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Archive: 2026 April
Cryptocurrency
Once relatively obscure, crypto has gone global. Cryptocurrency has experienced continual, rapid growth and significant price fluctuations. Between 2021 and 2022, after reaching what was then an all-time high of around $3 trillion, the market lost two-thirds of its value and fell to $800 billion. Since then, the market increased steeply again and is valued at $2.8 trillion as of April 1, 2025. The two most widely used cryptocurrencies are Bitcoin and Ether, which, as of January 2025, represent more than 65% of the crypto market capitalization. Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ether fluctuate in value based on market supply…
Federal Reserve Independence
On Aug. 25, 2025, President Donald Trump announced that he was removing Lisa Cook from her position as a governor on the Federal Reserve Board, the agency that sets U.S. monetary policy and regulates the nation’s banking system. In a letter released by the White House, the president claimed that Cook had been dismissed “for cause” as allowed by federal law. He cited allegations that Cook had claimed two different properties as her primary residence in mortgage application paperwork. “At a minimum, the conduct at issue exhibits the sort of gross negligence in financial transactions that calls into question your…
Birthright Citizenship
The Future of Birthright Citizenship Who is defined as a “U.S. citizen” may be on the line — and how Congress and the courts construe a few words in the Fourteenth Amendment may be the deciding factor. The 14th Amendment was ratified after the Civil War. Its text begins with the Citizenship Clause: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.” These words grant what has come to be known as “birthright citizenship” — children born in the United States…