Insights

Texas’ Battery Boom, Ohio’s Battery Flop

A Case Study in Energy Policy

Gary Winslett

April 3, 2026

7 min read

One Year Post Liberation Day

And we are all worse off for it.

Tahra Hoops

April 2, 2026

5 min read

The Nanny Party: Democrats Alienated Young Men on Tech

Democrats lost young men by becoming the party of tech regulation. A pro-innovation pivot on crypto, AI, and social media could help win them back.

Dave Vorland

April 1, 2026

6 min read

Local Control Is a Symptom of Anti-Growth Disease

There is a contradiction inside blue-state governance right now. At the top, Democrats increasingly understand that you cannot regulate your way out of shortages. At the bottom, many local officials still govern as if every new apartment building is a...

Tahra Hoops

March 31, 2026

8 min read

The Affordability Report: Week of March 30th

The ongoing global supply shock is hitting just about every layer of the consumer economy, from the pump to the grocery aisle to the planting season.

Tahra Hoops

March 30, 2026

10 min read

Democrats’ Daycare Blinders

We Need ‘All of the Above’ Childcare Policy

Gary Winslett

March 26, 2026

10 min read

The Left’s Cope: Real Anti-Tech Populism Has Never Been Tried

In the 2020 Democratic primary, voters treated Joe Biden as the moderate choice. And then Biden governed as something else. Especially at the regulatory agencies responsible for regulating technology companies, Biden installed a team that was intent on implementing a...

Dave Vorland

March 25, 2026

10 min read

Misdiagnosing the Affordability Crisis

Trump’s approval numbers on costs are brutal. The Argument’s March survey found Trump at 40 percent approval and 58 percent disapproval, the worst of his presidency, and lower than any prior president at the equivalent point in time.

Tahra Hoops

March 24, 2026

8 min read

How to Bring Down the Cost of Gas

Make It Easier to Build New Refineries

Gary Winslett

March 23, 2026

7 min read

Populist Pandering Was Always Going to Be Costly

Build Versus Blame Remains the Central Choice

Gary Winslett

March 19, 2026

8 min read

California’s Newest Anti-Tech Bill Would Break These Ten Services Consumers Love

The BASED Act would restrict how companies integrate their own products and services. Here's what consumers stand to lose.

Vidushi Dyall

March 18, 2026

6 min read

The Lose-Lose Politics of Anti-Tech Populism

Biden's anti-tech populism was supposed to win back working-class voters. It didn't — and it cost Democrats Silicon Valley too.

Dave Vorland

March 18, 2026

8 min read

Democrats Are Finally Building…

But Some are Also Sabotaging It

Tahra Hoops

March 17, 2026

10 min read

DG Progress: Dawn of the 28th Regime

An early look at the 28th Regime, the Transatlantic Talent Show, and an interview with an MEP who’s all in on EU-INC

Patrick Grady

March 17, 2026

8 min read

The Affordability Report: Week of March 16th

The past two weeks delivered the best housing legislation in decades and some of the worst economic data in years, at the same time.

Tahra Hoops

March 16, 2026

7 min read