The defense secretary, who shared information about imminent U.S. air strikes in a manifestly insecure group chat, thought Clinton should be prosecuted for her careless handling of sensitive information.
The U.S. has a real problem with overclassification. But the assertion that details about impending air strikes would not be classified strains credulity.
Iran isn’t building a nuclear weapon, the Trump administration says. But this hasn’t stopped the march toward war.
How Sanctions Work argues the consequences of economic warfare don't always serve American interests.
The 2-1 ruling is procedural, but strongly suggests the majority judges also reject the Trump administration's position on the merits.
With the controversy over the leaked White House group chat, mainstream media have been treating secrecy as a virtue and disclosure as a vice. That’s a dangerous game.
Judge Boasberg ruled the migrants are entitled to due process in determing whether they really are "alien enemies" covered by the Act.
After Assad’s fall, Syria was poised for liberation. Instead, ethnic violence, sectarian dogma, and unchecked power are threatening to turn victory into yet another nightmare.
The White House accidentally leaked military plans in Yemen to a journalist—and demonstrated how unconstitutional U.S. war making has become.
Azulejos remind us that globalization has been shaping art, politics, and culture for centuries.
As a federal judge, Maryanne Trump Barry said the provision is unconstitutionally vague. That's especially problematic when it is used to punish speech.
Meta, Apple, Microsoft, and others have all faced legal action from the European Union in recent years.
City University of New York professor Peter Beinart and AEI's Michael Rubin debate Israel and Palestine.
Invoking the Defense Production Act won't boost the supply of critical minerals.
Afghan legal professionals face deadly threats, but a federal injunction and a last-minute boarding letter helped one family escape. Thousands more remain in limbo.
Links to audios of a Cato Institute podcast and an interview with ABC News (Australia).
The participants were Adam Cox (NYU) and myself.
The president is quickly wiping out his own accomplishments.
The rationale for deporting Mahmoud Khalil is chillingly vague and broad.
The GOP faces a choice about how to move forward.
The proposed list of countries for the "Muslim ban" reboot has been leaked. It includes a small Buddhist kingdom in the Himalayas.
The U.S., in turn, should cancel the F-35 program altogether.
The U.S. is back to bombing the Houthi movement.
Plus: Democrats' filibuster hypocrisy, Trump bombs Yemen, March Madness, and more...
Dissidents resisting authoritarian regimes should be independent of the United States—and so should their media sources.
The article is coauthored with Cato Institute scholar David Bier.
Trump’s tariffs will kill the global trade that makes the holiday’s cultural celebration possible.
Musk's fans and critics will keep debating whether DOGE is revolutionizing government or wrecking important institutions.
There is no "royal we" in the marketplace.
Syrian Kurdish rebels and the new Syrian government have agreed to reunite peacefully. The U.S. military may have helped broker the agreement.
His apparent plan to do so is illegal and would set a dangerous precedent if allowed to stand.
Since Congress began requiring annual audits in 2018, the Department of Defense has never passed.
Rep. Adam Smith (D–Wash.) thinks Democrats should return to their antiwar roots—and be open to negotiating with Russia.
The U.S. can defend itself at a lot less expense.
Historian Donald L. Fixico explores a forgotten moment in Oklahoma history and its lessons about liberty.
The president is publicly taking a tough line on the Middle East—while privately supporting diplomacy.
Plus: The Trump administration's American dream revisionism, 50 theses on DOGE, what people get wrong about extreme MAGA, and more...
Vanity Fair's James Pogue dives into the dissident right, his personal experiences with MAGA, and how Ukraine policy is unfolding.
If enacted, the order would weaken digital security for Apple users throughout the U.K.
Hawks from both major parties lashed out at the confirmation hearing for Trump’s nominee for top military strategist.
The tariffs Trump has already imposed on Canada, Mexico, and China will cost an estimated $142 billion this year—and he says more are on the way.
Plus: Tariffs go into effect, inside the fact-checker industrial complex, and more...
Plus: A listener asks the editors how to best determine whether Trump’s second term is good or bad for individual freedom.
One bright spot from Trump's shameful behavior in the Oval Office would be if it spurs European nations to shoulder more of the burden of supporting Ukraine.
As world leaders debate, Ukrainian defenders innovate, adapt, and wage defensive war on their own terms.
Plus: Change in Russia policy, Matt Taibbi interview, Dems try gun shows, and more...
The GOP faces a choice about how to move forward.
Trump's negotiations and German elections may augur the end of collective security as we've known it.
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