by jpitney | Apr 27, 2025 | Congress, Law
Bruce Mehlman compares the number of executive orders and laws during the first hundred days of recent presidents:
by jpitney | Apr 26, 2025 | Public Service
Tobi Raji Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service has ordered AmeriCorps to terminate close to $400 million in grants — roughly 41 percent of the national service agency’s total grant funding, according to three people with knowledge of the matter who spoke on the condition of...
by jpitney | Apr 25, 2025 | Civility, Dreier
Anne Bergman at CMC Magazine: The Dreier RoundTable (DRt) at Claremont McKenna College took to the national stage during the 2024-25 academic year, presenting Civility Awards to U.S. Governors Spencer Cox and Jared Polis. The duo were honored for bridging...
by jpitney | Apr 24, 2025 | Economic Policy, Taxes, Trade
Understanding the Effects of Tariffs By Kyle Pomerleau | Erica York Abstract We provide an overview of the major implications of tariffs on the economy, federal revenue, and households. Tariffs do not directly affect the trade deficit, which is driven by net lending...
by jpitney | Apr 23, 2025 | California Politics, Economic Policy, Trade
AT LAT, Malia Mendez reports: [A trade war} “could devastate Southern California’s nearly $300-billion trade and logistics industry in the coming years, according to a Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp. report released Tuesday. The report,...
