Topic: Donald Trump

president of the United States (2017–2021, 2025–present)

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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Fox News: Trump’s 50-year mortgage just introduces a new kind of debt

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date November 17, 2025
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50-year loan terms would triple total debt while government regulations continue driving up building costs

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RealClearMarkets: Stablecoin Rewards Are the Shortcut to Financial Trouble

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date November 12, 2025
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Why should Congress uphold the GENIUS Act’s ban on stablecoin rewards to prevent digital money from becoming digital debt?

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Rewarding Failure: How Rohit Chopra’s Legacy at the CFPB is Crumbling

Post author By Lucas J. Parker
Post date October 20, 2025
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A so-called “consumer protection” agency became a case study in regulatory excess and misplaced praise.

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Vought Charts New Path for the CFPB

Post author By Lucas J. Parker
Post date October 4, 2025
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau headquarters in Washington, D.C. — once the central regulator of financial services, now overshadowed by a growing patchwork of state attorneys general enforcement.

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

Tags Apple, Banking Regulation, Bureaucratic Reform, CFPB, Consent Orders, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Consumer Protection, Economic Policy, Financial Innovation, financial regulation, Fiscal Responsibility, Government Oversight, Regulatory Overreach, Rohit Chopra, Russell Vought, Trump Administration, US Bank, Washington Federal

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Trump’s Japanese Tariff Agreement: A Winning Deal for Consumers?

Post author By Lucas J. Parker
Post date September 27, 2025
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A 15% tariff may look like a trade victory, but American families could end up paying the price.

Tags American Families, Auto Industry, Cost Of Living, Economic Policy, Electronics Prices, Fair Trade, Global Trade, Inflation, Japanese Imports, Medical Supplies, Smoot Hawley Tariff Act, Tariff Impact, Trade Policy, Trump Tariff Agreement, U.S. Consumers

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The Hill: Why senators’ efforts to kill overdraft fees is overkill

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date September 11, 2025
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Capping overdraft fees won’t help struggling families, it will cut off their last line of credit.

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Expanding 401(k) Access to Private Markets

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date August 24, 2025
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Why America’s workers deserve the same investment opportunities as public pensions.

Tags 401(k) Retirement Plans, Accredited Investors, Alternative Assets, Asset Allocation Funds, Capital Formation, Closed-End Funds, Committee on Capital Markets Regulation (CCMR), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defined Benefit Plans, Defined Contribution Plans, Department of Labor (DOL), ERISA Safe Harbor, Executive Order 2025, Fiduciary Duty, Illiquidity Premium, Infrastructure Investment, Investment Diversification, Keith Sonderling, Litigation Risk, Macroeconomic Growth, Private Credit, Private Equity, Public Pension Funds, Public vs Private Markets, Qualified Purchasers, Real Estate Investments, Retirement Income Growth, Retirement Security, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Trial Attorneys, U.S. Economy, Venture Capital

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RealClearMarkets: The Real World Intrudes On Sanders and Hawley’s Rate Cap

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date February 12, 2025
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A national credit card rate cap may seem consumer-friendly, but history and state-level experiments shows it shrinks credit access and pushes borrowers toward costlier alternatives.

Tags Bernie Sanders, Borrowing, Credit Cards, Donald J. Trump, Lending, Rate Cap

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Elon Musk Declares CFPB’s Demise, Validating SPPI’s Efforts

Post author By Southwest Public Policy Institute
Post date February 7, 2025
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Musk’s declaration marks a defining victory for the Southwest Public Policy Institute, affirming our relentless efforts to expose and dismantle the CFPB.

Tags Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Credit, Elizabeth Warren, Elon Musk, Lending