Washington, D.C.
Joined February 2009
What do American workers think of tariffs over a year after “Liberation Day”? TFAS alum @jordanmcgillis, Novak '25, shares new survey findings in @WSJopinion: 68% of workers say tariffs have raised their expenses, and 59% now oppose them. Read more at wsj.com/opinion/trumps-tarif….
Trump’s tariffs lose workers’ support. The past year has seen a dramatic swing in opinion on trade, writes Jordan McGillis on.wsj.com/3TNJLLD
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40 million Americans depend on one river, and it's running dry. The Colorado's flow is down 20% since 2000 and farmers are being paid NOT to plant. Read about the battle over the Colorado River from @Faithika, Rago ’21, Novak ’26, in @WSJopinion: wsj.com/opinion/colorado-riv…
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What happens when a policy problem gets solved? According to @AudreyFahlberg, Novak ’24, voters move on to the next concern. On the Liberty + Leadership Podcast, TFAS President @rogerrream and Fahlberg, Washington correspondent for @TheFP, discuss how voters’ views on immigration have shifted and what that means for the upcoming midterm elections. 🎧 Listen to the full episode at podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas….
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Voters want substance, not spectacle. The final weeks of a campaign should be about the issues on the ballot, not personal drama. Well said by TFAS alumna @carinemhajjar.
The Ohio ad scandal isn’t just upsetting — it’s robbing voters of the policy debate they deserve in the closing days of the election
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Can the government be trusted to mandate vaccines after COVID-19? @RandPaul and TFAS President @rogerrream discuss Dr. Fauci’s handling of the COVID-19 vaccine and what it could mean for the future. Listen now at podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas….
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“A fifteen-year-old in my compartment washed her face and applied moisturiser with the leisurely care. She has spent nearly a third of her life in this war.” Ani Chkhikvadze ’11 describes daily life under the sirens in Kyiv, via @TheCriticMag: thecritic.co.uk/fear-and-fur…
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Affordability is shaping how a generation thinks about the economy. @KatTimpf, Novak ’12, and @carinemhajjar, Rago ’22, Novak ’24, break it down on @themimsshow.
Why young voters are turning to socialism @KatTimpf @carinemhajjar
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Arnold Toynbee was once on the cover of Time. Now the forgotten British historian is having a revival in China. TFAS Campus Transparency Fellow Shiv Parihar explains why in @ForeignPolicy: foreignpolicy.com/2026/10/09….
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Great books, hard questions and good company. This weekend, TFAS Woodhouse Public Policy Fellows sharpened the ideas they’ll carry into their policy careers. Thank you to @KirkCenter and @CeciliaKNelson for a memorable retreat.
Just wrapped up an intellectual retreat for a wonderful group of @TFASorg Woodhouse Public Policy Fellows @KirkCenter. Study, discussion, fellowship and song!
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What does 250 years of American freedom mean to the world? 🇺🇸 This month in Milwaukee, @DanielJHannan delivered a keynote on America's semiquincentennial, leaving guests inspired, while @anne_r_bradley and @ScottNiederjohn tackled the future of civic knowledge in America.
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“We’d all like to believe that, like Luke Skywalker, Zelensky could bomb a data center and free us from foreign influence and troll campaigns. Unfortunately, that’s not how it works yet.” TFAS Journalism Excellence Fellow @markbsawyer ‘24, ‘26, interviews Mykolas Katkus and other analysts to discuss Ukraine's recent drone strikes and their impact on Russian data centers.
NEW: Have you ever wondered what you'd see on X if you could unmask all the Russian bots at once? This week, it seemed like we got a taste of that reality after Ukrainian drone strikes disabled Yandex data centers. If only it were that easy. thedispatch.com/article/ukra…
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Join fellow alumni and TFAS friends on Oct. 21! Reconnect with old friends, meet new peers and grow your network during a live recording of the Liberty + Leadership Podcast. @sladesr, Novak ’16, will sit down with TFAS President @rogerrream to discuss her latest book, “Fusionism: Liberty, Virtue, and the Future of the American Right,” and why it’s time for the right to rediscover fusionism. Save your spot today at tfas.org/event/live-podcast-….
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CTF '25 Alexis Lapp covers GW’s Recent History of Discrimination Against The Pro-Life Cause On Campus:
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Who will be our next president in 2028, and will they stand up for free trade, limited government and the Constitution? @SenRandPaul joins the latest episode of the Liberty + Leadership Podcast to discuss the debt ceiling, inflation, the trade war and his potential presidential candidacy. Listen now at podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas….
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Policies are judged by their results, not their intentions. When price caps make repairs a losing investment, homes sit empty and renters pay the price. Watch 2025 TFAS Novak Fellow @emmma_camp_ in @WSJFreeEx.
These NYC apartments are standing empty, not because the owners don't want to rent them, but because rent stabilization laws prohibit them from charging enough to earn back the costs of necessary repairs. My latest for @WSJFreeEx
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Markets didn’t just make us richer. They made us freer. TFAS faculty member @DrSamuelGregg draws on Adam Smith and F.A. Hayek to show why commercial society is a civilizational achievement in his new book, “The Civilization of Commerce: Invisible Hands and the Pursuit of Happiness.” 🔗: amazon.com/Civilization-Comm…
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Growing up means taking risks, and 2025 TFAS Robert Novak Journalism Fellow @emmma_camp_ is making that case to her own generation.
They're writing about me in @BusinessInsider, folks!
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