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For Libertarians, Election Day Is the Cruelest Day of the Year
There is rarely anyone worth voting for who might actually win in most races. That's got to change.
5th Circuit Judge James Ho Says a Presidentially Declared 'Invasion' Overrides Birthright Citizenship
The potential SCOTUS nominee qualifies his longstanding position that the U.S.-born children of unauthorized immigrants are citizens under the 14th Amendment.
California's Uber and Lyft Union May Just Be the Beginning
Industry-wide bargaining could erode the very flexibility that gig workers most desire.
Hasan Piker's Defamation Suit Against Scott Jennings Isn't As Simple as It Seems
Proving that Jennings acted with "actual malice" might be difficult.
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With or Without Netanyahu, Israel Will Want American Taxpayers To Keep Funding Its Wars
Benjamin Netanyahu and his challenger Gadi Eisenkot disagree on some policies, but both still expect the U.S. to provide billions of dollars in military aid.
Freed Up: Live Midterm Reactions
Election night, after dark: Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi react live to the midterms. Tune in on November 3, 10 p.m. ET.
After 11 Years of Muriel Bowser, D.C. Readies Itself for Its First Socialist Mayor
Come Tuesday, D.C. Councilmember Janeese Lewis George is all but assured to win election as a replacement retiring three-term Mayor Muriel Bowser.
Data Center Bans Won't Stop AI. They'll Barely Slow It Down.
Even still, data center moratoriums are not an optimal policy for the pro-AI camp.
Massachusetts Voters Don't Seem Inclined To Repeal Marijuana Legalization Next Week
Polls suggest support for a legal recreational market has increased since voters approved it a decade ago.
What Will Democrats Do?
Plus: Hackers break into Binance, Harvard student journalists wreck a Trump administration official, and more...
Podcast
You Can See Everything, Halloween Costumes, Mary Peltola
In this Halloween special, Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi review Nathan Fielder's documentary about convicted fraudster Elizabeth Holmes.
California Voters Have a Chance To Address the State's Broken Environmental Regulations
The California Environmental Quality Act has led to long delays, enormous costs, and special interests that use the process to stop projects they dislike.
Breach of Denmark's National ID System Demonstrates the Risks of a 'Papers, Please' Society
Centralized databases and national ID systems make tempting targets.
Review: House of the Dragon and the Pursuit of Political Power
The Game of Thrones prequel is a show about managerial leadership.
You Can See Everything, Halloween Costumes, Mary Peltola
In this Halloween special, Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi review Nathan Fielder's documentary about convicted fraudster Elizabeth Holmes.
Trump's Claims About Noncitizen Voting Are 'Not Credible,' a Federal Judge Says in a Scathing Decision
U.S. District Judge David O. Carter rejected the Justice Department's demand that California officials segregate ballots from 20,000 voters it describes as "likely noncitizens."
Utah Files Criminal Charges Against Kalshi Co-Founders
The state filed 14 criminal counts against the prediction market and its co-founders after an undercover agent wagered $114.87 on sporting events.
Rep. Steve Cohen Thinks the DEA Shouldn't Be Practicing Medicine
Cohen on Thursday introduced a proposed overhaul of the Controlled Substances Act, challenging decades of misguided assumptions.
RFK Jr. Institutes Backdoor Approval of 6 Peptides
The policy balances patient safety with “patient choice and freedom," HHS says.
Leaked Files Reveal ICE Liaisons to U.S. Military Commands With Access to Surveillance Tech
ICE has people attached to the U.S. military headquarters in charge of Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, and special operations. They're listed as users of Palantir-provided surveillance systems.
Wives for Sale, Poisoned Husbands, and 12-Year-Old Brides: The Grim Reality of Preindustrial Marriage
“Traditional” marriage was rarely about love and more about who happened to be around.
Jared Polis Warns Colorado's Progressive Tax Ballot Measure Could 'Cripple' the Economy
Voters in Colorado will decide a pair of ballot initiatives next week that could secure the state's low-tax reputation or shatter it.
When Mary Wollstonecraft Read John Locke
The pioneering feminist was a keen student of the classical liberal theorist.
Billionaires Have Already Paid Us Back. So Why Does California Want More?
People don't build great wealth first and redeem it later through good works. They build it by making the world better.
Video Shows ICE Agents Slashing Portland Couple's Car Tire Then Driving Off
An ACLU complaint says the couple was recording ICE agents when they chased, boxed in, and vandalized the couple's car.
Trump's Mandatory Immigration Detention Policy Fails the Textualist Test
The administration argues that it must detain an illegal immigrant who has lived in the U.S. for 20 years while removal proceedings occur. Is that what the law says?
Abdul El-Sayed Is a Socialist in All but Name
The Michigan Senate candidate once dissed Obama as "fairly centrist, middle-of-the-road."
Antics in Alaska
Plus: Israeli election results, Warsh might favor raising borrowing costs, and more...
December 2026
Magazine
Javier Milei: 'You Don't Beat Populism by Practicing Populism'
At a conference co-sponsored by the Reason Foundation, the Argentine president made the case for principled governance.
