Good News on the Economy, Bad News on Crime
18 September 2025
Timothy Lee, CFIF's Senior Vice President of Legal and Public Affairs, discusses recent economic news and the state of the U.S. economy, as well as crime and the methods and policies that work to reduce it.
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