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Niskanen Center
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Strengthening liberal democracy through innovative policy solutions.
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    Jun 23
    🚨 We’ve just witnessed the biggest supply-side housing victory in 30 years. 🚨 The bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act has officially passed, marking a massive win for pro-supply, common-sense housing policy. We're thrilled to see several critical provisions make it
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    Oct 11, 2019
    BREAKING: A U.S. federal district court has ruled that President Trump violated the law by declaring a national emergency in order to build a border wall. niskanencenter.org/wp-content/upl…
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    May 9, 2024
    New apartment buildings in U.S. all look really similar to each other. One reason: U.S. regulations dictate an oddly-specific layout that's hostile to families and limits light/ventilation. THREAD:
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    Dec 17, 2017
    Any interference with the Mueller investigation is unacceptable. It is morally imperative that the Republican Party and the conservative movement stand as bulwarks of the rule of law, not enablers of its erosion and violation. Now is the time for choosing.
    Statement to GOP Leadership: Support Robert Mueller's Investigation - Niskanen Center
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    Apr 7, 2025
    Only 6% of Chicago shootings lead to arrests. There were 2,300 shootings last year, but only 141 arrests.
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    Mar 20, 2020
    “The basic Trump move: Try to turn a real problem into a culture war and then, when some reporter notices what you’re doing, turn it into a fight against the media.” @MollyJongFast via @BulwarkOnline thebulwark.com/who-can-trump-…
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    Aug 1, 2022
    We call on Senate Democrats to add #greencard recapture/cap exemption amendments to the Inflation Reduction Act negotiations...or risk leaving on the table the largest update to U.S. immigration policy since 1990.
    Will Democrats miss the opportunity to add green card recapture to IRA negotiations? - Niskanen...
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    Sep 18, 2020
    New from @WillWilkinson: "That Donald Trump is working far harder to prevent a fair election and steal a second term than he's working to prevent another 200,000 Americans from dying of the plague...sort of sums it up."
    Trump Has Given Voters Every Reason to Reject His Re-election as Tainted and Illegitimate -...
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    Dec 5, 2022
    We estimate that the historic immigration framework negotiated by Senators Tillis and Sinema would potentially offer 2.3 million Dreamers citizenship, contributing $1.2 trillion to GDP over ten years and $235 billion in net fiscal contributions.
    Niskanen Center Immigration Framework Endorsement: Dreamers Policy
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    Aug 13, 2020
    "The Republican appetite for voter suppression ultimately springs from the lack of confidence in the popular appeal of its ideas. Otherwise you wouldn't need to do that,” says @RuleandRuin. cnn.com/2020/08/11/pol…
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    Aug 28, 2025
    NEW PAPER: The emerging “Abundance movement” isn’t left, right, or center—it’s a cross-cutting idea. Here are six different camps emerging across the political spectrum. 👇
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    Apr 28, 2020
    NEW: @RachelBitecofer has released her 2020 congressional forecast. Her conclusion: Republicans should brace themselves for the possibility of a Democratic-controlled Senate. niskanencenter.org/negative-parti…
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    Jul 7, 2020
    40% of Gen Z Republicans said they would be unsure/less likely to stick with the party if there were more candidates like Trump. “The risk of losing 40% of their young voters by sticking with Trump may not be the best way to build a future party.”
    The GOP’s Gen Z Problem and Path Forward - Niskanen Center
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    May 9, 2024
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    U.S. building code aims to make combustible light wood-frame buildings easier to escape. European codes requires fire-resistant materials and compartmentation to prevent fires from spreading in the first place. Fire death rates are consistently lower in Europe.
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