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Trump Says He 'Paid Zero' for the Government's $11 Billion Stake in Intel. Here's the Downside.
This is corporate socialism in a MAGA hat.
Chicago Next for National Guard?
Plus: Zohran can't benchpress, Powell speech doesn't exactly soothe markets, Waymo approved for NYC, and more...
Who are the Republican Appointed Circuit Judges Who Are Not Taking Senior Status Because Of Emil Bove? (Updated)
Almost all of the judges eligible for senior status now were also eligible in 2020, long before Emil Bove.
Most Americans Oppose Trump's Plan To Ban Mail-In Voting
Most voters support submitting ballots by mail, and also voter ID.
Brickbats: August/September 2025
News of politicians, police, and bureaucrats behaving badly from around the world
Georgia: The Possible Birthplace of Wine and Definite Birthplace of Stalin
If geography really is destiny, then the Georgian situation has understandably necessitated a stiff, perpetual drink.
Cracker Barrel Didn't 'Go Woke.' It Just Went Broke.
The company's value was plummeting long before it nixed the "Old Timer" from its logo.
Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal
Remote quorums, jetway robberies, and the beauty of our constitutional republic.
Powell's Last Stand
Plus: Federal bureaucracy gets a redesign, Robert Moses messing things up (still), Syrian immigrant unemployment data, and more...
Trump Is Embracing the Same Economic Populism That Destroyed Argentina
Perónism: the one import that Trump likes.
Few Americans Trust the Federal Government
Perversely, distrust may encourage the government to grow bigger and more intrusive.
Socialism Just Imploded in Bolivia
Is this the last gasp of Latin America's disastrous "pink tide"?
Tulsi Gabbard Fends Off Europe's Antitech Tyrants—for Now
Convincing the U.K. to stand down on backdoor access to Apple's encryption is a big win. The next battle will be fought over age verification.
Trump's Deportation Goals
Plus: Elites in the media, revoking security clearances, car prices going up, and more...
Trump's Steel Tariffs Now Apply to Milk and Hundreds of Other Products That Aren't Steel
It makes little sense, but that's what happens when you give the president unchecked, unilateral tariff powers.
Smithsonian Heat
Plus: The mindset behind wokeness, Trump adds to steel and aluminum tariffs, and more...
Trump's Plans for Intel Take a Page From Bernie Sanders' Playbook
Turning Intel into the chipmaking equivalent of Amtrak is unlikely to be good news for American taxpayers or the company itself.
Rob Manfred Can't Fix Baseball. But These 4 Changes Might.
Plus: College football insanity, fans jailed in Venezuela, and the benefits of betting
What Will Israel Do?
Plus: LLM limitations, Adams sues campaign finance board, when public schools indoctrinate kids, and more...
'The Tension Between Tradition and Individualism'
Conservative founding father Frank Meyer and libertarian founding mother Rose Wilder Lane had rich, friendly debates on how much American liberty relied on old European traditions.
Trump Critics Should Stop Treating Diplomacy Like a Gift to America's Enemies
His negotiations with North Korea and Russia should be judged by their results. But opposing those talks from the beginning is a pro-war position.
Trump Promised 'Reciprocal' Tariffs. The Numbers Tell a Different Story.
In most cases, Trump's tariffs are significantly higher than the tariffs charged by other countries on American goods.
Republican Governors Send National Guard to D.C.
Plus: Eric Adams introduces anti-drug proposals, ICE recruitment gets crazier, and more...
Apparent Massive Quotation/Citation Errors in Netchoice Expert's Report …
supporting Netchoice's challenge to the Louisiana social media age verification law. Netchoice is a trade association representing many tech companies, including Amazon, eBay, Google, Meta, Netflix, PayPal, and X.
Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal
Cruise ships, sham interviews, and our nation's commitment to a government of laws.
D.C. Showdown
Plus: Showdown between mayor and attorney general, Zohran booed off Staten Island, and more...
Firing BLS Director Over Weak Jobs Report Is 'Banana Republic' Behavior
If a Democratic president tried to so directly politicize an independent agency, Republicans would be screaming about the coming tyranny.
MAGA Frat Guys and Bitter Incels Agree: Sorority Girls Are Objects
Some right-wing influencers love sorority girls because they're hot. Others hate them...because they're hot.
America's Two-Front War on Science
Universities’ internal culture wars threaten free speech and inquiry, but political attacks on research funding and infrastructure are crippling U.S. scientific leadership.
Is Trump's D.C. Policing Doing Anything?
Plus: Core inflation rises, booze falls out of favor, the FDA won't let us have nice things, and more...
The Next Wave of Socialist Politicians Will Bring Crisis, Not Change
From free buses to rent control, their big promises ignore the hard lessons of socialism’s failures.
Did MAGA Kill the Tea Party?
Former Rep. Justin Amash and Fox News’ Kennedy join Nick Gillespie to examine how MAGA populism reshaped the Tea Party’s limited-government mission, why Congress no longer acts as a check on power, and what it will take to spark a new libertarian revival.
Show Patrol
Plus: Zohran Mamdani courts the "it" crowd, Mexican cartel deal, shutting down microschools, and more...
Americans Misunderstand Social Security but Appear Open to Reform
Younger Americans seem ready to treat the program as a safety net, not a retirement plan.
What's Really Happening to D.C.?
Plus: ICE changes approach, Alan Dershowitz gets that pierogi hookup, and more...
