Much has been made about the collapse of local news and its impact on society. Now, new survey data show that it may be just ...

In response to breaking news and sweeping new tariffs by the Trump administration, the R Street Institute is highlighting how they will impact the energy sector, consumer prices, auto insurance rates, ...

Adam Thierer, Senior Fellow for the Technology & Innovation team at R Street, joins Kevin Frazier, the AI Innovation and Law Fellow at the UT Austin School of Law and a Contributing Editor at Lawfare, ...

As the 2025 legislative sessions draw to a close in a number of states, it is an opportune time to assess the state of ...

BREAKING: Following Dobbs v. Jackson, the United States saw a 10 percent increase in interest for new male contraceptives, ...

In the debate over crime and punishment, policymakers often turn to academic literature, history, and data, overlooking an ...

Here at R Street, we’re always looking for pragmatic policy solutions that increase people’s freedoms to improve their lives.

A coalition of advocacy groups including a leading addiction medicine society and a center-right think tank is pressing the Trump administration with an unlikely request: Use the U.S. DOGE Service to ...

Elections have consequences, according to an old adage that is plainly aimed at urging people to vote for certain political ...

As discussed previously, the series of 31 deregulatory actions recently announced by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA ...

One early casualty of the Trump administration’s efforts to shrink the federal government was funding for USAID, a global ...

Jeffrey S. Smith, Senior Fellow, Integrated Harm Reduction, R Street Institute Testimony in Support of RI S 543, a bill to modify the Rhode Island Flavor Ban to Allow Flavored Electronic Nicotine ...