America Invented Elevators. Now We Suck at Building Them.
America’s elevator shortage is making housing more expensive, buildings less accessible, and cities less dynamic—all because of bad regulations and union protectionism.
Europe
In Post-Soviet Georgia, a Fledgling Libertarian Movement Faces an Increasingly Authoritarian State
As leader of the “Girchi—More Freedom” party, Zurab Japaridze spent 7 months jailed as a political prisoner. He’s prepared to spend much longer there if he has to.
After 2 Decades of Raids and Prison Stints, Liverpool's 'Cannabis Martyr' Is Still 'Fighting for Freedom'
Gary Youds says his cannabis café is “what the future looks like the day after the drug war.”
Why Does Trump Want To Give Millions of Dollars to Right-Wing Europeans?
Trump opposes foreign influence in American politics, but his State Department is offering millions of dollars to promote Western identity and opposition to “mass migration” abroad.
E.U. Fines Google $1 Billion and Orders It To Give Competitors Equal Treatment
European regulators claim to promote innovation while extracting billions from the companies producing it.
France Passes Social Media Ban for Under-15s, Leading Europe's Crackdown on Internet Freedom
French President Emmanuel Macron has advocated for social media bans before. Now, he's gotten his wish before leaving office.
Europe Requires Cameras in Cars To Monitor Drivers
The E.U. pulls ahead of the U.S. in the creepy international automobile surveillance race.
Last of the Neocon 'Three Amigos': Lindsey Graham Dies Unexpectedly
The one thing Graham was consistent about was his enthusiasm for foreign wars.
Europe, A.C., and the Housing Exception to America's Economic Success Story
Plus: L.A. criminally charges contractors offering to build an ADU in the Palisades, South Carolina streamlines squatter removal, and a Florida city uses eminent domain to thwart state housing law.
Trump's World Cup Intervention Shows His Sore Loser Philosophy
In sports as in foreign policy, he treats cheating as a virtue. And it doesn’t even work.
In Europe, Just Reposting Russian Propaganda Can Land a Blogger in Jail
Don't assume this couldn't happen in America too.
Europe May Never Be Cool, but It Can Be Air Conditioned
The continent’s political class needs to get over its aversion to life-saving technology.
I Survived Europe's Heat Wave Without AC—No Thanks to Regulation
European countries are stubbornly refusing to adapt to warming weather, with deadly results.
Is Europe Finally Taking Responsibility for Its Own Defense?
The annual G7 summit comes at a pivotal time in U.S.-European relations, as the continent grapples with an American foreign policy that demands greater European autonomy.
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Terrorists and Criminals Reportedly Got $37.5 Billion From COVID Relief and Other U.K. Aid Programs
Britain has long wasted taxpayer money on frivolous projects. A secret dossier suggests it has now outdone itself.
France Is Banning Zyn and Threatening To Jail People for 5 Years
The French government has criminalized the use of nicotine pouches. Users can be punished with up to 5 years in prison and a fine of almost half a million dollars.
Ayn Rand Is Alive in Ankara
Objectivism in Turkey has risen and fallen in recent decades, but is newly rejuvenated.
Unitelma Sapienza University Talk and Interview About "Threats to Liberal Democracy in the United States - And How To Counter Them"
Videos of my presentation and interview on this topic at a major Italian university.
Reform Wins Big in British Local Elections, Reshaping the U.K. Right
Labour and the Tories both suffered huge blows. Is a political realignment underway?
Photo: Technology Is Bringing Lost Paintings Into the Public Eye
This Rembrandt painting was identified by Dutch researchers after being held by a private individual for over 60 years.
Trump's New European Car Tariffs Demonstrate Why His 'Deals' Are Worthless
A trade deal that can be terminated by one person at any time and for any reason isn't really a trade deal at all.
How European Libertarians Differ From American Ones [Updated]
As I saw at a recent conference, the two groups are similar in many ways. But there are a few notable differences.
Europe Has Too Few Workers and Too Many Retirees. Cutting Immigration Will Make the Math Worse.
Europe’s resistance to immigration is a path to budgetary disaster.
Is Ukraine Helping Al Qaeda Conquer West Africa?
The proliferation of drones to Malian rebels is a bizarre, unexpected form of blowback.
After Viktor Orbán's Defeat in Hungary, the 'New Right' Needs a New Foreign Despot To Admire
Hungary is Europe's basket case, a nation that saw little economic progress under Orbán—as well as diminishing freedoms.
Led by Republicans, Americans' Support for NATO Fades
Has the Cold War-era military alliance outlived its usefulness?
Hungary Breaks Free: How Voters Ended 16 Years of Orbán's Iron Rule
Everyone could see who, and what, was responsible for Hungary’s economic malaise.
Sky-High European Cigarette Taxes Drive Thriving Black Market
Smuggled smokes account for more than a third of consumption in France and Ireland.
With Viktor Orbán Gone, Will Hungary Embrace Free Markets Under Péter Magyar?
Hungary’s voters turned against the poster boy of the national conservative movement.
Would U.S. Wildlife Laws Turn Greenland's Hunters Into Criminals?
Greenlandic hunters fear a U.S. takeover because Americans "think whales and seals are cute and shouldn’t be hunted."
What Does the New Right Believe?
From trade to migration to personal freedom, the conservatives of the global New Right hold a philosophy incompatible with individualism.
The U.K. Is Set To Spend $183 Billion on Pensions This Year. Nigel Farage Vows To Keep Hiking Payments.
The leader of Reform U.K. pledged to keep the "triple lock" mechanism in place, which is driving the state pension program to financial unsustainability.
Trump Bullying Allies To Help in Iran Suggests He Knows the War Is Not Going Well
NATO allies aren’t obligated to join the war. The sooner Trump accepts that, the better.
Police Investigate German Historian for Hitler-Putin Meme
Germany’s law against Nazi symbolism "is being misused to silence people with dissenting views," Rainer Zitelmann tells Reason.
Tax the Rich All You Want. It Won't Fix the Deficit.
The problem is not that the government collects too little. It's that the government spends too much.
Europe's Labor Rules Are Holding It Back
As the U.S. loosens regulations for workers, the E.U. takes the opposite approach.
Spain Wants To Ban Social Media for Kids. It Won't Work.
Australia’s experience shows what happens when governments play online parent
Alienated by Trump, Europeans Finally Take Responsibility for Defense
Spurred by a hostile U.S. president, Europe struggles against stagnant economies to rearm.
How Americans Are Fighting a British Censorship Invasion
A new bill in Wyoming aims to defend Americans against the U.K.’s online regulators.
The West's Already-Messy Divorce
Mark Carney's speech, and Donald Trump's blunderbussing, foreshadow future ruptures.
Trump Backpedals
Plus: Behind the badge, regime change in Cuba, surrogacy controversy, and more...
Europe's Biggest Advantage in the Showdown Over Greenland? America's Huge Pile of Debt.
America's large and growing national debt is not just a budgetary liability, but increasingly a geopolitical one too.
