Is Money Speech? Free Speech Rules (Episode 5)
Episode 5 of Free Speech Rules, from UCLA law professor Eugene Volokh
Politics
Medicare for All Is Defining the 2020 Democratic Race
A decade after Obamacare, the Democratic Party has embraced health care radicalism.
Marianne Williamson Rises from the Memes and Enters America's Dreams
Plus: Pete Buttigieg's plan to destroy the gig economy, Josh Hawley's plan to destroy social media, and more...
Taxpayers Lose When the Government Gives Out 'Free' Stuff
Never before have presidential candidates offered so many giveaways.
The Puny Reality of Russian Election Meddling
If Moscow aimed to "sow chaos," it needed a much bigger budget.
Delaney on Medicare for All: 'This Isn't About Health Care, This Is an Anti-Private Sector Strategy'
The former Maryland congressman criticized the progressive wing of the Democratic Party for embracing such expansive government involvement.
Several Dem Candidates Promise to Bring Troops Home From Our Forever Wars in the Middle East
Buttigieg calls for three-year sunset on military force authorizations.
Pete Buttigieg's Plan to Unionize Gig Economy Workers Will Destroy the Gig Economy
"A gig is a job and a worker is a worker," Mayor Pete said.
Democrats Forget the Flint Water Crisis Was Caused by a Bold New Infrastructure Plan
Michigan and Flint authorities thought switching water providers would be a great job stimulus program.
Will Any Democrat Stand Up for Free Trade at This Week's Debates?
A majority of Americans say they favor free trade. But both major parties are moving in the other direction.
Tonight's Democratic Debate Will Be Long on Personal Attacks and Increased Government
Most Democratic candidates are to the left not just of Americans but of their own party.
Warren's Trade Policy Dresses Up Trumpism with Progressive Rhetoric
Warren says her administration "will engage in international trade—but on our terms and only when it benefits American families." The details show she'd be opposed to trade with most developing nations.
Kamala Harris' New Student Debt Provision Would Help Approximately No One
Her proposal is supposed to chip away at the "opportunity gap."
Sanders, Warren Compare Capitalists to Vampires, but Socialism Is What Really Sucks
There's a risk that if Warren and Sanders do get their way, the sucking sound will be of talent and capital fleeing America for other jurisdictions where they will be treated better.
Kamala Harris' New Health Care Plan, Like Her Old Health Care Plan, Is a Cynical, Muddled Mess
The presidential candidate is still dodging tough questions.
Presidential Candidate John Delaney Has a Plan for America's Young Adults. It's Called Forced Labor.
The only way mandatory national service would "unify" the teens of America would be to cause them to loathe the government together.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Calls Court Packing a 'Bad Idea'
The liberal jurist puts judicial integrity before partisan politics.
Section 230 Is the Internet's First Amendment. Now Both Republicans and Democrats Want To Take It Away.
From Josh Hawley to Kamala Harris, online free speech is under attack.
Criminal Justice Reform Is Having a (Long Overdue) Moment
Slowly but surely, some of the most glaring problems of our criminal justice system are being addressed.
Mayor Pete Wants To Destroy the Gig Economy in Order To Save It
Buttigieg says the best way to move into 21st century is to revive 20th-century unions.
Is Postmodernism Marxist or Libertarian? A Soho Forum Debate
Thaddeus Russell and Stephen Hicks debate human nature, moral relativism, and the nature of truth.
Do Free Societies Need Postmodernism? A Debate
Thaddeus Russell and Stephen Hicks debate human nature, moral relativism, and the nature of truth.
Conservative Nationalists, Not Immigrants, Are Having Trouble Assimilating in America
Their orgy of statism is un-American.
Media Overhypes Russian Hacking, Again
Plus: human trafficking victims arrested in Florida, Beyoncé and Domino's targeted by disability discrimination suits, and more...
