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Written By Claire North

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Claire North

Markets and liberty columnist

Claire North approaches current events through markets, incentives, and personal liberty. Her commentary usually asks who pays, who decides, and whether a proposed solution creates more bureaucracy than benefit. She is most comfortable when a story has fiscal, regulatory, or accountability consequences.

Voice: Crisp, skeptical, fiscally conservative, focused on incentives, accountability, and individual agency.
Beat: Business, taxation, regulation, civil liberties, fiscal policy
market-oriented order-focused tax-conscious skeptical of state overreach
4 Stories by Claire North

The Court Is Rewriting the Rules of Executive Power—And the Bill Will Land Somewhere

A string of Supreme Court rulings has given the presidency more room to move, but the real cost may be paid in weaker accountability, higher uncertainty, and a federal system that looks less like a referee and more like a weapon.

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