The Weekly Standard Was Wrong About Almost Everything
But it was wrong for the right reasons.
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Can Public Pensions Survive the Next Recession?
"Public pension systems may be more vulnerable to an economic downturn than they have ever been."
After Living Abroad, Kids Struggle With American Overparenting
In the home of the brave, a kid can't hold a pencil on the school bus.
Deplatforming Is a Dangerous Game
Paying customers may be the next targets for social media "deplatforming."
Jeff Sessions Deals One More Blow to Criminal Justice Reform on His Way Out the Door
The former Attorney General has made it much for difficult for the DOJ to crack down on police departments accused of civil rights violations.
Liberty Has a New Champion on the Federal Bench
Don Willett has championed economic freedom and accountability for cops.
If Even Utah Has Gone Soft on Pot, Can the Nation Be Far Behind?
Nearly a quarter of the U.S. population lives in a jurisdiction where recreational use is legal.
The McConnell Era Has Been Terrible for American Politics
The Senate majority leader delivers hollow partisan victories and little else.
Ben Carson Battles the NIMBYs
The HUD secretary's desire to tackle restrictive zoning is encouraging, but real reform will have to come from the bottom up.
D.C. vs. the Wide Open West
The relationship between the people who inhabit those spaces and their distant and often distrusted imperial government.
It's OK To Make Money on Genetic Research
Companies should be applauded, not criticized, for working to identify the genetic roots of diseases that afflict humanity.
The FDA Should Lift Restrictions on Gay Blood Donors
The FDA' policy makes no exception for gay men who use condoms or are in monogamous relationships.
Gorsuch Challenges Blank Check for the U.S. Attorney General
A case to watch for both criminal justice reformers and for critics of executive overreach.
Why Are Conservatives Suddenly Supporting Mandatory Paid Leave?
The additional cost of adding paid leave to Social Security would be $114 billion over 10 years.
Does the Law Require the Drug Czar To Lie About Legalization?
The Office of National Drug Control Policy is required to fight marijuana legalization by any means necessary, even if it is working out well so far.
India at a Crossroads
India is known as the land of contradictions, and recent events do little to undermine that reputation.
The Libertarian Party Future, Perennially Out of Reach
Where does political libertarianism go after the midterms?
When the Nanny State Actually Tries To Nanny
This is not just about kids, but about the adults they will become.
The Lives We Can Save in California
Safe injection facilities and other harm reduction measures are the answer.
The 5 Worst Supreme Court Rulings of the Past 50 Years
Cases in which a majority of the Court fell down on the job.
The Backpage Scandal Isn't What You Think
How indie media entrepreneurs James Larkin and Michael Lacey became the targets of a federal witchhunt.
The Sorry State of FOIA
More than 50 years later, it is a wheezing, arthritic artifact of more optimistic times.
No More Vietnam Syndrome
If only the lessons of Vietnam, or even of Iraq, would actually stick.
Reason Once Tried To Predict the Future. How Did We Do?
A generation later, three major themes still resonate.
D.C. Unfriends Silicon Valley
Social media execs did themselves no favors by becoming so closely identified with the Democratic Party.
The Next Big Fight Over Organized Labor May Already Be Here
Striking down exclusive representation would allow labor organizers to give the boot to free-riding employees.
