Upcoming Event: The Forgotten Refugee Resettlement Consensus

A stiff-arm to immigrant investors — and the jobs they create

New changes to the EB-5 will reduce the flow of investment and jobs that the program creates.

New Paper: Why “Intellectual Property” is a Misnomer

Copyright and patent laws grounded in that secure moral foundation would look dramatically different than those in force today.

Job Opening: Legal Research Associate

In addition to compiling and summarizing relevant materials for use by attorneys on staff, the RA will help develop and pursue the relevant department’s policy agenda through innovative proposals, research, directed engagement with policymakers and coalitions, and generate commentary.

Trump’s Duplicitous Justification for Lowering Refugees Admissions

The administration cannot use foreign aid programs as an excuse to lower the refugee cap — especially when those aid programs are more fiction than fact.

Job Opening: Major Gifts Officer

The MGO will help design, develop, and implement the major gift program and related events, and will be responsible for managing and cultivating relationships with prospects to support the Niskanen Center’s mission.

Enabling the Smart City – How Can the Public Sector Light Up Dark Fiber?

Restrictions on municipal broadband are keeping fiber networks in the dark.

Why Americans Dislike Government, Even When it Works

Americans mistrust services provided by the public sector, even though they increasingly rely on government programs. Matt Grossmann interviews two political scientists about their newly published research to find out why.