Montana's Anti-Deepfakes Law Just Hit a First Amendment Roadblock
A federal judge found that the state's restrictions on AI-generated political speech likely violate the First Amendment.
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Is Effective Altruism Really a Doom Cult?
On the Freed Up podcast, Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi discuss effective altruism, Sydney Sweeney, and the UT Austin student body.
The Shaky Evidence That Flock Cameras Reduce Crime Rates
Flock has been promoting a recent study of its cameras' impacts on car theft. But the paper didn't demonstrate a causal effect.
Lindsay Clancy's Holdout Juror Did What Jurors Are Supposed To Do
Just as a holdout may be a bulwark against wrongful conviction, a unanimous verdict is difficult to obtain by design.
Court Upholds Suspicionless Cellphone Searches at the Border
A federal appeals court says it's legal for federal agents to scroll through your phone and take pictures of its contents without a warrant or suspicion of criminal activity.
In the Name of Tax Fairness, Politicians Propose Special Tax Penalties on Data Centers
State and federal policymakers are attempting to exclude data centers from run-of-the-mill tax exemptions.
Congress Doesn't Agree on Much. Except That Your Car Needs AM Radio.
The push to mandate AM radios has brought Ted Cruz together with Bernie Sanders.
Trump's 4-Week War With Iran Approaches Month 7
The latest expansion of the war into Yemen is compounding the damage to oil supplies.
Trump Re-Ups His Threat To Raze the Kennedy Center Unless He Can Slap His Name on It
After a federal judge rejected his attempts at self-glorification, Trump said the building will "end up being ripped down" if he does not get the "recognition" he wants.
The Trump Administration Paid Federal Workers $9.5 Billion To Skip Work
How's that for efficiency?
Resident Evil Is a Deeply Unhinged Send-Up of Video Games
Zach Cregger's horror–video game adaptation is a pulpy comic delight.
Montana Is Trying To Break the FDA's Monopoly on Experimental Treatments
Montana’s expanded right-to-try program has cleared its first therapy: a sound-and-antihistamine regimen to reverse hearing loss.
Despite Nativist Outcry, Texas Shows the Melting Pot Works Incredibly Well
The Lone Star State is a success because all sorts of people are moving there for a shot at the American dream.
MAGA Loyalty in Iowa
Plus: Warsh's relationship with Trump; Democrats' midterm prospects; pregnancy is apparently a spectrum; and more...
SCOTUS May Soon Determine If California Can Force Doctors To Learn About 'Implicit Bias'
A Supreme Court petition challenges California’s attempt to force private medical instructors to teach “implicit bias.”
No, Cutting Off Trade With Europe Would Not Make America Wealthier
Trump's zero-sum trade talk is wrongheaded and authoritarian.
Report: California's Proposed 'Billionaire Tax' Is Based on Bad Research
The planned wealth tax leads slightly in the polls and is already driving capital flight.
Review: Ben Franklin, Frankenstein, and the Wonders of Electricity
Minnesota's Bakken Museum celebrates the spark of imagination that brings new ideas to life.
Review: An Idealistic Young Attorney in Stalin's Soviet Union
In Sergei Loznitsa's film Two Prosecutors, even a Bolshevik can believe a version of "Good czar, bad boyars."
'They Kept Us Like Animals': Afghan Woman Deported to Africa By Trump Speaks Out
Farzana’s fiancé was a U.S. partner in Afghanistan. She was loaded on a plane full of men and sent to another country with no papers or job prospects.
Trump's $1.4 Billion Crypto Haul Sinks the Senate's Crypto Bill
The Clarity Act's ethics provisions leave plenty of room for the president to keep profiting, and its regulatory framework hands bureaucrats too much discretion.
Canada Is Moving Closer to Europe. Trump's Tariffs Help Explain Why.
As Ottawa’s trade war with the U.S. worsens, Brussels proposes closer trade, security, and technology ties, including an unprecedented "associate member” status.
Border Officer Convicted of Raping and Robbing Chinese Sex Workers
Jurors didn't buy Luis Uribe's defense: that he was targeted by "hustlers" for being an immigration officer.
The Fed Can't Fight Inflation Alone. Will Congress Do Its Part?
Lawmakers have to show they'll back the national debt with future fiscal surpluses, which means reining in government spending.
Memphis Task Force Caught on Video Arresting Activist Already Suing It for First Amendment Retaliation
The ACLU says Hunter Demster's arrest shows a continuing campaign of intimidation and retaliation by the Memphis Safe Task Force.
ICE's Missing Miscarriage Data Leave Questions About Pregnancy Care in Detention
The Trump administration has reached record-breaking levels of immigration arrests amid accusations of medical neglect, including among pregnant women.
Why the Right Should Celebrate the UT-Austin Football Photo
For decades, conservative and libertarian legal activists worked to ban race preferences in admissions. They won.
New York Wants To Scrap Testing Requirements While School Spending Soars
This week, the state's educational leaders moved to eliminate Regents exam requirements for high school students.
A Russia Sanctions Bill Would Give Trump Vast New Tariff Powers
The bill, which passed the House and Senate, would let Trump impose tariffs up to 100 percent on certain countries, but it fails to properly define which.
Best Credit in the World
Plus: Rent freeze setback, AI misalignment, Bolshevik ridiculousness, and more...
Thomas and Alito Are More Reliable Votes for Trump Than His Own Supreme Court Appointees
The conservative legal movement may be winning big at the Supreme Court. But Trump is not.
A Federal Judge Enjoins DHS From Threatening To Prosecute a Critic for Constitutionally Protected Speech
After David Streever castigated ICE's acting director in an email, investigators delivered a "warning notice" saying he "may be in violation of federal law."
DOJ Says Workers at L.A. Homeless Nonprofits Spent Tax Dollars on Vacations, Nightclubs, Bail
Three people in the Los Angeles area have been charged with fraud related to misappropriation of homelessness funds.
Biden Pardoned Maduro's Fixer. He Just Pleaded Guilty to New Charges and Agreed To Forfeit $195 Million.
Alex Saab admitted to profiting from food and medicine contracts and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors.
Pentagon Auditors Say the Iran War Has Cost $33 Billion. The Real Price Tag Is Far Higher.
The Congressional Budget Office says the inflationary consequences of the war will be felt well into 2027.
AI Could Make Our Lives Better. So Why Are We Trying To Stop It?
Anthropic's CEO wants federal regulation that would slow down AI (and his competitors' innovations). Has that ever worked?
The Justification for New Time Limits on Student Visas 'Borders on the Absurd,' a Federal Judge Says
Although the impact of the DHS rule "is likely to be catastrophic," a George W. Bush appointee writes, the government's rationale is "exceptionally weak."
American Tax Dollars Are Financing Cell Towers in Angola
The Trump administration’s strategy for the Export-Import Bank could repeat the mistakes of China’s failed Belt and Road Initiative.
Trump Backs Flock Cameras, Continuing His Long-Time Support for Unchecked Police Power
Trump says he supports the cameras simply because law enforcement does, no matter that they can be misused or abused.
AI Is Already Killing People—and Governments Are To Blame
Militaries are leaning on AI software for surveillance and targeting.
Why Kids Need More Freedom
Psychologist Peter Gray discusses why kids need more unstructured play, how schools are fueling childhood anxiety, and why smartphones aren’t to blame.
Close the Center
Plus: Embryos on ice, Venezuela's collapse, Talarico's lead, and more...
Trump's $5,000 'Dividends' Are a Brazen Vote-Buying Scheme
Tariffs won’t begin to fund the effort to purchase voters’ good will.
