Is the End of the Obesity Epidemic Near? People Lost Up to 85 Pounds Using New Weight Loss Drug
Eli Lilly's retatrutide is a significant advance on the promising results from drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy.
A SWAT Team Destroyed an Innocent Woman's Home. She's Been Waiting 6 Years for Justice.
Vicki Baker is more fortunate than several other similarly situated victims. But it took a very long time to get there.
War Powers Vote Is the Latest Embarrassment for House Speaker Mike Johnson
Johnson is seemingly incapable of standing up to the Trump administration, even when one of Congress' core responsibilities is at stake.
A Setback for Second Amendment Rights on Campus
A legislative effort to eliminate gun-free zones on public college campuses has died. But for its student sponsor, the fight isn’t over yet.
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Democrats Tried To Bury 2024 Election Autopsy
Why is the party so dead set against learning from its own mistakes?
In Gerrymandering Fight, Democracy Is Losing
In this recent round, Republicans are entirely to blame. In the new MAGA-fied GOP, winning is everything, and there's no quarter given for concepts such as fairness.
Review: A Sci-Fi War Movie About the Pentagon's Inscrutable Budget
The Pentagon's budget is so vast that a soldier believes the extraterrestrial machine shooting lasers at them might be taxpayer–funded.
Review: A Victim of Chinese Authoritarianism Explains Censorship and Surveillance
"A primary aim of censorship is to normalize itself," Ai Weiwei writes in his new book On Censorship.
Thomas Massie Falls, 'Samurai vs. Squatters,' Jeff Bezos
Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi discuss Rep. Thomas Massie's defeat, Jeff Bezos' comments on taxes, and squatters in California.
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Should Billionaires Pay More Taxes?
Law professor Natasha Sarin debates the Cato Institute's Adam Michel.
Minnesota Law Banning Prediction Markets Creates Victimless Crime
A Minnesota senator got fined for insider trading on a prediction market. His response was to ban the platforms for everyone in the state.
60% of Harvard Grades Were A's in 2025. Now the School Is Fighting Grade Inflation.
Harvard faculty voted to put a 20 percent cap on A’s to combat grade inflation.
Why Does Trump Keep Bringing Up Decades-Old Foreign Grievances?
Instead of making the case for war in Venezuela, Iran, and Cuba, the White House has been digging up conflicts from long ago.
The $1.776 Billion in Trump's 'Anti-Weaponization Fund' Fits a Pattern of Fanciful Figures
In one lawsuit after another, the president has claimed damages in amounts completely disconnected from reality.
Lawsuits Accuse Corporate 'Cartel' of Monopolizing Missouri's Weed Market
A 10 percent ownership cap was supposed to prevent monopolies in Missouri's marijuana market. Instead, the state's licensing regime may have created a blueprint for companies to build one.
The Supreme Court Protected Donor Privacy. The IRS Didn't Get the Memo.
The federal government is still fighting to collect nonprofit donor information despite Supreme Court warnings that such demands chill free speech.
Trump's Corruption Is Brazen, Obvious, and Costly. Will Enough Republicans Try To Stop Him?
Impeachment is the appropriate remedy for this type of outright violation of the public trust.
An ICE Detainee Died from a Tooth Infection, Autopsy Report Says
Arizona Democrats are calling for a full investigation and transparency after a medical examiner concluded Emmanuel Damas died from a severe tooth infection.
Is the DHS Tracking ICE Critics? The Public Deserves Answers.
The DHS reportedly maintains a database tracking critics of the Trump administration’s immigration policies. Free speech advocates warn it could chill constitutionally protected speech.
Trump's Approval Rating Is Cratering. Tariffs Are a Big Reason Why.
They cost each American household roughly $1,000 in 2025, with more coming in 2026.
Hunter Biden and Candace Owens Are BFFs Now
Hunter Biden blames "the Epstein class" for turning on his dad.
SCOTUS Term Limits May Be a Good Idea. But They Still Require a Constitutional Amendment.
Lifetime tenure for federal judges has been the constitutional practice since ratification.
It's Not Just ICE Stockpiling Weapons—the IRS, EPA, and Other Feds Are Arming Up Too
An armed IRS agent roaming the streets should send shivers down the spine of any freedom-loving American.
Justice Department Indicts Cuba's Raúl Castro for 1996 Shootdown That Killed 4 Americans
Nearly 30 years after Cuban fighter jets destroyed two civilian aircraft over international waters, the former Cuban dictator faces federal murder charges.
Jeff Bezos Is Right: Taxing Billionaires Won't Solve the Affordability Crisis
Before demanding more money from America’s wealthiest, lawmakers should account for the billions of dollars the federal government wastes each year.
The New York Times Sues Pentagon Over 'Retaliatory' Escort Requirement
The Pentagon instituted its new press rules in the fall, prompting a months-long legal battle over the First Amendment.
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The First Free Americans
Unlike in Europe, native rulers had little formal authority; they had to persuade others to follow their ideas.
