• Policy Brief

    Compounding Interest: Reader Replies, Part IV

    When you publish in The Wall Street Journal, you have to expect a few readers to come out swinging. Some disagree on principle; others on tone. And then there are those who lecture you like you…

  • Policy Brief

    Compounding Interest: Reader Replies, Part III

    The responses to my article for The Wall Street Journal “The Case Against 30-Year Mortgages” keep coming… They’re thoughtful, challenging, and occasionally humbling. What started as a critique of an outdated lending standard has evolved into…

  • Policy Brief

    Compounding Interest: Reader Replies, Part II

    When The Wall Street Journal published my op-ed, “The Case Against 30-Year Mortgages,” I expected disagreement. What I didn’t expect was the flood of thoughtful, funny, and occasionally fiery responses from readers across the country. Read…

  • Policy Brief

    Compounding Interest: Reader Replies, Part I

    After my recent op-ed in The Wall Street Journal, “The Case Against 30-Year Mortgages,” readers had plenty to say. Some were critical, most were kind, and many brilliantly insightful. Below is a selection of responses, shared…

  • Policy Brief

    Vought Charts New Path for the CFPB

    Russell Vought signals a shift toward proportional, efficient regulation after years of CFPB overreach under Rohit Chopra.

  • Op-Ed

    Out of One, Many

    As CFPB retreats, the new danger is a jumble of state-level mandates.

    Originally published inAmerican Banker

  • Press Release

    SPPI Launches Champions Program

    New partnership program invites leaders to advance liberty, transparency, and prosperity across the nation.

  • Policy Brief

    Out of One, Many

    Why banks, payment networks, merchant servicers, and financial firms will face a harder four years, and what to do about it.

  • Press Release

    SPPI Welcomes Zachary Fort to Board of Directors

    The Southwest Public Policy Institute (SPPI) is proud to announce the unanimous appointment of Zachary Fort to its Board of Directors during the Institute’s quarterly board meeting held Monday, August 11th. Fort’s appointment comes as SPPI…

  • Press Release

    SPPI Continues Global Engagement Through Partnership with Global Ties

    A visiting European delegation through Global Ties discussed how regional think tanks like SPPI influence U.S. foreign policy.