New National Bureau of Economic Research study shows this notorious law not only harmed would-be immigrants, but also damaged the US economy and reduced employment opportunities for native-born whites.
If the former president wins the 2024 race, the circumstances he would inherit are far more challenging, and several of his policy ideas are destructive.
China has dominated the market—thanks in part to a robust industrial policy.
Commerce Secretary Raimondo insists the rule "is a strictly national security action."
Two former Republican staffers, David Stockman and Stephen Moore, debate the state of the party.
America's COVID celebrity is facing scrutiny for funding risky research that may have sparked the pandemic—and for allegedly covering it up.
America's COVID celebrity is facing scrutiny for funding risky research that may have sparked the pandemic—and for allegedly covering it up.
American cellphone service providers don’t carry Huawei. Blame Donald Trump and Joe Biden.
Go after bribes and espionage, but leave mere speech alone.
Donald Trump believes that endless sanctions on Russia and Iran have serious downsides. So do Kamala Harris’ advisers.
Last week’s sedition conviction is yet another step backward for press freedom.
French police arrested Telegram founder Pavel Durov for failing to control his social media and messaging app.
A new poll challenges the protectionist narrative currently dominating both sides of the political aisle.
It's good to hear a candidate actually talk about our spending problem. But his campaign promises would exacerbate it.
The president who helped end America’s longest war now regrets leaving behind U.S. bases.
Despite flirting with “America First” realism and restraint, the Republican ticket is all-in on the forever wars.
Yes, cheap imports hurt some American companies. But protectionist trade policy harms many more Americans than it helps.
The U.S. has successfully navigated past debt challenges, notably in the 1990s. Policymakers can fix this if they find the will to do so.
And you have to admit, he's got a point.
Researchers examined garbage placed in public receptacles in Washington, D.C., and New York City and found that the locales’ bans on flavored tobacco products have unquestionably failed.
In an interview, former National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien admitted that "the Chinese didn’t honor" the terms of the deal, years after it was clear.
Washington keeps getting caught pushing the kind of disinformation it claims to oppose.
As allegations of intellectual property theft swirl, a deeper look reveals a tale of phony numbers and twisted data.
At yesterday's congressional hearing, the former NIAID director played word games and shifted blame in an effort to dismiss credible claims that his agency funded work that caused the pandemic.
As allegations of intellectual property theft swirl, a deeper look reveals a tale of phony numbers and twisted data.
Plus: Taiwan heats up, Robert Moses and Rockaway Beach, CBDCs, and more...
Despite both presidential candidates touting protectionist trade policy, tariffs do little to address the underlying factors that make it difficult for U.S. manufacturers to compete in the global marketplace.
Cyber intrusions, arson, bombings, and other mayhem feature in the conflict between West and East.
Plus: Boobs in the portal, Michelin-starred tacos, Argentine labor laws, Gavin Newsom's replacement, and more...
Federal officials say EcoHealth Alliance failed to properly report on its gain-of-function research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology and to monitor safety conditions there.
They're fleeing tyranny and seeking opportunity, not coming to "build a little army."
Bad for consumers, bad for American industry, bad for his administration's own environmental goals, and bad for an increasingly irrational executive branch.
Plus, an AI-generated recipe for garlic lovers' shrimp scampi
The economics of tariffs have not changed in the past eight years. Marco Rubio has.
Nominated stories include journalism on messy nutrition research, pickleball, government theft, homelessness, and more.
Congress is "silencing the 170 million Americans who use the platform to communicate," the company argues.
May Day should be a day to honor victims of an ideology that took tens of millions of lives. But we should also be open to alternative dates if they can attract broad enough support.
Electric vehicles are not a bad thing, especially in heavily polluted China. But the market should drive demand, not central planners.
Plus: Masking protesters, how Google Search got so bad, Columbia's anti-apartheid protests of the '80s, and more...
In the Jim Crow South, businesses fought racism—because the rules denied them customers.
Plus: A listener asks the editors to steel man the case for the Jones Act, an antiquated law that regulates maritime commerce in U.S. waters.
Plus: Homework liberation in Poland, Orthodox rabbi tells students to flee Columbia, toddler anarchy, and more...
Banning companies for doing business with China is a bad path to start down.
If higher tariffs were the solution to anything, wouldn't there be evidence of that by now?
San Francisco's prohibitionists worried that opium dens were patronized by "young men and women of respectable parentage" as well as "the vicious and the depraved."
Increased spending does not automatically equate to higher quality—something that is often lost in this debate.
San Francisco's prohibitionists worried that opium dens were patronized by "young men and women of respectable parentage" as well as "the vicious and the depraved."
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