Another Budget Deal That's Good for Washington and Bad for America
Congress pisses down our backs and tells us it's raining.
April 2016
What Is Congress Hiding
Legislators smuggled all kinds of questionable provisions into a last-minute, $1.1 trillion spending bill
Features
The Man J. Edgar Hoover Blamed for Pearl Harbor
Larry Fly, the forgotten hero who refused to illegally wiretap Americans
Interview
The Last Honest Man in Congress
Rep. Justin Amash on Capitol Hill skullduggery, surveillance surprises, and how Donald Trump "could be very dangerous as president"
Culture & Reviews
How South Park Saved Fair Use
"What, What (In the Butt)" helped establish an important free speech precedent.
David Bowie Was a Time Traveler from Our Hyper-Personalized Future
The star who made it cool to be a freak
L.A.'s Unenforceable Porn Condom Law
The prophylactic police reach a "stalemate" in the courts, but regulators aren't giving up yet.
Books
How the Fed Was Born
A book about the birth of the Federal Reserve overlooks the flaws in the system.
Editor's Note
How Congress Helped Sink Rand Paul's Campaign
Republican control of both houses poisons the atmosphere in D.C.
Columns
Trump Is Right About Cruz's Presidential Eligibility
The meaning of "natural born citizen" remains unsettled.
What Government Can Learn From Moore's Law
To make Washington more like Silicon Valley, we need expiration dates on legislation.
Citings
Briefly Noted
Contributors
Artifact
Brickbats
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