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‘The federal government has stepped in and broken the market’

Preston Cooper on his plan to change federal college aid

James M. Hohman | June 2, 2023

‘The Great Depression pushed relegalization into the Overton Window’

Jason Taylor on the social changes that led to Prohibition and its repeal

James M. Hohman | May 19, 2023

‘It’s focused on destroying credibility instead of dealing with facts’

Jarrett Skorup on persuasion in the political debate

James M. Hohman | May 5, 2023

‘I think that’s a little bit of political cowardice’

Jon Sanders on putting bounds on the administrative state

James M. Hohman | April 21, 2023

‘A conservationist is an environmentalist with a chainsaw’

Rich Bowman on Practical Environmentalism

James M. Hohman | April 7, 2023

‘I didn’t think courts had that ability, and I still don’t’

Alisha, friend of the Overton Window Podcast, wants to know about the state Supreme Court

James M. Hohman | March 24, 2023

‘They delivered on what they said they were going to do’

John Hendrickson on the big changes made in Iowa

James M. Hohman | March 10, 2023

‘I don’t appear to have any effect at all on most Republican office holders but I’m not going to stop trying’

Tucker Carlson on daily political commentary

James M. Hohman | February 24, 2023

‘Decarbonization has really thrown a wrench into the gears’

Jason Hayes on the Overton Window for electricity regulation

James M. Hohman | February 10, 2023

‘It’s the message that hopefully I can carry on behalf of Michigan families’

Beth DeShone on issue lobbying

James M. Hohman | January 27, 2023

‘It’s not like the auto industry ever wanted something from the state government and didn’t get it’

Dawson Bell on changes to Michigan’s political landscape

James M. Hohman | January 13, 2023

‘What we have now is a system that’s run by politicians, and it works poorly’

Bob Poole on the steps taken toward his goal of a better transportation system

James M. Hohman | December 16, 2022

‘That’s the art form and that’s what I love about it’

Henry Payne on editorial cartoons

James M. Hohman | December 2, 2022

‘It just shows the power of small things to make big impacts’

Todd Myers on his book, Time to Think Small

James M. Hohman | November 18, 2022

‘There is a misconception that elections are about convincing people on issues. ... Elections are how we keep score on issues.’

Adrian Hemond on campaigning and what it means for next year’s policy

James M. Hohman | November 4, 2022

‘We’re going to give every kid the option to pursue the best education possible’

Matt Beienburg on scholarship accounts for all students and the future of education in Arizona

James M. Hohman | October 21, 2022

‘How is this policy tough on crime if they’re not charging people with crimes?’

Jarrett Skorup on the move to put strings on civil asset forfeiture

James M. Hohman | October 7, 2022

‘It’s really great to see that states are prioritizing cutting taxes instead of just growing government’

Jonathan Williams on political benchmarking and the rush to flat income taxes

James M. Hohman | September 23, 2022

‘There’s a tax break industrial complex that’s got everybody hornswoggled’

Greg LeRoy lays out the Overton Window on selective business subsidies

James M. Hohman | September 9, 2022

‘In today’s world your email address and your cell phone numbers are digital currency’

Ryan Green and Austin Berg on persuading people to reject progressive income taxes

James M. Hohman | August 26, 2022

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