burdensome scrutiny when applying for tax-exempt status. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

The election is over. The clock is ticking to protect taxpayers from a politicized IRS

Current tax proposals by Republican leadership include separate tax rates for small business income, capital gains, and dividends. That idea is contrary to President Ronald Reagan's tax reform principles of adding simplicity and fairness to the tax system. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Don’t throw Reagan’s tax reform principles under the bus

David Nelson August 20, 2017 4:01 am

The CFPB on Tuesday announced a final rule that would lower most credit card late fees to $8. (Flickr)

Forced arbitration: Big banks’ ‘Star Chamber’

Colin Hanna August 19, 2017 4:01 am

As former Secretary of State Colin Powell said, "Our interests, in the end, rest on our values. I am concerned because the country seems to be veering away from the values that are so foundational for us." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Don’t change the State Department’s mission statement

Megan Corrado August 18, 2017 4:01 am

No sooner had President Trump embraced the Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy Act sponsored by Sens. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., and David Perdue, R-Ga., than the predictable eruption of false and deceptive claims spewed forth from every direction. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Six bogus arguments against Trump’s immigration reform bill

Dan Stein August 18, 2017 4:01 am

A federal jury in Boston acquitted four Teamsters union members of conspiracy and extortion charges, despite their widely publicized harassment of "Top Chef" host Padma Lakshmi. (Photo by Brent N. Clarke/Invision/AP)

‘Top Chef’ case exposes outdated labor laws

Luka Ladan August 18, 2017 4:01 am

The simple truth is that some of the cops we've recruited and trained are unfit to do the job. They're simply too scared or too full of bias and hatred to act responsibly or safely in stressful encounters with the public. â©

Step one to police reform: Weeding out bad cops

Andrew Rosenzweig August 17, 2017 4:01 am

Comcast is unwilling to pay TiVo for a license to use this technology, but it is nevertheless continuing to use TiVo's technology in its cable boxes that it imported from abroad. (AP)

The Comcast-TiVo dispute isn’t close enough for instant replay

Gregory Dolin August 17, 2017 4:01 am

Puerto Rico is undergoing a steady transformation that involves government right-sizing, reductions in public spending, a trimming of the number of political appointees, and a reformation of permitting processes. The government, led by new Governor Ricardo Rosselló, is also working on tax and energy reforms. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo, File)

Partnerships are paving a new path for Puerto Rico

Carlos Mercader August 17, 2017 4:01 am

Lieutenant governors are tasked with a variety of responsibilities that give them the experience needed to go on to become successful governors Nevada Lt. Gov. Mark Hutchison. (AP Photo/Lance Iversen)

Looking for the next batch of governors? You don’t have to look far

Mark Hutchison August 16, 2017 12:00 pm

"Trump's a Dictator?" read a headline in Politico. "He can't even repeal Obamacare." (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump’s failure after Charlottesville

Donavan Wilson August 16, 2017 4:01 am

As policymakers craft legislation, permanence should also be front and center. Temporary rate cuts and other short-term provisions simply do not have the same lasting impact. Permanent provisions are the best way to change behavior, something that is essential if reform is going to have the desired economic effect. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Congress can’t afford to go halfway on tax reform

Jeffrey Kupfer August 16, 2017 4:01 am

The big reason for radical reform of the CFPB is that it is unconstitutional.

‘Drain the swamp?’ Start with the CFPB

Iain Murray August 16, 2017 4:01 am