What If We Acted Like Political Violence Was a Problem?
De-escalation is that much harder, yet even more necessary, in the wake of Charlie Kirk's brutal assassination.
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Americans Want Lower Costs, but Inflation Just Hit Its Highest Mark Since January
Inflation hit its highest level since January, with prices rising 0.4 percent in August.
Charlie Kirk, Who Became a Media Titan Because He Wasn't Afraid of Disagreement, Assassinated at 31
The pundit and activist was murdered while speaking at Utah Valley University.
Pirate Porn Study Finds No Difference in Sexual Attitudes After Seeing X-Rated Video
Plus: Indiana's abortion speech ban in court, AI as normal technology, getting carried away by Epstein conspiracies, and more.
Israeli Strike on U.S. Ally
Plus: Lisa Cook firing blocked, friend's bad reviews, jobs numbers revisions, and more...
Milei Coalition's Loss in Buenos Aires Calls Argentine Libertarian Movement's Strength Into Question
Argentina's left-populist movement held first place and widened its lead compared to the 2023 elections by two percentage points.
Americans Don't Actually Like Trump's Bad Guy Posturing on Immigration and the Military
Shows of force and mass deportations play well to the base, but they’re falling flat with the public.
The Kawhi Leonard Scandal Raises the Alarm: Are Salary Caps Fair, or Fiction?
The evidence against Kawhi Leonard, Steve Ballmer, and the Clippers is damning.
Epstein's Birthday Book
Plus: Zoomer values, leftist naivete, prayer outlawed in parts of Australia, and more...
Third Circuit Holds Fired "Alt Right" Prof. Jason Jorjani's Speech Was Constitutionally Protected,
though it remands for a decision on whether he would have been fired in any event based on other misconduct.
Before Trump Had Elon Musk, Nixon Had Howard Phillips
Nixon's director of the Office of Economic Opportunity set out to shrink government, mostly failed, and was gone in less than a year. Sound familiar?
Trump Keeps Casting Himself as the Bad Guy
From Apocalypse Now memes to a re-named War Department, the second Trump administration is in love with authoritarian aesthetics.
National Conservatism Has a Bigotry Problem, Whether Yoram Hazony Wants To Admit It or Not
"Nobody ever said that to be a good natcon you have to love Jews," Hazony declared at last week's National Conservatism Conference.
Huge Immigration Bust
Plus: Light-rail killing, short-term rental ban ineffective, Perónism strikes back, and more...
College Students Across the Political Spectrum Support Shouting Down Opponents
Once a left-wing fetish, the heckler’s veto has gained conservative adherents.
Major Gun-Rights Groups Oppose the Trump Administration's Idea To Ban Trans People From Owning Guns
The NRA says it won't support "any policy proposals that implement sweeping gun bans that arbitrarily strip law-abiding citizens of their Second Amendment rights without due process."
Donald Trump's Antitrust Enforcers Continue Their Harassment Campaign Against Google
There is no hard evidence of Gmail discriminating against Republican campaign emails, but that’s no matter to the FTC Chairman.
The Anti-Lockdown Imposters of the New Right
Today’s MAGA intellectuals rail against COVID restrictions, but in 2020 many cheered them on—or demanded even harsher crackdowns.
If You Don't Like Socialism or the Establishment, Curtis Sliwa Wants Your Vote
The Guardian Angels founder and New York mayoral candidate talks about crime, drugs, zoning, and what the government could learn from squatters.
A Bad Jobs Report
Plus: Eric Adams drop-out watch, DOJ investigates Lisa Cook, critiquing Blueskyism, and more...
American Nightmare
Plus: Curtis Sliwa hit piece, China's military parade, Florida's vaccine mandates, and more...
Trump Orders Strike on Suspected Venezuelan Gang Boat in Caribbean
The attack follows the largest U.S. military buildup in Latin America since 1989, as Washington escalates its campaign against cartels tied to Nicolás Maduro’s regime.
FBI Spied on Libertarian Sci-Fi Author Vernor Vinge In 'Espionage' Case
The late friend of Reason, who coined the term "technological singularity," landed on the feds' radar for his association with a foreign policy dissident.
RFK Jr.'s Wild Week
Plus: The National Guard standoff in Chicago, navigating debates when you’re outnumbered, and a court ruling that could upend Trump’s tariff agenda.
After Years of Abuses, Approval of the FBI and DOJ Depends on Who Is in Power
With government agencies turned into partisan weapons, trust is a tribal matter.
Trump's Tariffs and Immigration Policies Are Why Your Amazon Packages Are So Expensive and Will Take Forever
I got a pair of shoes delivered from Asia for a reasonable price. Trump just ended the exemption that makes that transaction possible.
Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal
A rescinded diploma, a brown seer stone, and a pointless waste of time.
What Does the Public Think About Trump's Approach to Crime?
Polling shows that most Americans agree with President Trump that crime is a problem, especially in large cities.
