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• Lifeline initiative to provide ‘gift of reading’ for children is worth supporting | Editorial
• Starboard sees an opportunity to create value at Riot Platforms amid growth in hyperscalers
• Opinion: Ohio demands property tax relief
• I bought a farm, hated the cows, and sold it. Then somehow, I bought another | John Humphrys
• Amazon workers in Saudi Arabia say company has failed to compensate many for labor abuses - ICIJ
• TikTok star Haliey Welch addresses the failed Hawk Tuah memecoin launch
• The Prospect Weekly Roundup: Assessing the Biden Legacy
• Billy Long, Trump’s Nominee to Lead the IRS, Touts a Credential That Tax Experts Say Is Dubious
• Review: Why are federal buildings so ugly?
• The secret to these holiday-season treats is that they are Comice pears
• Members of Congress are slated to receive a pay raise for the first time in 15 years if the massive spending bill passes both chambers
• Elon Musk is becoming a one-man rogue state – it’s time we reined him in | Alexander Hurst
• Asian Giant Hornets Officially Eradicated From U.S.
• Here's what to give your most chaotic relatives this holiday season
• A little-known law to fight disabled poverty just turned 10
• The Waspi women suffered outrageous misogyny, but in poverty-stricken Britain they’re not the top priority | Polly Toynbee
• Modest FTC Junk Fee Rule Built on Bipartisan Support
• Here are some excerpts from a lawsuit against Carnegie Mellon University
• A little economic knowledge can be a dangerous thing, writes Jane Johnson
• Trump’s nomination of Christopher Wright to be Secretary of Energy points to a major effort to revive U.S. uranium mining
• Fed to Cut Interest Rates by 25 Basis Points
• Cut off the shameless nonprofits making bank off NYC’s homeless services
• Raising the SALT cap is a gift to high-tax states
• Penny Lane: Why I gave a kidney to a total stranger
• IMF offers a glimpse at the perils of central bank digital currencies
• How Billionaires Sidestepped a Tax Aimed at the Rich
• Energy Foundation China, run by former Chinese Communist Party officials, funneled millions to US universities and left-wing groups
• How a tiff over tariffs exposed the Canadian government’s fragility
• North Carolina passes sweeping surprise ban on 'downzoning'
• Going with the flow: How scrapping our itinerary helped us land the story - ICIJ
• What's happening in New Jersey? Here's what you need to know
• What price a wonderful Santa memory for you and your kid? Try £24: ‘ho, ho, ho’ not included | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
• Silicon Valley billionaires have donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration fund
• Solving the Housing Crisis Will Take More Than YIMBY
• The Prospect aims to raise $75,000 to keep independent journalism free and accessible
• Opportunity missed on permitting reform - Washington Examiner
• IRS criminal referrals to US prosecutors hit a 40-year low in 2024 - ICIJ
• Is the YIMBY Movement Hopelessly Divided?
• Forget the novelty mugs and homemade biscuits: here’s what teachers really want for Christmas | Myke Bartlett
• How Exclusionary Zoning Increases Homelessness
• Does Your Law Review's Cite-Checking Process Include Retraction Checking for Cited Scientific Articles?
• Why you should donate to spiked
• I was adopted as a baby, and I’m deeply grateful to have been welcomed into a loving home. This holiday season, lawmakers should pass the Adoption Tax Credit Refundability Act
• RealClearMarkets/TIPP Economic Optimism Index reaches highest level in 40 months
• My Brother Thinks I “Deserve to Be Poor” for My Life Choices. Now He’s in Charge of Our Inheritance.
• Ask Prudie: What to do when your girlfriend’s grandmother refuses to eat chicken wings?
• Protectionism in an Age of Free Trade
• Top Wall Street analysts believe in the long-term prospects of these stocks
• U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says 'we haven't made more progress'
• Biden seeks deal to eliminate funding for oil and gas projects abroad
• As the Olympics Approach, Los Angeles Considers Crackdown on Illegal Vacation Rentals
• Florida woman charged with threatening her health insurance company after they denied a claim
• Biden’s mass pardons are unpardonable - Washington Examiner
• The Trump conflicts of interest policy could be even worse than last time
• This Year, Choose Gifts With a “Long Tail.” Your Loved Ones Will Be Thrilled—Eventually.
• New York City should not run a grocery store
• Nearly two-thirds of Colorado school districts operate on a four-day week
• Trump highlighted the possibility of the US dollar losing its reserve currency status
• Trump highlighted the possibility of the US dollar losing its reserve currency status
• Ask Pay Dirt: How do I deal with my future sister-in-law?
• Nearly 5,000 stores with words related to 'liquor' or 'tobacco' in their names accept food stamps
• Brickbat: Neither Rain, Snow, Heat, nor DUI
• Maine Public Housing Tenants Face Eviction at High Rates. A New Program to Keep Renters Housed Excludes Them.
• Arizona Sues Saudi-Owned Farm Draining Groundwater in the Desert
• Trump still owes a $454 million civil fraud judgment to New York, state attorney general says
• Rising Mortgage Rates Should Incentive D.C. To Stop Spending
• We have more of a housing crisis than an inflation crisis, says David Dayen
• Make It Legal to Build
• Why We Need a Homes Guarantee
• Look for the Tenant Union
• The Housing Industry Never Recovered From the Great Recession
• FIMBY: Finance in My Backyard
• Natalie Walton got a ticket in the mail for dropping a cigarette, but she doesn't smoke
• Michael Goodwin: Gov. Hochul’s $500 ‘inflation refund’ plan is just fool’s gold for votes
• The Department of Homeland Security will offer work permit extensions to newly arrived migrants, even as the vast majority of jobs have gone to immigrants
• Pastor criminally charged with zoning violations gets his day in court
• As Trump prepares to take over the White House, the same propaganda press that pretended inflation didn’t exist is gearing up to blame the Democrat regime
• Donald Trump Controls a Publicly Traded Company. Now He Will Pick Its Regulator.
• Former Washington Post reporter Taylor Lorenz says she felt 'joy' upon learning of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's murder
• Dipping my toe into the murky waters of Facebook Marketplace, I find it filled with bots, time-wasters and inane questions | Eleanor Limprecht
• S&P 500, Dow, Nasdaq all hit record highs last week
• Ask Pay Dirt: How much do you know about your mother-in-law’s finances?
• Trump "can't guarantee" his tariffs won't raise prices for American families
• This is a great opportunity for someone with at least 3-5 years of experience in fundraising from government agencies and private foundations
• If you support the right to own and trade bitcoin, support Reason
• What local Texans pay to subsidize new gas terminals: $4 million per job
• GIJN Resource Center’s Top Guides and Tipsheets from 2024
• Rising Electricity Prices and ‘Green Energy’
• The Nation's Milk Supply will Soon Face Mandatory Bird Flu Testing
• It’s the Perfect Year to Lean Into Gag Gifts
• Activist Starboard has a stake in Healthcare Realty Trust. Two paths to create value emerge
• Brian Thompson’s death has elicited little sympathy. I don’t need to spell out why | Arwa Mahdawi
• New salmonella rules could kill small farms
• Bitcoin surges after Trump nominates Paul Atkins as SEC chair
• Starmer can defeat the Nimbys – here’s how
• Here’s hard proof that employers are discriminating against Jews
• How Democrats ‘debanked’ political opponents in shocking attack on American freedoms
• Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson charged with wire fraud and stealing federal funds
• A peek into 'boundless' generosity
• Trump picks pro-Russia venture capitalist David Sacks to be his AI and crypto "czar"