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    The Carbon Standardization Project

    International bureaucracies are undermining America’s energy policies.

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  March 19, 2026

  • Op-Ed

    Mortgage rates just fell below a crucial psychological threshold

    The difference from a 6 percent rate is tiny, but the appeal to customers is big.

    Originally published inThe Washington Post

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  March 10, 2026

  • Litigation

    SPPI Files Public Records Request Regarding New Mexico Lottery Contract Procurement

    SPPI seeks transparency and legal clarity regarding the New Mexico Lottery Authority’s procurement process and transition planning for the state gaming system contract.

    Southwest Public Policy Institute  |  February 27, 2026

  • In the News

    Zachary Fort Featured in National Public Lands Debate

    Media coverage highlights SPPI Vice Chairman Zachary Fort’s leadership and policy engagement during debate over Bureau of Land Management nomination.

    Southwest Public Policy Institute  |  February 26, 2026

  • Op-Ed

    Sue-Pervised Retirement

    Rampant litigation against 401(k) sponsors is narrowing employees’ investment choices and eroding their retirement wealth.

    Originally published inNational Review

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  February 19, 2026

  • Policy Brief

    When Silence Speaks: The Optics of Editorial Conflict

    A statistical coverage disparity raises transparency questions at the Financial Times.

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  February 18, 2026

  • Policy Brief

    Weakening Tri-Merge Would Make Housing Less Affordable

    Why cutting credit reporting costs won’t fix housing affordability, and may make it worse.

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  February 6, 2026

  • Policy Brief

    Fiduciary Standards Start With Transparency

    The loudest voices demanding “fiduciary purity” in America’s retirement debate are often the least willing to submit themselves to basic public scrutiny. That contradiction is now impossible to ignore. This week, the Pinpoint Policy Institute filed…

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  February 4, 2026

  • Policy Brief

    Government Can’t Reduce Smoking by Attacking Safer Alternatives

    New Mexico legislators are considering higher taxes and new restrictions on nicotine products such as nicotine pouches. These proposals are typically framed as public-health measures. In practice, they risk doing precisely the opposite—nudging smokers back toward…

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  January 31, 2026

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    SPPI Joins National Coalition Calling on Missouri to Modernize Its Tax System

    Coalition backs Governor Kehoe’s effort to modernize Missouri’s tax code.

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  January 6, 2026

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