How Work Got Good
Overall, jobs have become safer, more interesting—and more intense.
Pestilence, war, famine, and death are all on the decline.
The shocking excesses of Donald Trump's immigration policy
After 35 years, a deadly virus has been tamed. Soon it could be history.
Slowly but surely, some of the most glaring problems of our criminal justice system are being addressed.
Envy and resentment are driving collectivist impulses around the world.
The idea that the internet should enjoy minimal government oversight precisely because it was a technology that enabled open and free speech for everyone has been turned on its head.
How dangerous is the democratic socialist resurgence?
Health insurance doesn't just protect people from financial ruin. It insulates them from individual decisions about price and service quality.
Science fiction writers have wondered for years what an all-encompassing surveillance state might look like. China decided to build it.
From insulin to prosthetics, technology makes this the best moment yet to be living with a disability.
From socialism to nationalism, debunked ideologies are making a return.
A new book aims to chronicle the digital currency's ideological origins.
A new book probes the roots of humans' destructive impulses.
A new book explores the First World War's role in creating the horror genre.
A new book offers an answer to the nature/nurture debate.
Mike Riggs talks with Illinois Policy Institute's Adam Schuster about how to fix the state's pension debt crisis.
Nick Gillespie speaks with Viceland's Hamilton Morris about why he's so interested in drugs.
News of individuals and groups being helpful and awesome around the world
News of politicians, police, and bureaucrats behaving badly from around the world