When Jimmy Carter legalized home brewing in the 1970s, it unleashed a wave of American innovation that changed the craft beer market forever. Now, there is an opportunity to do the same thing with distilled spirits. Robert Alt, president and CEO of The Buckeye Institute, joined Matt Kibbe on Kibbe on Liberty to discuss Buckeye’s cases—Ream v. U.S. Department of Treasury and McNutt v. U.S. Department of Justice—to end the federal ban on home distilling. 

Robert Alt, president and chief executive officer of The Buckeye Institute, commented on Ohio’s newly-introduced capital budget, which appropriates nearly $3.7 billion in state spending, saying, “In order to eliminate Ohio’s income tax altogether, though, the General Assembly will need to reduce state spending, including through its capital budget. Continuing with business as usual does not lay the foundation for Ohio to join the no-state-income-tax club.”

Robert Alt, president and CEO of The Buckeye Institute, joins Hans von Spakovsky on Court is Adjourned, where they discuss The Buckeye Institute cases—Ream v. U.S. Department of Treasury and McNutt v. U.S. Department of Justice—to overturn the federal ban on home distilling.

America’s upcoming 250th birthday offered a special opportunity to examine how we, as a nation, teach the American Founding. That was the focus of The Fund for American Studies’ 2026 Annual Conference, “Developing Courageous Leaders: Revitalizing Civic Education and America’s Founding Principles.” Robert Alt, The Buckeye Institute’s president and CEO, joined the discussion on a panel “Protecting Liberty Through Separation of Powers,” which also featured Judge Janice Rogers Brown, U.S. Circuit Court Appellate Judge, D.C. Circuit (retired).

In The Hill, Robert Alt, the president and chief executive officer of The Buckeye Institute, distills down what’s at stake in Ream v. U.S. Department of Treasury and McNutt v. U.S. Department of Justice, Buckeye’s two cases challenging the un-American and unconstitutional federal ban on home distilling. “In these two compelling home-distilling challenges, we enjoy a brand-new opportunity for the Supreme Court to check congressional authority under the Commerce Clause, while applying proper limits under the taxing and Necessary and Proper Clauses to boot — something we should all toast together.”

In a joint Columbus Dispatch opinion editorial, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and The Buckeye Institute president and CEO Robert Alt write that the recent podcast-funding scandal demonstrates why JobsOhio needs external accountability, writing, “JobsOhio’s spending, results, successes and failures, should be audited and measured regularly, reliably, transparently, independently and publicly for the benefit of all Ohioans.”

Robert Alt, president and CEO of The Buckeye Institute, joins Case in Point host Hans von Spakovsky to discuss Buckeye’s lawsuit against the IRS—Buckeye v. IRS—and the dangers posed to the privacy of the public by IRS regulations and mishandling of taxpayer information. They also delve into Robert’s experience as a mountain climber and his recent ascent of Mt. Everest. 

In Kathmandu, Robert Alt sat down for an interview with Nepal’s premier business magazine, Business 360, for a conversation about free market ideas, public policy, and the lessons mountaineering can offer to those working to shape a more prosperous and accountable future.

The Buckeye Institute’s Robert Alt writes of his gratitude to the “otherwise minded”—20^th century’s freedom fighters who fought for freedom of speech, freedom of association, for property rights, and for freedom of religion. Alt writes, “These brave and dignified heroes established a line across which they would not bear government intrusion, and they honored that boundary with their lives.”

The Buckeye Institute is challenging the Internal Revenue Service-practice of collecting and storing information on donors to American charities and nonprofit organizations. Robert Alt, president and chief executive officer of The Buckeye Institute, joins the Cato Daily Podcast to discuss Buckeye v. IRS—Buckeye’s case challenging the IRS-required disclosure of private donor information to the government—and explain why the case matters.