Will Absorbing the ATF Into the FBI Rein in Each Agency's Abuses?
The ATF, charged with regulating firearms, has a history of abuse and incompetence.
The ATF, charged with regulating firearms, has a history of abuse and incompetence.
Chairman Andrew Ferguson’s assault on "Big Tech censorship" aims to override editorial decisions protected by the First Amendment.
Critics on both the left and the right decry surrogacy as exploitative, especially when carriers are compensated.
The presidential adviser's lack of formal authority complicates his cost-cutting mission.
Whether or not a reasonable police officer violates clearly established law when he declines to check the features and address of his target house before raiding it is thus still up for debate.
Interim U.S. Attorney Ed Martin puts loyalty to Donald Trump ahead of loyalty to the Constitution.
After promoting a crypto token that collapsed in hours, Argentina’s president claims he was deceived.
From forest restoration to energy infrastructure, NEPA delays projects that would benefit the economy and environment.
The law is wasteful and protectionist. Now, a new lawsuit argues that it is unconstitutional too.
Lawmakers in Arizona and California are attempting to overcome local resistance to meaningful starter home reforms.
"If the Republican budget passes, the deficit gets worse, not better," says Rep. Thomas Massie. He's right.
If Trump wants to encourage domestic investment, his antitrust appointees should ditch their Big Tech prejudice.
Plus: Romanian democracy, FEMA's insane policies, Maher on trans kids, and more...
A former Afghan intelligence officer who worked alongside U.S. forces sought safety in America. Now, under the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, his parole has been revoked, and he’s been detained without explanation.
Harvard historian Serhii Plokhy's book tells the stories of soldiers, stalkers, and squatters in Chernobyl during Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Plus: A listener asks the editors whether it makes sense for a country to have a sovereign wealth fund.
Combine moral zealotry with increasingly blurred lines between political speech and violence long enough, and the outcome is predictable.
The president's portrayal of journalism he does not like as consumer fraud is legally frivolous and blatantly unconstitutional.
The Trump administration’s math on Middle Eastern energy supplies just doesn’t add up.
Is Florida forgetting that the First Amendment applies there too?
Plus: German elections, how I almost got arrested this weekend, and more...
DOGE may not just save money; it may encourage honesty.
What the Russian-born author would have thought of Russia's war in Ukraine
One perk that may materialize from Elon Musk upending the federal bureaucracy is the downfall of the government’s obsessive use of abbreviations.
The spread of Ultimate Frisbee testifies to a kind of Western soft power in the Middle East, one far friendlier than bombs or bullets.
The president is positioning himself to have much greater control over a smaller, enfeebled federal bureaucracy.
The newly confirmed head of the country's leading law enforcement agency has a history of advocating politically motivated investigations even while condemning them.
The penny is expensive to produce and has long outlived its usefulness.
"It's shameful that government officials would use the criminal legal process to censor art and expression."
The move effectively retcons J.D. Vance's claim that legal Haitian immigrants were actually here illegally.
Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson reaffirms the flawed 2023 merger guidelines.
How well-intentioned laws created new cultural conflicts—and eroded personal liberty
Plus: The Democratic Party's insecurities, protesting Trump via interpretive dance, the Yosemite locksmith, and more...
There's little question that Trump is taking the concept of the imperial presidency to its apogee.
Democrats seem willing to tolerate a lot to get a larger government, but Republicans aren’t much better.
The deeply weird Southern Reach Series reminds us that human institutions can turn people into something unrecognizable.
Author Haruki Murakami offers a potent reminder of the value of free movement.
Georgetown constitutional law professor Randy Barnett discusses the legality of DOGE, Trump's executive orders, and birthright citizenship.
If Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is serious about reducing military spending, he will need to embrace a narrower understanding of national security.
Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson hypocritically engages in the very partisanship for which he faults the American Bar Association.
It tries to offset as much as $4.8 trillion—mostly for tax cut extensions—with only $1.5 trillion in supposed spending reductions.
Free speech experts say the takedown order is a clear example of unconstitutional prior restraint under the First Amendment.
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