The DOJ's Flimsy Legal Theories To Support Trump's 'Anti-Weaponization Fund'
Despite the administration's arguments, a multibillion-dollar settlement fund with no judicial oversight is fairly unprecedented.
Does Anyone Know What's Happening in Iran?
Plus: Spencer Pratt’s mayoral campaign rattles Los Angeles, Trump’s “Anti-Weaponization Fund" sparks backlash, and the editors revisit Project 2025
How to Make Sure AI Doesn't Spy on Us or Kill Innocent People
If we want powerful AI systems to respect liberty, now is the time to train them to be more libertarian.
A Reprieve for Build-To-Rent
The House passes a housing bill that protects build-to-rent development while still cracking down on large investors.
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250 Years Later, Benjamin Franklin's Warning Is Still Relevant
He famously said the Founders had created "a republic, if you can keep it." How have we kept it? And can we continue?
Even Republicans Are Rebelling at Trump's Blatantly Corrupt 'Anti-Weaponization Fund'
Using taxpayer money to reward the president’s allies has nothing to do with the president's claims against the IRS.
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Plus: Another round of strikes, developments in Kilmar Abrego Garcia case, weight-loss drug results, and more...
Ayn Rand Is Alive in Ankara
Objectivism in Turkey has risen and fallen in recent decades, but is newly rejuvenated.
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Does Anyone Know What's Happening in Iran?
Plus: Spencer Pratt’s mayoral campaign rattles Los Angeles, Trump’s “Anti-Weaponization Fund" sparks backlash, and the editors revisit Project 2025
The Foreign-Born Heroes Who Chose America
Immigrants have fought for America's founding promise because they understood it, not because they inherited it.
Japan's Smoking Bans Make a Lot More Sense Than America's
Owners of small restaurants and bars can decide whether to allow smoking, and customers can choose for themselves whether to patronize them.
The DJ Who Brought America Weird Al, Tom Lehrer, and 'Cows With Guns'
After 55 years, Dr. Demento has finally retired from the airwaves.
Abigail Spanberger Vetoes Mandatory Collective Bargaining, Defying Virginia Unions
The surprising move saves taxpayers from a steep bill—for now.
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.
A Florida Detention Center Was the Harshest in the Country. Then ICE Stopped Tracking Details on Use of Force.
Leaked reports showed troubling uses of force and restraint chairs at the Krome North Service Processing Center—until the details disappeared.
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.
In New Hampshire, 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.
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.
Should Billionaires Pay More Taxes?
Law professor Natasha Sarin debates the Cato Institute's Adam Michel.
Democrats Tried To Bury 2024 Election Autopsy
Why is the party so dead set against learning from its own mistakes?
Trump's 'Anti-Weaponization Fund' Is Built on a Contradiction
The president has fought to make sure alleged victims of government misconduct cannot get compensation. What changed?
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.
The Republican Party Is Nothing More Than a Cult of Trump
The GOP has shifted from endorsing conservative ideas to embodying the whims of one man.
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.
July 2026
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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.
