Not Indentured: Most H‑1Bs Starting Jobs in 2022
David J. Bier Critics of the H‑1B visa for skilled foreign workers often claim that the status amounts to “indentured”
Biden Administration Doubles Down on Costly “Buying American”
James Bacchus While praising the “new” trade policy of the Biden administration during a recent interview with PBS, U.S. Trade Representative
White House Extends Ukraine’s Steel Tariff Exemption; Sad
Clark Packard On the heels of Russia’s aggressive war against Ukraine in early 2022, the Biden administration temporarily exempted Ukrainian
Follow Up on Bank Secrecy Act Data
Nicholas Anthony Last week, I wrote about how there is a lack of official statistics regarding the effectiveness of the Bank Secrecy
Five Rotten Reasons to Oppose Infant Formula Trade
Gabriella Beaumont-Smith and Alfredo Carrillo Obregon On May 31, 2023, legislation was introduced to lower U.S. barriers to imports of
A New Underground Market in E‑Cigarettes Will Soon
Jeffrey A. Singer Writing in the Australian journal The Quadrant a year and a half ago, I criticized the Australian government’s plan to
Friday Feature: Sweetwater Scholé
Colleen Hroncich Like many creative educational options, Sweetwater Scholé is evidence that necessity is the mother of invention. Despite a career
The Rights We Give Up under “Marsy’s Law”
Walter Olson I’ve written before about the set of state constitutional amendments known as “Marsy’s Law,” promoted as a bill of
Is the Bank Secrecy Act Effective at Stopping
Nicholas Anthony Although Americans often think that financial privacy is protected by the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, financial
Glacier Northwest v. Teamsters: The Supreme Court Gets
Walter Olson In Glacier Northwest, Inc., v. Teamsters, decided today, the Supreme Court showed a good measure of consensus and civility