Trump Keeps Pushing Legally Dubious Tariffs
The president's latest round of broad import taxes, like the previous two, treats his statutory authority as an afterthought.
People Have Got To Try Being Normal About Caitlin Clark, Sophie Cunningham, and the WNBA
Plus: Congress struggling to regulate college sports, looking at the economics of World Cup hosts, and why are golf shows all the same?
Who's Paying for the Discounts in Mamdani's City-Run Grocery Stores?
This week, Mamdani announced his city-run grocery stores will sell core goods at a 30 percent discount.
There Are 150 Completely Uncompetitive House Races in This Year's Midterms
That's more than one-third of the House. Those districts include more than 84 million Americans, whose input doesn't matter.
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Straight to Deportation, Don't Pass 'Go'
Plus: Bodega lawsuit, Ross Douthat escapes, Anthropic book destruction, and more...
What Anthony Fauci's Diary Reveals About COVID
The details prove that the two Faucis—public Fauci and private Fauci—were totally at odds.
Does Trump Need a Win?
Plus: City-owned grocery stores, Cuban pain, DSA types might take Wisconsin, and more...
RIP Lou Koller, a Hardcore Punk Hero and Free Speech Champion
Remembering the lead singer for the iconic band Sick of It All
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The Democrats Have a Socialism Problem
Plus: the DSA's policy agenda, Trump hits pause on Iran, and deregulating peptides
The Democrats Have a Socialism Problem
Plus: the DSA's policy agenda, Trump hits pause on Iran, and deregulating peptides
The Peptide Gray Market Is Already Here. The FDA Is Just Catching Up.
A key FDA advisory committee vote could bring clarity to the biohacking and alternative medicine world.
'AI Kill Switch Act' Won't Stop Rogue AI, but It Will Slow Down Innovation
A bipartisan bill would give the Department of Homeland Security sweeping power to shut down powerful AI systems, with serious costs for competition and security.
Waltz: Interceptor Shortage Is Biden's Fault, Fake News, and Illegal To Discuss
The Trump administration official contradicted himself as he tried to explain away bad news from the Iran war.
No, Remote Work Is Not Making Us Miserable
The rise of remote work is a tech success story, despite what one new and very convoluted study claims.
The Energy Department Admits the OMB Canceled Grants 'Solely' To Punish Trump's Political Opponents
The episode illustrates the president's routine weaponization of government against his enemies.
Pentagon Death Numbers
Plus: Troy Jackson's race, City Without Children, the DEA and cocaine, the FDA and peptides, and more...
The Best and Worst States To Be a Smoker
Tobacco is the most taxed consumer product in the U.S., and those taxes largely dictate cigarette prices.
Trump Says He Believes in Giving People a 'Second Chance.' For 6,000 People, the Answer Was No.
The administration this month denied thousands of clemency applications.
Bureaucracy, Labor, & Tariffs: How Government Is Making BLTs More Expensive
The BLT—a delicious celebration of the power of markets—exemplifies political attacks on the free movement of goods and people.
California's War on Goats Could Worsen the Wildfire Crisis
Standard minimum wage and overtime laws now apply to the state's goat herders, whose animals clear brush and reduce fire danger. The costs are unsustainable.
For Thousands of New York City Apartment Buildings, the Math Doesn't Math
This year’s rent freeze is just the latest regulation pushing New York City’s rent-stabilized housing stock toward financial and physical collapse.
Georgia Cops Keep Getting Arrested for Misusing Flock Surveillance Data
Although Flock Safety’s auditing tools have helped catch the bad actors, more is needed to protect Americans’ privacy.
In 39 States, People Can Be Sentenced to Life for Murders They Did Not Commit
The Sentencing Project highlights the perverse consequences of the felony murder rule, a vestige of British law that still prevails in federal courts and all but two states.
Nashville Considers Using Eminent Domain To Stop a Planned Data Center From Irritating Zoo Animals
The Nashville Zoo says the vibrations from next door's planned data center might negatively affect hearing-sensitive animals.
Airports Are Opting for Private Security Over the TSA. The Union Says That's a Public Safety Threat.
Airport security screeners at the 20 private-contract airports get paid during a government shutdown. A public sector union wants to make sure that doesn’t happen.
What Jimothy the Raccoon Reveals About Seattle
A local lawmaker said she wants to "keep my measured distance from him so he can live his good little life." What about humans?
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.
