Not Like Us (Federal Employee Version)
If you wanna trim fat, you might catch beef.
What did we learn from yet another escalation in the North American trade war? Not to do it again.
Robert Pattinson stars as spacefaring multiples in director Bong Joon-ho's disappointing follow-up to Parasite.
Plus: The Trump administration's American dream revisionism, 50 theses on DOGE, what people get wrong about extreme MAGA, and more...
The president campaigned on a promise to defend the First Amendment, but he's now attacking free speech through a variety of disreputable strategies.
Reform could replace an unsustainable boondoggle with lower costs, more freedom, and better care.
Prime Roots deli-style meat alternatives are made of koji, the fungi that make soy sauce delicious.
The St. Augustine Pirate & Treasure Museum claims to house more than 800 authentic pirate artifacts.
Vanity Fair's James Pogue dives into the dissident right, his personal experiences with MAGA, and how Ukraine policy is unfolding.
Trump's nominee for NIH director once stirred major controversy for criticizing lockdowns, mask mandates, and school closures. Yesterday, Senate Democrats didn't even raise the issue.
It's also a reminder of the disarray that ensues from strikes put on by state employees, who hold monopolies on public goods.
If enacted, the order would weaken digital security for Apple users throughout the U.K.
Entitlements are a much bigger expense, but that doesn't mean the waste doesn't matter.
A recent study claiming inequality of opportunity in the sciences commits statistical and conceptual errors that make its findings meaningless.
Rose Docherty was arrested over her sign, which read: "Coercion is a crime, here to talk, only if you want."
A proposed bill in 2021 would have put the HHS secretary in charge of censoring COVID-19 contrarianism on social media.
HHS, like all government programs, has plenty of silly and wasteful line items in its budget; there's no need to just make things up.
Plus: Columbia's Hamas apologists, Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI, and more...
Hawks from both major parties lashed out at the confirmation hearing for Trump’s nominee for top military strategist.
Texas A&M's Board of Regents voted to ban drag shows on the grounds that they objectify women and violate state and federal policies against promoting "gender ideology."
The president's assertion is divorced from reality, and so are the "estimated savings" touted by Elon Musk.
If the government wants to encourage cryptocurrency innovation, "buying coins is actually a pretty lousy way of doing that," says one economist.
It's great to have presidents talking about the need for a balanced budget, but Republicans are backing a plan that will increase borrowing.
New York's proposed ban on nicotine pouches ignores science, consumer choice, and the lessons of prohibition.
The president said a Florida school "secretly socially transitioned" a 13-year-old. Emails suggest otherwise.
The Good Eats host talks about the virtues of Cap'n Crunch, why fusion cooking isn't cultural appropriation, and how Martha Stewart's perfectionism ruined dinner parties.
Plus: Democrat disruptions, Columbia University scrutinized by the feds, and more...
A popular narrative says Europeans are better off because of increased regulation. Reality paints a different picture.
Handouts to corporations distort the market, breed corruption, and politicize the economy.
The Supreme Court will decide whether this threat to the Second Amendment is legally viable.
If only they were as big as the list of new spending.
The tariffs Trump has already imposed on Canada, Mexico, and China will cost an estimated $142 billion this year—and he says more are on the way.
Harvard historian Serhii Plokhy's book tells the stories of soldiers, stalkers, and squatters in Chernobyl during Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The department insists its directive will not suppress First Amendment rights.
If tariffs are a poor method of collecting revenue or strengthening trade, they're even less effective at stopping the flow of illegal drugs.
The Trump administration’s trade war leaves everyone worse off.
On Monday, a Montana judge roundly rejected homeowners' legal challenge to new laws allowing duplexes and accessory dwelling units in single-family areas.
D.C.'s bureaucracy violates independent drivers' economic liberty.
A smaller government with a more powerful set of unaccountable executive officials is unlikely to be much of a win for liberty.
State laws banning caged eggs are cutting off millions from cheaper options.
Plus: Tariffs go into effect, inside the fact-checker industrial complex, and more...
Making policy and passing laws is supposed to be difficult and should be left to the messy channels established by the Constitution.
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