Cigarette Taxes Are Costing States Billions in Lost Revenue
Punitive levies drive black markets, fuel criminal enterprises, and—perhaps counterintuitively—help people evade the tax man.
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You Can Still Trust the BLS—for Now
The accuracy and reliability of BLS data on inflation and jobs will depend on what the Trump administration does with it.
The Trump Administration Finally Admits That Tariffs Raise Prices
If lowering tariffs makes things cheaper, why stop at coffee?
How Lina Khan Is Busy Striving To Maximize Mamdani's Power
Using the mighty power of government to…make stadium hot dogs cheaper? It's one of many ways Khan's petty populism could be coming to New York City.
The Running Man Is a Shallow, Socialist Action Fantasy
A dystopian action cartoon for the Bernie bro set.
The Affordability Election
Plus: Sofia Coppola, weed taxes, L.A. stupidity, and more...
Mamdani's Win Offers Terrible Temptation for Democrats
Rent freezes will discourage construction, government-run grocery stores are a joke, and free buses will become roving homeless shelters.
Review: 'The Greatest Songwriter of All Time' Finally Gets a Biography
Carole King became one of the most influential musicians in the '60s, '70s, and beyond.
Review: The Smithsonian's 'Futures in Space' Exhibit Is Surprisingly Backward-Looking
We're living in the future already. Why not focus on that instead?
An Indiana Mom Left Her Kids Home for an Hour. Her Husband's Ex-Wife Called Child Services.
After her husband’s ex repeatedly called child protective services over harmless parenting decisions, Hannah Bright is advocating for a new law to protect families from weaponized reporting.
Los Angeles City Council Votes To Lower Rent Caps on 650,000 Rent-Stabilized Apartments
The new rules would permit landlords to raise rents by a maximum of 4 percent per year, a decrease from the 8 percent maximum allowable increase under the current rules.
A New Lawsuit Says New York's Rent Law Is Forcing Landlords To Keep Apartments Empty
Landlords argue that rent caps on vacant units prevent them from financing the costs of legally mandated renovations.
Trump Is Right: That BBC Documentary Misquoted Him
His lawsuit against the BBC is likely frivolous, however.
Democrats Are Beating Trump on Affordability. Will He Keep Pretending Otherwise?
Neither side, however, has a good plan to bring down prices.
COVID Shots Are Not Causing a 'Turbo Cancer' Epidemic
Instead, mRNA COVID vaccines may turbo-charge our bodies' immune systems to fight cancers.
Jeffrey Epstein's Secret Role in Washington's Middle East Diplomacy
Epstein was supposedly advising Arab countries on how to deal with America, had an audience scheduled with a Qatari prince, and close to Trump’s future ambassador to Turkey.
Border Patrol Chief Behind Chicago Crackdown Prepares New Operation in Charlotte
The Trump administration’s urban enforcement push is blurring the line between border control and domestic policing.
The New Luddites Want To Pump the Brakes on Driverless Cars
To fully realize human flourishing, America must embrace the future—not fear it.
Trump Wants Immigrants—Sometimes
The president is alarming the MAGA faithful by saying he wants more high-skilled immigration. But that doesn’t mean he’s rethinking the rest of his nativism.
The End of 'Housing First'
Plus: Shutdown over, Mexican murder rate, UES spews Mamdani hate, and more...
Why Does SCOTUS Hear So Few Second Amendment Cases?
The right to keep and bear arms occupies a curious place in American legal history.
Brickbats: December 2025
News of politicians, police, and bureaucrats behaving badly from around the world
Federal Judge Orders Over 600 ICE Detainees To Be Released From Custody
The order was made after finding that these individuals were arrested without a warrant or probable cause, and in violation of a consent decree.
Oregon Woman Says ICE Broke Out Her Car Windows and Detained Her for Filming Them
The First Amendment protects filming the police, but Berenice Garcia-Hernandez says she was dragged out of her car and detained for nearly seven hours for snapping photos of ICE agents.
College Graduates Put Socialism Back on the Ballot
Zohran Mamdani’s campaign shows how the rhetoric of working-class revolution now resonates most with the highly educated.
A Senate-Approved Bill Would Ban the Hemp-Derived THC Products That Congress Legalized in 2018
The appropriations bill, which the House is considering, would wipe out an industry that offers alternatives to cannabis consumers in states that still prohibit recreational marijuana use.
The Trump Administration's Latest Housing 'Fix' Could Inflate Another Bubble
Socializing risk to subsidize demand isn't a solution to the housing crisis, but it is a good start to another financial crisis.
Jeffrey Epstein: Trump 'Spent Hours At My House' With Victim
Congressional investigators released emails from the late sex trafficker discussing how to leverage his relationship with the future president.
Tariffs Near 107 Percent Threaten to Pull Italian Pasta Brands From American Shelves
The Commerce Department’s new antidumping duties could double the cost of imported Italian pasta—hurting consumers more than producers.
Moral Panic About Rough Sex Gives Way to Censorship in the UK
British regulators and lawmakers are hot on a measure that would make possessing or publishing strangulation porn a crime.
Britain and Colombia Cut Off U.S. Intelligence Access Over Caribbean Boat Bombings
The two U.S. allies were OK with helping arrest suspected drug smugglers, but not with helping kill them.
There's More Than One Way To Get Sober
Author Katie Herzog examines new approaches to treating addiction, the cultural obsession with moralizing sobriety, and why she believes freedom means choosing how to heal.
'Operation Midway Blitz' Agents Pepper-Sprayed a Chicago Family on a Grocery Run
"She was struggling to breathe," said the father of a 1-year-old exposed to the chemical.
Become Ungovernable
Plus: House votes on reopening, affordability crisis discourse, the rise of humanoid robots, and more...
5 Legal Reforms To Consider as Government Officials Lean on Critics
FIRE suggests laws to trim FCC power and protect free expression.
Trump Says He Hates Socialism. So Why Is He Acting Like a Socialist?
To support chipmaker Intel, the president used our money to buy 433 million shares of Intel stock. That's not a free market.
The Perils of Viewing Psilocybin Strictly As a Psychiatric Medication
The most common uses of "magic mushrooms" will never gain FDA approval.
Candace Owens Can't Present Serious Evidence for Her Charlie Kirk Assassination Theories
The mainstream media have made serious errors. That doesn't mean every contrarian, fringe, or conspiratorial idea is automatically correct.
Trump Pardons Mountain Runner Michelino Sunseri, Who Was Prosecuted for Using an Unapproved Trail
The decision is consistent with the president's avowed concerns about "overcriminalization in federal regulations."
The 50-Year Mortgage: Completely Fine or a Total Flop?
Mortgage experts are divided on the wisdom of a 50-year mortgage. No one seems to think it's the key to making homeownership affordable.
Tariff Stimulus Checks Are an Unserious Idea
Trump is living in a fiscal fantasy land.
No One Is Winning the YouTube TV Dispute With ESPN. It's Time for Both Sides To Call It Off.
Plus: Betting scandals come to baseball, and happy Veterans Day
Punching Bag Schumer
Plus: Chi Ossé's big play, canceled flights, D.C. groyperism, and more...
This Foreign Policy Precedent Might Aid Trump's Tariffs at SCOTUS
For the justices, the question is just how much deference the president deserves.
