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The Fractionation Tax: How Federal Land Policy Costs Tribes Billions
Even after $1.9 billion in consolidation, the problem will spiral back by 2038
 • Thomas Stratmann
Why Some Reservations Prosper While Others Struggle: The Data
Median household incomes across tribal nations vary by a factor of six. The Reservation Economic Freedom Index 2.0 shows institutional quality explains…
 • Thomas Stratmann
Small Donor Campaign Contributions, Big Signal: House Campaign Participation Under $500
When small-dollar donors rally behind challengers, electoral margins tend to tighten—especially in midterm wave elections.
 • Thomas Stratmann
Thirty Years for Tax Clarity: What the New Tribal Business Rules Really Tell Us
This week, the Treasury Department finalized two regulations that tribal leaders have sought for decades—one confirming that tribal general welfare…
 • Thomas Stratmann
The Midterm Rule in House Donor Participation
Every two years, Americans choose their representatives in the U.S.
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