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Department of Education: To Be, or Not to Be?

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March 22, 2025
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MORE MEDIA ATTENTION

The American Spectator

Policy Fellow K. Lloyd Billingsley praises Jay Bhattacharya and says he will be a welcome change at the top of NIH. Read more »

The Washington Times

Journalist Sean Salai quotes Research Fellow Alexander Salter to explain why inflation won’t cool until supply and demand realign. Read more »

Inside Higher Ed

Journalists Jessica Blake and Katherine Knott quote Research Fellow Benjamin Ginsberg on the Trump administration’s demands on Columbia University. Read more »

Reason

Senior Fellow Stephen Halbrook predicts it may take the US Supreme Court to decide if people in the 18-20 age group can purchase a handgun. Read more »

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