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Illinois and Colorado are coming for your airline miles

Spirit Airlines is gone. The airline business is fragile. Fuel prices move. Labor costs rise. Consumers chase low fares. Regulators block mergers. Politicians threaten bailouts. Then, when the math no longer works, planes stop flying. That…

Originally published inThe Hill

Patrick M. BrennerMay 27, 2026
Policy Brief

Buried in Bias

The Center for Responsible Lending’s “Buried in Debt” report fails as policy analysis.

Patrick M. BrennerDecember 12, 2025
Press Release

SPPI Opposes Steve Pearce’s BLM Nomination

The Institute warns that the Pearce nomination could undermine western land management

Patrick M. BrennerNovember 18, 2025
Op-Ed

Out of One, Many

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

Originally published inAmerican Banker

Patrick M. BrennerSeptember 3, 2025
Op-Ed

How payday loan restrictions can hurt the people they’re meant to help

Good intentions don’t pay the bills. But choice, transparency, and access can.

Originally published inAnchorage Daily News

Patrick M. BrennerAugust 26, 2025

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