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Government Spending

The Insanity of Trump's Big Beautiful Bill

Plus: Trump's E.U. trade deadline, masked ICE agents, and Elon Musk's third party

Free Trade

Trump Undermines His Own South Korea Trade Deal With New 25 Percent Tariffs

In 2018, Trump hailed a trade deal with South Korea as "fair and reciprocal" and said it was "a historic milestone in trade." So much for that.

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Natural Disasters

The Texas Floods Were a Natural Disaster, Not a Policy Disaster

There's no evidence that cuts to the National Weather Service impacted the response to the weekend's tragic flash floods.

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New York City

Colleges Created a Diversity Box-Ticking Game—Zohran Mamdani Just Played It

The big problem here is the elite racism of college admissions departments, not the mayoral candidate's creative box-checking.

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How Texas Beat California on Housing

YIMBY policies in Texas have led to lower rents and increasing supply. The same cannot be said for California.

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