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DC Journal: Trump’s Tariffs Are Changing How Consumers Use Credit

Post author By Lucas J. Parker
Post date December 15, 2025
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Tariffs and credit price controls are squeezing American families From both sides.

Tags Bipartisan Policy Failure, BNPL Loans, Buy Now Pay Later, Consumer Credit, Consumer Finance, Consumer Prices, Consumption Tax, Cost Of Credit, Cost Of Living, credit access, Credit Availability, Credit Card Debt, Credit Markets, Credit Shortages, Debt Reliance, Economic Freedom, Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Federal Policy, Financial Inclusivity, Financial Literacy, financial regulation, Financial Stability, Free Market Economics, Government Intervention, Hidden Taxes, Household Debt, Inflation, Inflationary Pressure, Interest Rate Caps, Lending Caps, Lending Regulation, Market Distortion, Market-Based Solutions, Middle-Class Households, Personal Finance, Populism, Price Controls, Regressive Taxes, Regulatory Overreach, Small Loan Lending, Small-Dollar Loans, Stagflation, Subprime Credit, Tariffs, Trade Policy, Trade War, Working-Class Families

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The Washington Post: New Mexico knows Trump’s BLM nominee. Back away.

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date November 22, 2025
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Former New Mexico Republican chairman Steve Pearce is the opposite of what the complex agency needs.

Tags Administrative Leadership, American West, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Climate Policy, Conservation Policy, Donald Trump, Economic Development, Energy Policy, Environmental Policy, Environmental Protection, Executive Branch Appointments, Federal Agency Leadership, Federal Appointments, Federal Land Oversight, Federal Land Use, GOP Infighting, Government Competence, Government Reform, Grazing Permits, Land Management Policy, Mineral Rights, Natural Resources Management, New Mexico Legislature, New Mexico Politics, Oil And Gas Industry, Opinion Editorial, Otero Mesa, Partisan Politics, Patrick M. Brenner, Political Accountability, Political Analysis, Political Appointments, Political Polarization, Public Land Stewardship, Public Lands, Public Policy, Public Trust, Republican Leadership, Republican Party, Rural Policy, Southwest Public Policy Institute (SPPI), State Politics, Stevan Pearce, Susana Martinez, Tribal Nations, Trump Administration, Trump Second Term, Washington Post Opinion, Western Communities, Western Conservation, Western States Politics

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SPPI Announces Support for Nonpartisan Impeachment Efforts

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date September 20, 2023
4 Comments on SPPI Announces Support for Nonpartisan Impeachment Efforts

The Southwest Public Policy Institute (SPPI) has announced its support for the impeachment efforts against Governor Lujan Grisham led by Representative Stefani Lord. This nonpartisan movement of Republicans, Democrats, and New Mexicans across the state is seeking to protect the Constitutional rights of all New Mexicans. This emergency order has received stark criticism from across […]

Tags John Block, Michelle Lujan Grisham, Stefani Lord

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Report: They Lobby — You Pay

Post author By Southwest Public Policy Institute
Post date May 17, 2023
1 Comment on Report: They Lobby — You Pay

Why and How to Stop Taxpayer-Funded Advocacy

Tags Accountability, Democrat, Education Savings Accounts, Ethics, Grass Roots, Influence, Legislation, Lobbying, Nonpartisan, Open Government, Republican, School Choice, Taxpayers, Transparency

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National Review: The Biden White House Gives Copper the Shaft

Post author By D. Dowd Muska
Post date April 25, 2023
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Mine workers do maintenance work 6,780 feet underground in the Resolution Copper exploratory mine shaft 10 in Superior, Ariz., March 30, 2021. (Caitlin O'Hara/Reuters)

One of the country’s largest mineral reserves remains unmined amid environmental and legal challenges.

Tags Copper, Cu, Electric Vehicles, Extractive Industry, International Energy Agency, Mining, United States Forest Service (USFS)

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Austin and Santa Fe Can’t Nuke the Constitution

Post author By D. Dowd Muska
Post date March 31, 2023
3 Comments on Austin and Santa Fe Can’t Nuke the Constitution

The Supremacy Clause is the ultimate deterrent

Tags Holtec International, Interim Storage Partners, Nuclear Energy

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Mental Illness: RxP to the Rescue

Post author By D. Dowd Muska
Post date March 10, 2023
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The deregulation answer to inadequate access

Tags Deregulation, Mental Health

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Santa Fe New Mexican: Spent Nuclear Fuel Provides an Opportunity

Post author By D. Dowd Muska
Post date February 12, 2023
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But standing in the way is the worst kind of NIMBY opportunism.

Tags Green Energy, Holtec International, Interim Storage Partners, NIMBY Opportunism, Nuclear Energy, Spent Nuclear Fuel

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OutSource New Mexico: Dark Money Funds ‘Left-of-Center’ SourceNM to ‘Change the Political Debate’

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date December 20, 2022
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Dark money rears its head in New Mexico politics.

Tags Dark Money, Journalism, Michelle Lujan Grisham, Philanthropy, Politics, Source New Mexico, Transparency

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Uvalde Makes The Somber Case For School Choice

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date May 27, 2022
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The nation mourns the loss of so many innocent lives. How do we prevent future tragedy? The answer is school choice. In New Mexico, Senator Martin Heinrich is capitalizing on the Uvalde school shooting to demand changes in gun laws. Elsewhere, former President Barack Obama is using the crisis to stoke racial tension. They are […]

Tags Barack Obama, Families, George H. W. Bush, Gregg Abbott, Martin Heinrich, Safety, School Choice, Security, Stefani Lord, Students, Ted Cruz, Uvalde