• “Budget Bloat: $5.7 billion deficit prompts prediction of ‘crisis’ in Pennsylvania” by Ford Turner (The Center Square): The deadline to pass a state budget in Pennsylvania is fast approaching, and lawmakers are bracing themselves for a deficit of about $5.7 billion. The political will to reduce that incoming deficit has already evaporated, perhaps as a consequence of last year’s state budget coming 135 days late. However, there are many unanswered questions that must be addressed in the upcoming budget negotiations.

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America does not have a healthcare spending problem because of a lack of government involvement. We have a healthcare spending problem because decades of government policies have distorted prices, reduced competition, rewarded consolidation, and disconnected patients from real market forces.

In my recent podcast with Brian Blase of the Paragon Health Institute, we discussed how hospital prices have risen much faster than inflation and wages. Hospital systems now spend enormous amounts lobbying Washington to preserve policies that reward size, bureaucracy, and higher spending rather than efficiency or better patient outcomes.

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• “Trump admin seeks health care price transparency” by Andrew Rice (The Center Square):

  Pricing in health care has been deliberately cryptic for the longest time. Insurance companies are reluctant to share their methods for determining the cost of drugs or medical procedures, leaving patients in the dark up until they receive the final bill. President Trump wants to change that.

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I want to personally encourage you to read and download a new report I’ve been working on: “Fraud and Corruption in Government Programs.”
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I want to personally encourage you to take a few minutes to read my latest piece because it touches on something far bigger than a single policy debate or headline.

It’s about the future of American leadership.

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I truly value our Inner Circle, the conversations, the ideas, and the thoughtful questions you bring each month. It’s both encouraging and enriching to be part of a community so engaged and committed.

This Easter, I’ve been reflecting on my time attending the Easter Vigil at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome while Callista served as Ambassador to the Vatican. Standing there, above the resting place of St. Peter, surrounded by centuries of history, is a powerful reminder of the depth and continuity of the Christian faith.

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British parliamentarian Tom Tugendhat recently published a powerful warning titled “Britain’s Hidden War.” His message is simple: Russia is already at war with the West but not in a traditional way.

Through cyberattacks, sabotage, propaganda, and deception, Moscow is waging what it calls “hybrid warfare.” Russian-linked hackers have attacked British hospitals, disrupting surgeries and blood transfusions. These are not acts of espionage, they are acts of sabotage.

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The Trump administration’s move to reopen the development of nuclear weapons, something the United States has not done in more than 40 years, is not an isolated decision. It is a response to a rapidly changing global landscape. China and Russia are both engaged in aggressive military buildups, supported by advanced scientific and technological bases. They are developing new nuclear weapons, new delivery systems, and new strategic possibilities while much of America’s defense infrastructure still relies on systems designed decades ago.

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I wanted to write you a brief note from an intense and meaningful week surrounding the World Economic Forum.

This year, what stood out most to me was Callista’s role. She delivered four talks and was repeatedly asked to engage with world business and civic leaders on the cultural, historical, and moral foundations shaping the future of the West. Watching her command those rooms with clarity, grace, and depth was a powerful reminder of how much serious leaders are searching for perspective beyond headlines and talking points.

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