How To Get Better at Budgets
In a few countries, legislators have enacted policies that actually constrain spending. The U.S. has a lot to learn.
July 2019
Kamala Harris Is a Cop Who Wants To Be President
The California senator and former prosecutor has a long record of pushing illiberal policies.
Features
Guns Are for Everybody
Like America itself, gun owners are a varied bunch whose politics and experiences don't conform to any narrative.
Libertarians Forged an Alliance With Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. Was It a Deal With the Devil?
Free market reformers and authoritarian nationalists battle it out to reshape Brazil.
Interview
How Vietnam Gave Us C-SPAN
Brian Lamb, the network's founder, is stepping down as CEO after 40 years of putting cameras on Congress, hosting in-depth interviews, and creating an enduring home for diverse civil discourse.
Topics
Brett Kavanaugh Flunks His First Test as an Originalist
If Kavanaugh is a committed originalist, you would never know it based on his complacent behavior in Timbs v. Indiana.
When the Government Says You're Fake News
Countries across the world tackle political misinformation with authoritarian censorship.
Let Them Pump Gas
Oregon and New Jersey are the only states to ban self-service gas stations. Mercifully, this prohibition is starting to fall apart.
Stop Treating Government With Respect
It's become nothing but a weapon fought over by people who want to smash each other—and you.
Consenting To Be Paid for Sex Is Still Consenting!
Statists, both in and out of government, like to play Kafkaesque games with the idea of consent.
Books
Lives Ruined for Petty Crimes
A new book explores how America's criminal justice system heaps debts on those who can't possibly pay.
How Biased Are We, Really?
A new book offers a tour of the modern study of race and racism.
Reviews
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Brickbats: July 2019
News of politicians, police, and bureaucrats behaving badly from around the world
