Crime has steadily declined since the 1980s and 1990s, yet pretrial detention has quadrupled—today, nearly half a million ...

The Utah Legislature is considering changes to the state’s vote-by-mail system. On this episode of Defending Ideas, Nic Dunn sits down with R Street Institute Resident Fellow in Governance Jonathan ...

Resident Senior Fellow Adam Thierer at the R Street Institute noted that Vance’s speech struck tones of optimism over AI’s potential rather than pessimism.  “This was a significant departure from past ...

Gov. Brian Kemp has apparently run out of patience and is demanding the Legislature pass meaningful tort reform. At a recent press conference, he called on lawmakers to do it this legislation session, ...

As civil society organizations from across the political spectrum, we write to express our deep concern about President Trump’s removal of at least 17 inspectors general (IG) on January 24, 2025 ...

Requiring proof of citizenship to vote in American elections has emerged as a priority issue in the early days of the 119th Congress and in state capitals across the country. At the federal level, ...

Dr. Jonathan Madison, Governance Fellow, R Street Institute Testimony in Support of VA HB 2277, “Elections administration; duties of local electoral board certification of election, civil penalty.” ...

This analysis is in response to breaking news and will be updated. Please contact pr@rstreet.org to speak with the author. Today in France, Vice President JD Vance delivered a powerful keynote address ...

Authors Table of Contents Media Contact For general and media inquiries and to book our experts, please contact: pr@rstreet.org Harm reduction directly empowers people who use drugs to stay safer and ...

Chris McIsaac, Governance Fellow, R Street Institute Testimony in Opposition to VA HB 2479, “Political campaign advertisements; synthetic media, penalty.” February 11, 2025 Virginia Senate Committee ...

W]itnesses at the hearing said California has continued to enact more regulations that prioritize environmental concerns that get in the way of possible solutions to preventing the spread of wildfires ...

There are few things that some politicians love more than to control your money and behavior—regardless of whether it is ...