Princeton's Matthew Desmond Gets Everything Wrong About Poverty's Root Causes
Desmond's analysis never goes deeper than his facile assertion that "poverty persists because some wish and will it to."
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Homeschooling Parents Are No Threat to Their Kids
Stricter regulation of homeschooling families will just lead to harassment from government.
Zoning Bans the Good Samaritan
Plus: Beverly Hills homeowners can't build new pools until their city allows new housing, a ballot initiative would legalize California's newest city, and NIMBYs sue to overturn zoning reform (again).
Massive Migrant Reduction
Plus: Deepfakes of Biden, complaints of Californians, filters for aircrafts, and more...
Filterworld Is a Confused Critique of Algorithms
It's Super Size Me for internet intellectuals.
New Hampshire Might Be the Only Competitive Primary in 2024
And the Democratic votes won't even count. Get ready for what might be a weird night.
Is Facial Recognition a Useful Public Safety Tool or Something Sinister?
Your Face Belongs to Us documents how facial recognition might threaten our freedom.
Republican Presidential Nomination
DeSantis Down and Out
Plus: Javier Milei’s powerful speech on economic prosperity in Davos
Dispatch From Israel: Inside the Hope Machine
Conversations with a coalition of Israelis who aren’t willing to wait for the government to get their loved ones back after October 7
Long Beach, California, Police 'Brutally' Arrested a Cancer Patient. Now, the City Is Paying $300,000.
Johnny Jackson had just had surgery for his prostate cancer when three officers arrested him with "brutal force" over his expired vehicle registration.
Michigan Township Bans All Cemeteries To Prevent Family from Starting One
Peter and Annica Quakenbush are suing Brooks Township for the right to operate an environmentally friendly cemetery.
Oklahoma Bill Would Ban Sending Sexy Selfies Unless You're Married
It could also outlaw any sort of sexualized image, play, or performance, pornographic or not.
Trump's Demand for 'Total' Presidential Immunity Reflects His Authoritarian Impulses
The former president argues that accountability is the enemy of effectiveness, both for cops and for politicians.
So Long to the Man in Lifts
Plus: Passover's race problem, Lenin revisionism, and more...
School Choice Is Popular and Increasingly Common
Kids have disappeared from public schools, with most opting for a range of alternatives.
Ron DeSantis Could Have Run on a Message of Freedom
His political makeover into a Trumpy cultural warrior undermined what could have been a compelling campaign about the value of freedom.
Comedy's Truthiness Problem
Hasan Minhaj’s stand-up tests the boundaries of fact and fiction.
Coleman Hughes on the Separation of Race and State
Is podcaster Coleman Hughes a state capacity libertarian?
'Someone Is Going To Die Today': Did Daniel Penny Act in Self-Defense?
"I have encountered many things," one witness told the grand jury, "but nothing that put fear into me like that."
Trump's Supreme Court Brief Rebuts the Claim That He 'Engaged in Insurrection'
He is asking the justices to reject the Colorado Supreme Court's conclusion that he is disqualified from running for president.
Democratic Attorneys General Support Censorship
In an amicus brief filed in Murthy v. Missouri, they ignore basic tenets of First Amendment law in order to quash online speech they don't like.
Ted Lieu Wants To Criminalize Glue Traps
The congressman's "Glue Trap Prohibition Act" would make it illegal to sell glue traps or even use them in the home.
Will Arizona Legalize Its Tamale Black Market This Year?
A veto from Gov. Katie Hobbs killed a bill that would’ve brought the trade above ground. Now lawmakers have launched a new legalization effort.
Miami Police Used Clearview AI Facial Recognition in Arrest of Homeless Man
Facial recognition technology is increasingly being deployed by police officers across the country, but the scope of its use has been hard to pin down.
Over 300,000 Ohioans Are Employed by Foreign Companies. Why Isn't J.D. Vance Outraged?
Companies based outside the United States employ 7.9 million Americans. Foreign investment isn't something to be feared or blocked, but welcomed.
New York Wants To Help More International Students Become Entrepreneurs
The plan will help provide “university-sponsored visas that allow them to continue performing and commercializing research without leaving the state.”
4 Reasons Why Dean Phillips Could Shock Write-in Joe Biden in New Hampshire Tuesday
Though alas, the long shot primary challenger probably will not.
The Biden Administration Has Found a Way To Keep Forgiving Student Loans
Through changes to income-driven repayment plans, the Department of Education is set to enact debt relief for thousands of borrowers.
Bad Apples
Plus: Libertarian populism, library wars, Latin American soft power, and more...
Parents, Not Government, Should Control How Kids Use Social Media
Free societies generally leave these matters to individuals and families.
The World Could Soon Have Its First Trillionaire. Good!
A new report brings remarkable economic illiteracy to its focus on poverty and inequality.
Review: Loki Reckons With the Peril of Power
In the second season of his eponymous Marvel series, Loki becomes both more human and more godlike.
Review: A Teen Dramedy on a Native American Reservation
The government abuse that precipitated Native American social woes is not directly discussed in Reservation Dogs.
Hair Sample That Put a Man in Prison Turned Out to Be Dog Hair
From bite marks to shaken babies, the Center for Integrity in Forensic Sciences is debunking bad science.
DeSantis Repeats Lie That Booster Shots Make You More Likely To Get COVID
Evidence actually shows that vaccinated people are less likely to be hospitalized or die of the infection.
SCOTUS Ponders the Ambiguity of 'Ambiguous' and Other Chevron Doctrine Puzzles
The justices seem inclined to revise or ditch a 1984 precedent that requires deference to executive agencies' statutory interpretations.
Interest Rates Are High. GOP Presidential Candidates Need To Get Serious About It.
They will either reduce the ability to spend money or to cut taxes.
Damning Justice Department Report Finds Leadership Failures Led to Botched Uvalde Police Response
"Responding officers should have immediately recognized the incident as an active shooter situation," the report found.
Millions of Kids Are Chronically Absent From School. The Problem Isn't Going Away.
While frequent absences were a problem before pandemic school closures, the lasting effects of online learning have led to consistently high absenteeism rates.
Javier Milei Tells World Leaders: 'The State Is Not the Solution'
Speaking at the Davos conference, the Argentine president said the key to prosperity lies in free market ideals and capitalism.
Matt Welch: What's Wrong With Populism?
Matt Welch discusses the Iowa caucus results, the 2024 election, and the resurgence of "libertarian populism" on the latest episode of Just Asking Questions.
Feds To Spend Hundreds of Millions of Dollars on E.V. Chargers in 'Disadvantaged Communities'
The projects include $1.4 million for a charging station in a remote Alaskan community with barely 2,000 people.
No Labels Has 13 Presidential Candidates, 14 State Ballots, and 7 Weeks To Decide Whether To Run
The centrist group says it will decide on challenging Biden and/or Trump after Super Tuesday.
