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What Should We Do With Emerging Adults?

As neuroscience blurs the line between childhood and adulthood, courts are staking out a third lane  On a September afternoon ...
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AI and the American Workforce: A Briefing on the Future of Work

Learn how artificial intelligence is reshaping the American workforce at an upcoming briefing sponsored by Cornell University and the R Street Institute. Artificial intelligence is transforming how ...
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Statement on GRANITE Act: Congress Finally Takes Action Against Foreign Censorship

This statement is in response to breaking news. Please contact pr@rstreet.org to speak with the scholar. Today, the House ...
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How the GRANITE Act Fights Foreign Censorship of Americans

The House released the Guaranteeing Rights Against Novel International Tyranny and Extortion (GRANITE) Act. It would amend ...
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How the Terminal Disclaimer Went from Limiting Monopolies to Blocking Generics

In the 1960s, federal courts turned to terminal disclaimers to keep patent holders from using follow-on patents to extend a ...
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America Is Building a Surveillance State Like China’s

If there are Flock cameras in your city, they are tracking, logging and sharing your movements without a warrant,” warns the ...
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Why the Differences in Mental Health Crisis Experiences Matter

According to a 2025 study, one in 10 Americans experienced a mental health crisis in the past year. This statistic is particularly alarming, as the term “mental health crisis” is defined most often as ...
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Kent Chandler on State Oversight of Public Utility Mergers

At the Virginia Energy Commission hearing on State Oversight of Public Utility Mergers and the NextEra Acquisition of Dominion Energy, R Street’s Kent Chandler explains that utility consolidation is ...