Public Policy

Making Sense of COVID-19, Part One

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Making Sense of COVID-19, Part One Click Here for Part Two I can still remember when I stopped trusting what either side was saying. It wasn’t a single news story that did it, either. I watched two people I respect come to totally different conclusions from what seemed like the same facts. One saw COVID … Read more

Presidential Conflicts of Interest: How Preventive Safeguards Failed in Trump’s Second Term

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Presidential Conflicts of Interest: How Preventive Safeguards Failed in Trump’s Second Term Last substantively updated: October 17, 2026 Oversight systems intended to prevent presidential conflicts of interest now act only after transactions close, rather than beforehand. In President Donald Trump’s second term, this shift created a recurring pattern: regulatory pressure decreased, private actors gained access … Read more