Gov. Newsom Poised To Hold Off Recall Effort
As of 8:45 p.m., two-thirds of California voters favor letting him complete his first term.
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The Dangerous Dream of Zero COVID in Australia
The government is ignoring the costs of lockdowns—for lives, for liberty, and for the economy.
Border Patrol Agent Wants SCOTUS To Make It Effectively Impossible To Sue Abusive Federal Officers
A precedent allowing federal officers to be held civilly liable for constitutional rights violations has come under fire.
Today's Recall Election Shows California's One-Party Rule May Stick Around
Californians vote today on whether to keep lockdowner in chief Gavin Newsom.
Biden's $3.5 Trillion Spending Plan Will Leave Americans Poorer in the Long Run
A new analysis projects that private capital, wages, and America's GDP will fall over the next three decades if Congress passes the $3.5 trillion reconciliation package. But at least government debt will grow!
Biased Testimony in Backpage Case Triggers Mistrial
Judge said she has concerns that the government crossed the line several times.
Elizabeth Warren Demands That Amazon Crack Down on COVID Misinformation
Amazon's customers are apparently unable to judge the veracity of COVID-related information for themselves.
California Democrats Want To Make It Harder for Voters To Challenge Their Power
Political class rallies behind making the infrequently used recall mechanism more difficult to deploy
FEC: Twitter Blocking the Hunter Biden Story Wasn't Election Interference
Maryland satire paper threatened over "OlneyFans" article, big tech companies "on the butcher's table," and more...
Securities Regulations Shackle U.S. Cryptocurrency Industry
Old rules and odd enforcement are pushing opportunities overseas.
Cynthia Lummis, Crypto Queen of the U.S. Senate
The Wyoming Republican explains why she's long on bitcoin.
House Democrats' Tax Bill Lavishes Subsidies on Local News
The Democrats' new tax plan would give local newspapers up to $25,000 in refundable tax credits for each journalist they employ.
How Biden's Vaccine Mandates Degrade Social Trust
Plus, how his tax hikes won't actually help anyone, either.
50 Years After Attica, Prisons Are Still the Problem No One Wants To See
The men of Attica said they had "set forth to change forever the ruthless brutalization" of U.S. prisoners. For all the horror and bloodshed, not much has changed.
Boris Johnson Taxes the Young To Pay for the Old
The highest tax burden in a generation confirms the Conservative Party has no interest in small government.
Opponents of the Texas Abortion Ban Are Struggling to Find Defendants They Can Sue To Prevent Its Enforcement
Meanwhile, the threat posed by the lawsuits that S.B. 8 authorizes has dramatically curtailed access to abortion in Texas.
Burning Man Without the Man
No official organization, no tickets, and a different relationship with federal authorities created a near-anarchistic civic experience for Americans battered by COVID-19 anxieties.
Democrats Try To Hide a $3 Trillion Tax Increase From Voters
The plan would make a liar out of Biden on a level reminiscent of George H.W. Bush's betrayal of his "read my lips" tax pledge.
Military Drone Strike That Killed Afghan Aid Worker, Children Has Hallmarks of Intelligence Failure
An independent investigation hasn't turned up terrorist ties or explosives.
House Democrats Ready Taxes on E-Cigarettes and Cryptocurrency
Plus: Vaccine mandates are popular, Texas versus free speech, and more...
Biden's Vaccine Mandate Is the Latest Sign of the Presidency Becoming a Monarchy
The presidency has always been inclined to unilateral power—and many Americans like it that way.
Let's Play Horseshoe Theory
Extremists on the left and the right are much closer to each other than either side would like to admit.
Since the FDA Has Not Approved Any Vaping Products, All of Them Are Now 'Subject to Enforcement Action'
The agency's decisions so far reflect a bias against the flavored e-liquids that former smokers overwhelmingly prefer.
More Fans Can Easily Bet on the NFL Than Ever Before
Convenient online sports betting is legal and live in 14 states.
Cubans Rose Up. America Should Step Up.
Economic freedom is the key to other kinds of freedom.
Let's Make it Easier for Distillers To Ship Alcohol Directly to Adult Consumers
Congress can start by letting the U.S. Postal Service deliver booze to adults.
Leaving Afghanistan
The U.S. did not leave behind a safe and stable situation, but it was never capable of creating one.
Police Shot a Man Driving Away, Can't Keep Their Stories Straight, Get Qualified Immunity Anyway
A federal court admitted the officers violated the man's rights. It doesn't matter.
CNN's Leana Wen: The Unvaccinated Should Not Be Allowed To Leave Their Homes
"You have the option to not get vaccinated if you want," said the doctor. "But then you can't go out in public."
Strong Talent Elevates the Despair Porn of American Rust
Prestige television flogs another round of working-class misery.
The Biden Administration's 'Emergency' Vaccine Mandate May Be Vulnerable to Legal Challenges
OSHA has rarely used this option, which avoids the usual rule-making process, and most challenges to such edicts have been successful.
No, Biden, This Is About Freedom and Personal Choice
It's time to stop "states of exception" that justify government overreach into more and more of our lives.
House Democrats' Housing Bill Includes a $20 Billion Bailout of Federal Flood Insurance
A bill intended to make America's housing stock more climate-resilient also includes a big effective subsidy for the properties most exposed to the risks of climate change.
Where Does Biden Get the Authority To Mandate Vaccination?
Emergency OSHA rules are frequently struck down by courts.
After Toppling Al Qaeda, America Wasted a Staggering Amount of Money in Afghanistan
There will likely never be a full accounting of the war's cost, but as much as $600 billion might have simply vanished due to waste, fraud, and incompetence.
The Card Counter Is an Unexpectedly Powerful Anti-War Film
Paul Schrader's story of an ex-military torturer is a searing tale of violence and redemption.
Two Big New Ways the Biden Administration Plans To Overstep Its Pandemic Authority
Plus: The vaccine and abortion debates, a promising jobs report, and more...
What Fear Does to Our Freedom
COVID-19 and 9/11 both created opportunities to restrict our liberties in the name of keeping us safe.
Could the CIA and FBI Have Stopped 9/11?
We may have misinterpreted 9/11 as a harbinger, when it was really just an outlier.
California's 'Landmark' Labor Law Is Still Wreaking Economic Havoc
It's the sign of particularly bad legislation when lawmakers must create dozens of carve-outs and workarounds so that the supposed beneficiaries are exempted from its provisions.
We Lost Liberty After 9/11—COVID-19 Threatens More of the Same
History is repeating itself in ways that we, and our kids, will live to regret.
Exit Scam
A new podcast gives an autopsy of how a shadowy and charismatic crypto enthusiast was able to lure in so many people.
Undoing Drugs
Harm reduction invites a radical reconsideration of the way the government deals with politically disfavored intoxicants.
Biden Admits He Can't Mandate Masks. Why Does He Think He Can Mandate Vaccines?
Biden's sudden embrace of a federal vaccine requirement seems inconsistent with his acknowledgment that he cannot mandate every COVID-19 precaution he'd like people to follow.
Until Today, Joe Biden, Jen Psaki, and Rochelle Walensky Were All Publicly Opposed to Federal COVID Vaccine Mandates
"That's not the role of the federal government." What happened?
