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Free-market think tank advancing real solutions to complex policy problems. Follow our experts: https://nitter.cf/t.co/6oBZZBldz4 Book them/media: [email protected]
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In 2025, government impersonation scams reported to the FBI rose 87%, while Americans lost about $920 million to criminals posing as government agencies.
@CarolineMelear argues the damage goes beyond fraud. It also erodes trust.
Read more here: hubs.ly/Q04xMGkX0
“Kratom policy should not be a referendum on whether kratom is good or bad.”
Jeffrey Smith’s new study examines how policymakers could regulate an existing market according to product type, potency and risk.
Read more: hubs.ly/Q04xNXpL0
Three medications are FDA-approved to treat opioid use disorder: methadone, buprenorphine and naltrexone.
Each interacts with the body differently, which means treatment should reflect the needs of the individual patient.
Read the full explainer here: hubs.ly/Q04xMLJf0
The difference between fentanyl and medications for opioid use disorder is not simply “one opioid for another.”
Buprenorphine and methadone are longer acting, reduce withdrawal cycles and can help stabilize patients over time.
Read the full study here: hubs.ly/Q04xMSmr0
Healthy disagreement is not a weakness. It can be a source of better ideas.
Rebecca Kendall explains why R Street actively seeks diverse perspectives, evidence-driven debate and collaboration across differences.
Read “Building Toward Better Policymaking, Together”: bit.ly/4y39Chm
There is no one-size-fits-all medication for opioid use disorder.
Methadone, buprenorphine and naltrexone work differently, with different benefits, risks and barriers to access.
Patients need options.
Read the full explainer here: hubs.ly/Q04xMLlF0
Government impersonation scams are not just costing Americans money.
They are also making legitimate government communication harder to trust.
@CarolineMelear explains why that matters and what policymakers can do about it.
Read more here: hubs.ly/Q04xMFPv0
R Street Institute retweeted
Thank you @NewsTalkSTL and @spencekjell of the R Street Institute for highlighting why the GRANITE Act matters.
Foreign governments have NO business telling Americans what they can or cannot say.
Free speech is an American right, not a privilege granted by foreign bureaucrats.
The GRANITE Act draws a line in the sand: American speech should be protected by American law.
We will not outsource the First Amendment to foreign governments.
Happening tomorrow! 🚨
Join R Street at Jackie from 5:30–7:30 p.m. for drinks, hors d’oeuvres and a conversation about expanding access to medications for opioid use disorder.
RSVP: rstreet.org/events/access-to…
R Street Institute retweeted
Every major technological revolution produces fear. Some of those concerns are legitimate. Others become excuses for government to expand its authority. The challenge is to distinguish between the two.
AI policy should address clearly demonstrated harms while preserving the freedom to innovate. That means building more energy and infrastructure, avoiding sweeping state-by-state regulatory barriers, protecting free speech and privacy, allowing workers and businesses to adapt, and resisting the temptation to turn the AI economy into another centrally managed political project.
As @AdamThierer of @RSI has argued throughout his career, progress often comes from allowing experimentation before asking permission. America should not win the AI race by becoming more like China. We should win by remaining America.
Watch or listen to my full conversation with Adam today! vanceginn.substack.com/p/dat…
America’s AI advantage isn’t central planning. It’s our freedom to build, experiment, compete, fail, and try again.
@AdamThierer of @RSI joined me to discuss the data center wars, energy abundance, AI and jobs, China, online safety, and whether government could regulate away America’s technological advantage.
The better path: address real harms while preserving permissionless innovation.
Watch the latest Let People Prosper Show + read the show notes and subscribe: vanceginn.substack.com.
Catch R Street's @jneeley78 at "Texas Energy Future: Planning Abundance and Affordability" on September 15th hosted by @TXReasSolutions and @ACC_National.
⚡ 6 days to go, Austin!
Join us Sept. 15, 6–8 PM at Scholz Garten for a panel and Q&A on Texas’s energy future—plus networking, drinks, and appetizers.
RSVP link below.
#TexasEnergy #AustinEvents #TexasGrid #AffordableEnergy
What will it take to build on recent progress against the overdose crisis?
Join us on Sept. 15 to discuss how expanding access to medications for opioid use disorder can help more Americans find a path to recovery. 💊➡️❤️
RSVP: hubs.ly/Q04r5_SJ0 (hubs.ly/Q04r5XQm0)
Scale can help utilities spread costs across a larger customer base. But a larger corporate structure can also make effective oversight more important.
@kchan55 explains why regulators examining NextEra–Dominion should keep the interests of ratepayers at the center of the review.
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Protest is not simply an expression of frustration. It is a form of political action shaped by incentives, strategy and trade-offs.
And the evidence consistently shows that nonviolent movements have the advantage.
Read more: hubs.ly/Q04sX0w60
The case for a utility merger shouldn’t rest on corporate scale alone.
If consolidation gives a utility access to cheaper capital or greater operational resources, regulators should ask whether those advantages translate into lower costs or better service for consumers.
@kchan55 explains: hubs.ly/Q04tJt1R0
What makes protest effective?
Broad participation. Clear goals. Narrative discipline. Persistence. And, importantly, the ability to resist escalation.
History suggests movements win by expanding support, not narrowing it.
Read more: hubs.ly/Q04sW-8J0
Methadone is one of the most effective treatments available for opioid addiction. It is also the most highly regulated medicine in America.
Expanding practical access could help more people remain in treatment and recovery.
Read more: hubs.ly/Q04sWPWd0
Recovery policy is about more than statistics. Opioid use disorder and overdose affect friends, loved ones and entire communities.
Join R Street for a happy hour focused on expanding access to treatment and recovery. 🫶
RSVP: hubs.ly/Q04r5YFh0 (hubs.ly/Q04r5Ppb0)
A utility merger can lower financing costs and create economies of scale. It can also raise concerns about competition and regulatory oversight.
@kchan55 explains why merger review should weigh both sides and remain focused on consumer outcomes.
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