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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.
Abdul El-Sayed Is a Socialist in All but Name
The Michigan Senate candidate once dissed Obama as "fairly centrist, middle-of-the-road."
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?
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.
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When Mary Wollstonecraft Read John Locke
The pioneering feminist was a keen student of the classical liberal theorist.
Antics in Alaska
Plus: Israeli election results, Warsh might favor raising borrowing costs, and more...
Brickbats: November 2026
News of politicians, police, and bureaucrats behaving badly from around the world
To Confuse Voters, Mary Peltola's Campaign Recruited a Second Dan Sullivan
The New York Times has the story.
Ramaswamy's Attack on Amy Acton Was Bad Enough. Trump and Vance Made It Worse.
Accusing a candidate of lying about child sexual abuse is a new low, even by political campaigning standards. Will voters agree?
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The Untold Story Behind the Race for the Atomic Bomb
Author Neal Stephenson explores the forgotten history of the atomic bomb, how Big Tech transformed the internet, and the enduring value of the Enlightenment.
The Untold Story Behind the Race for the Atomic Bomb
Author Neal Stephenson explores the forgotten history of the atomic bomb, how Big Tech transformed the internet, and the enduring value of the Enlightenment.
Social Security Is Like a Ponzi Scheme. How Do We Fix It?
Today, most of us get back much more than we paid in, and the program's costs exceed its income by billions of dollars.
A Democratic Senate?
Plus: Crime in Central Park, subprime mortgages for all, and more...
The Midterms Offer a Choice Between Two Brands of Socialism
Democrats openly embrace socialist ideas as the GOP pushes for greater state direction of the economy.
A Supreme Court Case Underlines the Absurdity of the Federal Ban on Home Distilling
Criminalizing the hobby is morally indefensible and inconsistent with the treatment of wine and beer.
CBP Really Doesn't Want To Reveal What It Does to Americans' Phones
A judge ruled that the border agency has to give a clearer explanation for why it seized a traveler’s phone without a warrant.
In D.C.'s Delegate Race, 2 Candidates Agree: No Federal Income Tax for District Residents
D.C. filers pay more in federal income tax per return than residents of any state, yet they have no representation in Congress.
Government Officials Admit His Halloween Decorations Are Legal. Why Won't They Leave Him Alone?
Ever since a Pennsylvania man hung mannequins from a tree on his property, local officials have been haunting him.
Democrats Want to Punish Elon Musk. Nationalizing SpaceX Would Punish Innovation.
Robert Reich says Democrats should lay the groundwork to nationalize Starlink and SpaceX, but taking over a successful tech company would risk escalation with Russia and chill innovation without helping Ukraine.
The Justice Department's 3rd Attempt To Imprison James Comey Stinks of Trump's Desperation for Revenge
Prosecutors allege that the former FBI director illegally disclosed classified information in 2016—an incident that was investigated twice without resulting in charges.
The Populism-to-Paperwork Pipeline
In order to save American homeownership from Wall Street, the Trump administration proposes a lot of paperwork requirements.
The NFL's Push Into Australia and Japan Makes No Sense—Until You Realize Who the Real Customer Is
Plus: Who Free Agent readers want to win the World Series between the Brewers and Rays
Israel Goes to the Polls
Plus: Financial woes for citydwellers in their 30s, Chinese stock meltdown, French protests, and more...
Gorsuch and Sotomayor Unite in Another Civil Liberties Case
Plus: How a conservative Supreme Court justice ushered in “the birth of modern zoning.”
Ken Paxton Survived Indictment, Impeachment, and Scandal. Can He Survive a Senate Race?
The president says Paxton doesn’t dress, talk, or look the part. But the Texas Senate candidate has built a career on a different kind of showmanship.
Will a Data Center Backlash Help James Talarico Turn Texas Blue?
Texas voters are souring on their state's growth machine and the long-ruling GOP that's claimed credit for it.
December 2026
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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.
