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Rent Control Feeds Inequality in San Francisco
San Francisco is famously America's most expensive city.
The Constitutional Case for California's Sanctuary State Laws
The feds may commandeer local police into administering neither federal gun control nor federal immigration policy.
From Washington to Wisconsin, States Are Punishing Dissent
Faced with the possibility of fines or legal battles, many will choose not to speak at all.
Marijuana Memo Makes a Mess
Trump 'absolutely' opposed the federal crackdown his attorney general seems to want.
Tariffs Are Self-Imposed Sanctions
We restrict trade to punish our enemies. Why would we do the same to ourselves?
Silicon Valley's Dangerous Political Blind Spots
Will the lack of ideological diversity doom big tech companies?
Social Media Beats Censorship in Iran
The vigorous debate over censorship shows how much Iran has changed in recent years.
Fearful Frenzy in a World of Unlikely Doom
These days, death lurks behind gas pumps, inside water bottles, and under throw pillows.
When Fixing the Problem Makes It Worse
Our best hope is that commercial and cultural change will overcome the tendency to force top-down, one-size-fits-all solutions onto complicated problems.
Don't Feed President Troll
Four questions to ask yourself before you freak out about Trump's latest tweet
America's Secret Death Penalty Drugs
Governments have gone to great effort to keep the sources and methods of their death penalty regimes secret.
A Non-Terrible District Attorney Wins in Philly
But will he be able to follow through?