Looking for a Research Assistant for a Year (Good for a College-to-Law-School Gap Year)
[UPDATE 3/14/2026: The position has been filled.]
Politics
Trump Should Have Made His Case for War to Congress and the American People
The administration was wrong to unilaterally and unconstitutionally commit the U.S. to war.
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Bernie Sanders Is Lying About AI Data Centers
Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi discuss why AI data centers spark joy, their favorite Black Mirror episodes, and libertarian skepticism of the Epstein files release.
Trump Thinks Any Judge Who Rules Against Him Is in League With the 'Radical Left'
The president's wildly inaccurate ideological labels are no more meaningful than his other ad hominem attacks on people who disagree with him.
Unripe Septics, Unripe Commandments, and Technological Advances
Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal
Katie Miller Is Trying To Sell MAGA on Solar Energy
Stephen Miller's wife is giving renewables a P.R. boost.
Don't Call It a Realignment
Trump is squandering the record gains he made with minorities in 2024.
Hillary Clinton Knows Nothing
Plus: AI layoffs, Paramount wins Warner Bros., and the Trump-Mamdani bromance.
Fight Government Corruption With Deregulation
The world is growing simultaneously more corrupt and bound in red tape. That’s not a coincidence.
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Why Libertarians Should Be Wary About Releasing the Epstein Files
The federal government shouldn't use its police power to gather personal, embarrassing information on people and then blast it out on social media.
Why Don't Democratic Leaders Want To Vote on the Iran War?
A war powers resolution has been stuck in Congress—and Democrats are reportedly happy to let Trump walk into a quagmire.
Trump's Tariff Troubles
Plus: Minnesota Medicaid funds, AI vs. jobs, Taylor Lorenz's libertarian moment, and more...
Interesting "Hate Crime" Opinion
According to PBS, the crime in the case was the "first federal trial over a hate crime based on gender identity."
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Peru's Marxist President Changes His Mind, Doesn't Make Hernando de Soto Prime Minister
The libertarian-leaning economist warns of the coming “Venezuelization” of Peru.
Pete Buttigieg: Federal Agents Are Losing Public Trust
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg discusses immigration enforcement, the role of government, and why federal agencies are losing public trust.
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Trump's Tariffs Are Not Going To Eliminate the Income Tax
And that's especially true if the tariffs are illegal.
How Communists Conquered China
The evidence tells a different story than you’ll find in the party's triumphant propaganda.
Eileen Gu Shouldn't Be Surprised That Americans Are Mad at Her for Competing for China
Plus: How to win the medal count, and how Free Agent readers want to fix the Olympics
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Can You Trust Wikipedia?
Wikipedia shapes our perception of reality today more than ever before because it informs the large language models like ChatGPT. But can we really trust it?
Trump's Tantrum Over the Tariff Decision Highlights His Narcissistic Authoritarianism
The president neither understands nor appreciates the vital role of judicial independence in upholding the rule of law.
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Virginia Democrats' Push for Mandatory Government Unions Is Not an 'Affordability' Agenda
The legislation would almost certainly lead to a higher cost of living in the form of substantial tax increases.
Brickbats: February-March 2026
News of politicians, police, and bureaucrats behaving badly from around the world
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No More Tariffs on Asian Olympic Dragons!
Robby Soave and Jason Russell celebrate the SCOTUS tariff news before pivoting to the politics of the Winter Olympics.
Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal
An empty whiskey bottle, a rat in the crosshairs, and the nightmares of HR managers
Tomorrow Is National Legislator Integrity Day
Or so I've decided to call it, in honor of the 225th anniversary of the vote on renewing the Sedition Act of 1798.
