Biden's Gun Control Proposals Make Little Sense As a Response to the Mass Shooting in Boulder
It is hard to see how an "assault weapon" ban or expanded background checks could have prevented this attack.
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These San Francisco Condo Dwellers Are NIMBY Hypocrites
Residents of a building that sailed through the city's approval process want to stop a building next door because it would shade a senior center, alter a "historic" gay bar
Too Many People Admiring the Cherry Blossoms Is Not a COVID-19 Risk
The CDC is waging an unscientific war on the great outdoors.
School Choice Is Coming to Union Stronghold West Virginia
School closures are the best thing to happen to educational choice.
Sex Trafficking Panic and Victim Blaming Follow Atlanta Massage Parlor Murders
Rhetoric around the shootings risks putting massage workers everywhere in more danger.
Most Americans Have Not Put on Pandemic Weight, Actually
Plus: Homeschooling rates have doubled, the USPS is about to get even slower at delivering mail, and more...
Will Democrats Really Nuke the Filibuster—and What Happens If They Do?
Are Mitch McConnell's threats credible, or is he a paper tiger?
A Health Care Haven No More
Despite its access to brainpower and financial backing, it had turned out to be harder than expected for Haven to disrupt the health care market.
Immigration, Trade, and Narrative-Warping
Why border activity doesn't look that much different under the Biden administration, and how the media framed the Atlanta shootings
After $1.9 Trillion Spending Hike, Biden Is Planning $3 Trillion in New Spending
This time with tax increases too!
Marijuana News in 3 States Shows Stark Differences As Prohibition Crumbles
New Mexico could be the 16th state to legalize pot, while Texas considers tinkering with its onerous penalties and Pennsylvania continues to arrest cannabis consumers.
Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Fight Over Boston Bomber's Death Sentence
President Joe Biden campaigned on ending the federal death penalty, but he’s been quiet about it since taking office.
Brown University Will Let Students Anonymously Report Title IX Sexual Misconduct
What could go wrong?
L.A.'s Plan To Save Old Affordable Units Could Mean No New Ones
Freezing rents at existing affordable housing will eliminate developers' incentive to build more of it.
Government is Still the Biggest Threat to Free Speech
When Amazon won't sell your book, you can head to Barnes & Noble. When government cancels your expression, there's nowhere left to go.
Arkansas Governor Hopes Abortion Ban Will Trigger Roe v. Wade Challenge
Plus: Wisconsin may approve microschools, what will Biden Title IX guidance look like, and more...
Dump Pandemic-Era Authoritarianism and Let Capitalism Rebuild Prosperity
Free people and free markets reduced poverty in the past and are capable of doing so again.
The Dream of the '90s Died in Portland
Once an up-and-coming city, Portland was destroyed from within by radical activism and political ineptitude.
Why We (Still) Shouldn't Censor Misinformation
It strains credulity to believe random tweets can lead otherwise normal people to drive across the country and stage an insurrection.
Why Are Members of Congress Trying To Ban the Importation of Kangaroo Meat?
Congress should rue the day it hopped on the kangaroo-meat ban.
This Florida Drug Smuggler Escaped 7 Life Sentences—Twice
Dickie Lynn's story shows how the drug war warped the criminal justice system.
Government Censorship Is the Worst Cancel Culture of All
Politicians on the right and the left are coming for your free speech.
The Media Got It Wrong: Police Captain Didn't Say the Atlanta Spa Killer Was Having a 'Bad Day'
The full video shows that Jay Baker was paraphrasing what Robert Aaron Long told investigators about his motivations.
This Year's March Madness Is the Biggest Legal Sports Betting Event in American History
Even the famously stodgy NCAA is changing its views on gambling. For the first time, games will be played in a state where sports betting is legal.
Schumer Insists on Keeping Beachfront Bailouts for Wealthy Americans' Vacation Homes
The senate majority leader is stymying long-needed increases in federal flood insurance rates.
HBO Takes a Deep Dive into the Wild Corners of QAnon
Documentary series Q: Into the Storm delves into the Trump-era conspiracy.
Everybody Except Teachers Unions Loves the CDC's Revised School Distancing Guidelines
By moving the recommended distance from six feet to three feet, the CDC brings the U.S. back in line with science, and hastens full school reopening.
The Cops Who Drew Guns and Forced an Innocent Family To Lie on the Pavement Were Dismayed by the Angry Response
After gratuitously terrifying a 6-year-old girl, the officers blamed her mother, who also had done nothing illegal.
Biden, Democrats Are Locking in Trump's Tariffs
Rather than undoing Trump's disastrous trade policies, Democrats in the White House and Congress appear to be entrenching the tariffs as a key part of U.S. trade policy.
White House Sanctions Staffers Over Past Marijuana Use
Plus: FTC commissioner on antitrust action against Facebook, FIRE's Greg Lukianoff on the "marketplace of ideas" metaphor, and more...
Disabled Man on Sex Offender Registry for Prank Gone Wrong Will Get a New Hearing
"Once you have the Scarlet Letter, it doesn't go away until you're gone."
40 Years a Prisoner
The new HBO documentary looks at what happened before, during, and after the 1978 MOVE shootout in Philadelphia.
Only Tolerance Can Save Us From Political Fanatics
With ideological crusades replacing theological battles, we will again have to learn to live and let live.
Townscaper
A new type of city-building game which will make you feel like you've been administered a digital Valium
How Britain Lost the Lockdown Battle
Even though COVID-19 spread is low, Brits love their lockdown.
Joe Biden, Border Cop
People on both the left and right assumed Biden would lift Trump’s draconian immigration restrictions. But for some hopeful immigrants, things have actually gotten worse.
Bill de Blasio Says the NYPD Should Warn People Not To Be Haters
"If someone has done something wrong, but not rising to a criminal level, it's perfectly appropriate for an NYPD officer to talk to them."
New York Legislature Passes Bill To Limit Solitary Confinement
The HALT Act would allow incarcerated people to be held in solitary confinement for no more than 15 days.
Incoming Teen Vogue Editor Forced To Resign Over Old Tweets
Profuse apologizing was not enough to save Alexi McCammond.
Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine's Benefits Far Outweigh Risks, Say E.U. Regulators
The precautionary principle kills again.
A New Frontier in the War on Meth: A 40 Percent Tax on Bongs You Can't Use To Smoke Meth
Iowa smoke shop owners say the tax would be "a ban without being an outright ban."
California Lawmakers Try Again To Create a System To Decertify Bad Cops
Union resistance shut down last year’s effort.
When It Comes to Policy, Biden and Trump Aren't That Different
The president's approach to immigration, trade, and industry may sound familiar.
