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Fewer delays mean more homes. @emmma_camp_ covers what New York voters just approved, and why it matters for anyone hoping to afford a home in the city for @WSJFreeEx.
Four of New York’s newly approved ballot proposals will make it easier to build things in the city, says @emmma_camp_.
Subscribe to Free Expression: on.wsj.com/48B0MMv
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.@adamlehodey ’22 of @ManhattanInst joined Fox & Friends this week to discuss Zohran Mamdani’s push for a second-home tax in New York City and why it could hurt the city’s housing market.
foxnews.com/video/6407955641…
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.@AudreyFahlberg, Novak ’25, went inside the aftermath of Tuesday’s midterm elections, talking with sources close to the White House about the results and what comes next. Her piece breaks down the reactions, the debates already underway and the big questions facing party leaders as they head toward 2028.
Read her full story for @TheFP: thefp.com/p/angry-divided-an….
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Has Trump’s Latin America policy already peaked?
@gildeguerra ’20, Novak ’26, argues in @thedispatch that March’s Shield of the Americas summit may mark the high point of the “Donroe Doctrine,” with Venezuela and Brazil now complicating the picture.
thedispatch.com/article/lati…
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Before air conditioning, there was the sleeping porch. @emmma_camp_, Novak '25, shares an inside look at how old houses were built to beat the heat.
I made a video about this exact thing, using as an example my parents' home . . . which was built in 1913.
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Is UNC Chapel Hill fulfilling requirement to teach core American documents? Via CTF ‘26 Savannah Cade: carolinajournal.com/is-unc-c…
Is the American dream still alive for young people? Former Sen. Phil Gramm says yes: “I see every evidence that people are succeeding every day in America with hard work.”
Listen on the Liberty + Leadership Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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TFAS Journalism Excellence Fellow @markbsawyer ’24, ’26 breaks down the Justice Department’s election lawsuits against states and what to watch ahead of Election Day for @thedispatch.
🔗 thedispatch.com/article/just….
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What can today’s conservatives learn from Ronald Reagan?
TFAS Senior Scholar @donalddevineco1 revisits Reagan’s vision of fusionism in @amspectator. He shows how individual liberty and traditional values can work together to build a stronger, more principled conservative movement.
Read more: spectator.org/getting-reagan…
What happens when foreign investors push for stronger rule of law in emerging markets?
In her debut book, “Closing the Institutional Gap: How Foreign Investors Shape Domestic Institutions in Emerging Markets,” Siyao Li ’13, an assistant professor of international affairs at @PittGSPIA, explains how multinational firms impact legislation in the countries where they invest.
📖 siyao-li.com/book
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Why turn away billions in potential education funding?
TFAS Journalism Excellence Fellow @danielidfresne makes the case for Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey to embrace a federal scholarship tax credit that could give families greater resources and flexibility to choose the educational opportunities that best meet their needs.
Read the latest for @GlobeOpinion at bostonglobe.com/?p1=BGHeader….
As far as education policy goes, the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit is the closest parents could get to free lunch, writes @danielidfresne. trib.al/FMNJt6y
This month, TFAS Woodhouse Public Policy Fellows traveled to Mecosta, Michigan, to study Russell Kirk’s “The Roots of American Order” at his ancestral home @KirkCenter.
A weekend of big ideas on order, virtue and the American tradition, in the place where they were written.
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Which gubernatorial races should you be watching ahead of the 2026 midterm elections? TFAS alumni @carinemhajjar, Rago ’22, Novak ’24 and @ColeMurphy117, Rago '25, break down the key races to watch and what they could mean for the political landscape.
washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
Most young reporters dream of asking the president a question. @AudreyFahlberg, Novak ’25, asked hers at 35,000 feet. ✈️
On the latest episode, she shares what her experience aboard Air Force One taught her about covering the White House.
🎧 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
Current Novak Fellow @MJ_Koch weighs in on the growing unrest in France and what it could mean for the country’s future.
These aren’t peaceful protests. This isn’t about schools. Many of these rioters aren’t even French.
France is at a tipping point. As King Louis the XVI was told after the storming of the Bastille in 1789: "It is not a revolt; it is a revolution."
My take on @AmericaNewsroom:
What started as a message from a fellow student turned into a case of foreign espionage.
@elsajohnson, ’24, an inaugural TFAS Campus Transparency Fellow, joins Justin Block on @spycraft101 to share how the CCP targeted her at Stanford.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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Ethical leadership starts at the top says @carinemhajjar, Rago ‘22, Novak ‘24.
In a new op-ed for @PostOpinions, Hajjar explores the recent resignation of Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle and what it says about the standards we expect from those in public service.
Read more at washingtonpost.com/opinions/….
What do American workers think of tariffs over a year after “Liberation Day”?
TFAS alum @jordanmcgillis, Novak '25, shares new survey findings in @WSJopinion: 68% of workers say tariffs have raised their expenses, and 59% now oppose them.
Read more at wsj.com/opinion/trumps-tarif….
Trump’s tariffs lose workers’ support. The past year has seen a dramatic swing in opinion on trade, writes Jordan McGillis
on.wsj.com/3TNJLLD
40 million Americans depend on one river, and it's running dry.
The Colorado's flow is down 20% since 2000 and farmers are being paid NOT to plant.
Read about the battle over the Colorado River from @Faithika, Rago ’21, Novak ’26, in @WSJopinion: wsj.com/opinion/colorado-riv…