White Identity Politics, Not Trump's Racist Tweets, Is National Conservatism's Real Problem
The debate over Donald Trump's "go back" tweets regarding four minority Democratic members of Congress has centered on the unmistakably bigoted words that he wrote, but has missed the deeper point.
Robert Mueller Was Not Interested in Serving as the Democrats' Performing Monkey, and It Showed
If lawmakers want to impeach Trump they're going to have to deal with the politics of it all and not use the Justice Department as a shield.
Bill de Blasio Panders to Unions Over Educating Poor Kids
Democratic candidates are selling out their constituents to advance their careers.
Democrats Revive Russia-Probe Drama With Live-Action Version of the Mueller Report
Plus: Kamala Harris jokes about starving prisoners, Trump sues over tax-return release, "Big Tech" witch hunt gets official, and more..
The Harris-Nadler Marijuana Bill Goes Further Than Others in Ways Good and Bad
The MORE Act combines laudably broad legalization and expungement provisions with taxes and spending that may alienate potential Republican allies.
Joe Biden's New Criminal Justice Platform Calls for Eliminating Harsh Policies Sponsored by Joe Biden
A breathtaking repudiation of his own legacy on criminal justice
National Conservatism and the American Identity Crisis
What does it mean to be an American, and what do individuals owe to the country in which they live?
Bernie Sanders Gets a Lesson in What a $15 Minimum Wage Would Mean
But the campaign workers complaining about their union-negotiated salaries are being hypocritical too.
Why Elizabeth Warren's Wealth Tax Won't Work
Elizabeth Warren says her "ultra-millionaire tax" will raise $2.75 trillion. History says otherwise.
Trump's Message: If You Hate Me, You Hate America, and You Should Leave the Country
Lindsey Graham, who once called Trump a "race-baiting, xenophobic, religious bigot," seems to agree.
As Politics Get Shaken Up, a Peace Coalition Emerges
It's refreshing to see many conservatives abandon their kneejerk support for militarism, and nice to watch Joe Biden be held accountable for his support for the Iraq blunder.
Corey Atchison Freed After Serving 28 Years for a Murder He Didn't Commit
His case reminds us that the misuse of government power is still the biggest threat to liberty.
The New Conservative Nationalism Is About Subverting Individual Liberty
If big government is the price of "good outcomes," the American right is increasingly willing to pay it.
Peter Thiel Explains the New 'National Conservatism'
In short, it's using the power of the state to punish his enemies and make the world the way he wants it to be.
Bernie Sanders Thinks Medicare for All Could Cost $40 Trillion
The cost of single-payer would dwarf the price of Obamacare.
Was Chris Pratt Criticized for a 'White Supremacist' T-shirt? Not Really
A handful of dumb tweets do not a story make.
Amash: Republicans Defending Trump Are 'Hurting Themselves and They're Hurting the Country'
A new book gives insight into Amash's breakup with the Republican Party, which was well underway before Amash said Trump should face impeachment proceedings.
Mark Sanford, Old Trump Foe, May Enter Republican Presidential Primary
The libertarian-leaning Republican was unseated after criticizing, among several things, the president's poor grasp of the Constitution.
Joe Biden's New Health Care Plan Is an Admission that Obamacare Doesn't Work
Biden is framing his new plan as a defense of Obamacare. It's not.
Identity Politics Gone Mad, From Trump to Ayanna Pressley
American discourse is careening in an ugly, anti-individualistic direction.
Libertarian Presidential Candidates Prefer Each Other Over Justin Amash
"I don't think he would be a great candidate for us," says one of the independent congressman's leading would-be competitors
The Terrifying Rise of Authoritarian Populism
Envy and resentment are driving collectivist impulses around the world.
Marianne Williamson Wants To Win the Presidency With the Power of Love and Miracles
The long American spiritual tradition that gave us Marianne Williamson—and Donald Trump
How Secure is Social Security? A Debate
Gene Epstein and Teresa Ghilarducci debate whether the social security trust fund exists or is merely an accounting fiction.
