The central question under U.S. antitrust law—and for any state attorney general considering a challenge—is not whether a merger creates a larger company, but whether the government can show that it is likely to substantially lessen competition and harm consumers, workers, or the broader ecosystem as a whole— not just competitors.

There is no economic justification for imposing tariffs on Mexican beer. In any business, jobs are created by profits. Thus, more profitable premium products are more likely to increase employment levels than low margin non-premium brands.

Some of the highest-spending school districts in the country produce the weakest outcomes — while states that shifted funding to follow the student instead of the system are seeing real gains. This report compares New York City and Chicago against Louisiana and Florida to make the case that where education dollars go matters more than how much is spent.

Last year, we published Zelle and the Art of Combating Digital Scams, highlighting the Biden administration's misguided and politically motived action in the waning days of Rohit Chopra’s time at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Before a new medical product can be marketed in the United States, Congress has ruled that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) must ensure that it is both safe and effective.

This paper estimates the economic value to the United States of eliminating cancer mortality over a 35-year horizon beginning in 2030. We estimate that such an effort would eliminate 30.7 million cancer deaths with a total mortality burden of 380 million life-years.

Unleash Prosperity (UP) partnered with the Seasonal Employment Alliance to conduct a comprehensive survey of the economic impact of the various H-2B processing delays for the 2026 season. 58% of seasonal businesses expect their H-2B workers to arrive one month late or more and 40% of respondents do not expect to be profitable this year

This white paper discusses the economic implications and evidence base on the effects of a proposed nationwide maximum of 10% on credit card interest rates, as supported by the Trump administration in early 2026 and as outlined in the “10 Percent Credit Card Interest Rate Cap Act” (S.381), hereafter The Act.

This report from Stephen Moore and Lee Rizzuto compares economic performance under the Trump and Biden administrations across income, jobs, inflation, taxes, energy, and markets. Drawing on data from the Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Reserve, and CBO, it lays out the full record side by side.