Don't Blame AI for Your Own Medical Problems
A former pastor suing ChatGPT says the chatbot gave him life-threatening medical advice. But tech-enabled healthcare is not the problem.
The Homicide Rate Has Dropped to Historic Lows. Contrary to What Politicians Say, No One Really Knows Why.
The latest numbers from a sample of U.S. cities indicate continuing crime decreases that go beyond a reversion to pre-2020 norms.
From Weed to Whiskey: Is This the Supreme Court's Next Big Commerce Clause Case?
What’s at stake in Ream v. U.S. Department of the Treasury.
This Bipartisan Senate Bill Would Make Your Google Search Results Less Useful
Regulating search results when AI is upending the industry is a fool’s errand.
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Through the Red Sea
Plus: Permits for prayer, a rise in gambling, AOC's world, and more...
Global Hunger Falls From 35% in 1970 to 7.8%
Armed conflict and violence remain the primary drivers of acute food insecurity.
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.
Trump's New DOJ Nominee Wants To Ban Online Porn and Prosecute Big Tech
Adam Candeub has been nominated to head the Justice Department's Antitrust Division.
American Public Schools Lost 1.4 Million Students Since COVID. Their Budgets Grew by 34% Anyway.
Enrollment is down and so are achievement levels, yet spending is up 34 percent.
Podcast
We've Been Wrong About Nuclear Power
Zion Lights discusses what environmentalists get wrong about nuclear power and why abundant energy is key to human prosperity.
Department of Homeland Security
Capitol Police Anticipated Drone Plot Against UFC a Month Before It Was Uncovered
Newly uncovered documents show that the government didn’t need extensive surveillance or expensive fortifications to protect the White House.
Jailing Netanyahu
Plus: Explaining the commie corridor, OpenAI goes rogue, "Big Boy" the train, and more...
Trump's Threats To Yank Broadcast Licenses Are Part of a Speech-Chilling Intimidation Campaign
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr seems to think TV stations are legally obligated to please the president.
Socialist Influencer Hasan Piker Is Praising Mao. Here's the Truth About Chinese Communism.
Hasan Piker and the Democratic Socialists of America are recycling failed ideas.
Pennsylvania's Top Court Unanimously Rejects Warrantless Searches of Private Land
The justices said the "open fields" doctrine, a sweeping exception to constitutional privacy protections, does not apply in the Keystone State.
Nicaragua's Regime Drops the Pretense of Democracy
After years of rigged elections and political repression, President Daniel Ortega says Nicaraguans will no longer vote at all.
When Is a Park Fee Unconstitutional?
Plus: San Francisco slashes affordable housing mandates, wide support for streamlining environmental review, and Mamdani's rent ripoff report.
Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Case of Alaska Pilot Whose $95,000 Plane Was Seized Over a 6-Pack of Beer
Ken Jouppi's Eighth Amendment challenge asks the Court to decide whether a fine must be proportional to the gravity of the crime.
Trump's New 50% Tariff on Canadian Goods Is Actually an Admission That Trade Wars Don't Work
The trade war caused exports to Canada to fall. Now, Trump is pointing to that fact to justify more tariffs.
The 2026 World Cup Is Over. Here's How To Make It Even Better Next Time.
Plus: nine books for your soccer summer reading list, and a problem with professional golf
Mamdani's Zombie Apartment Nightmare
New York’s rent freeze will turn more rent-stabilized units into unlivable “zombie apartments.”
Is Court Packing Inevitable If Democrats Retake Congress and the White House?
Plus: a few words about The Odyssey
Is the War in Iran Spiraling Out of Control?
Plus: new tariffs on Brazil, Trump's primetime address on election security, and the growing popularity of democratic socialism.
Research Suggests Trump and His Opponents Are Both Wrong About the Impact of Voter ID Requirements
The weight of the evidence indicates that such laws do not reliably benefit Republicans or hurt Democrats.
South Carolina Law Prohibits Tattoo Parlors Near Churches. A New Lawsuit Calls That Unconstitutional.
A tattoo business is challenging South Carolina laws restricting how and where tattoo artists operate.
August/September 2026
Magazine
9/11 and the Surveillance Ratchet
The U.S. government responded in ways that are so integrated into daily life that we no longer recognize them.
