Neck and Neck
Plus: Baby showers for frozen eggs, Orbán pulls an Abbott, China's economic woes, and more...
Donald Trump
Why Trump's Child Care Policy Incoherence Matters
If the Republican Party's presidential candidate can't articulate a supply-side alternative to costly Democratic proposals, then government will get bigger.
Harris Attacks Trump for a Foreign Policy Proposal Backed by Her Own Advisors
Donald Trump believes that endless sanctions on Russia and Iran have serious downsides. So do Kamala Harris’ advisers.
Kamala Harris Can't Stick to Her Story
Plus: Dutch housing policy makes literally no sense, Israel-Palestine gets litigated on campus (again), and more...
'Sometimes You Need a Strongman,' Trump Declares
The former president's attempts to put a positive spin on the term are consistent with his alarmingly authoritarian instincts.
Russian Influence Operation Allegedly Funded American Media Stars
Plus: Chinese "illegal agent" in New York's government, Netanyahu wants to take over Gaza humanitarian aid, and more...
Leave U.S. Steel Alone
Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, and J.D. Vance agree that U.S. Steel needs to be controlled from Washington. They are all wrong.
My New The Hill Article on How Trump and Harris Cater to Political Ignorance
Both propose awful economic policies that appeal to public ignorance.
The Best of Reason: Project 2025 Is No Match for MAGA Dysfunction
Trump promised to hire "only the best people," yet his presidential plans were repeatedly thwarted by his staff. Will a second term be different?
Hamas' Next-Level Brutality
Plus: Trump hush money case, assisted suicide prosecution, Tucker Carlson's Holocaust-denialist historian, and more...
Bowing to Public Opinion, Trump and Harris Both Agree That Marijuana Should Be Legal
It remains unclear whether either would do anything about that as president.
How Should the U.S. Respond to Hamas Executing Americans?
Plus: A listener asks the editors, when it is right to revolt to stop repeated miscarriages of justice?
A Very Tight Race
Plus: J.D. Vance shouldn't be near podcasts, Trump takes on marijuana laws, and more...
Trump Repeats an 'Urban Legend' by Invoking 'Fentanyl Laced Marijuana'
At least he draws the right conclusion from this imaginary hazard, acknowledging the dangers created by prohibition.
The Teamsters' Alliance With the 'New Right' Was Never Going To Work
Autonomous vehicle developer Waymo is at the center of a fight between labor unions and venture capital that's dividing the populist right.
Hanlon's Razor Is Getting Rusty in the 2024 Election
Don't attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.
Trump Doubled Down on Authoritarianism by Selecting J.D. Vance
The Ohio senator doesn't want to limit government power. He wants to use it against his political enemies.
Donald Trump Backs Florida Marijuana Legalization Amendment
Trump says the legislature should ban public pot smoking but that we shouldn't waste money arresting adults for possession.
More Babies!
Plus: Kamala Harris' big night, Japan ignores climate critics, Rio cops lose their minds, and more...
My Forthcoming Article "A Lost Opportunity to Protect Democracy Against Itself: What the Supreme Court Got Wrong in Trump v. Anderson"
The forthcoming Cato Supreme Court Review article is now available on SSRN. It critiques the Supreme Court's decision in the Trump Section 3 disqualification case.
Project 2025 Is No Match for MAGA Dysfunction
Trump promised to hire "only the best people," yet his presidential plans were repeatedly thwarted by his staff. Will a second term be different?
Special Counsel Jack Smith Files Revised Trump Indictment in Election Subversion Case
The revised indicment is intended to address the Supreme Court's presidential immunity ruling in Trump v. United States.
A Revised Trump Indictment Tries To Overcome the 'Presumption' of Presidential Immunity
In charging the former president with illegal election interference, Special Counsel Jack Smith emphasizes the defendant's personal motivation and private means.
John Stossel Fact Checks RFK Jr.
Debate is one of the best ways to get closer to the truth. At least Kennedy is willing to do so.
Trump's Proposals Would Add $5.8 Trillion to the Deficit
Vice President Kamala Harris would add about $2 trillion to the deficit.
Bomb the Drugs
Plus: Telegram founder arrested in France, "blue zones" may be a myth, and more...
J.D. Vance's Revisionist History
Plus: Brat summer revisited, Telegram CEO arrested, and more...
At Rally, RFK Jr. Says He'll Stop Forever Wars, Seed Oils From Trump's Cabinet
Kennedy said that Trump would be the superior candidate on his three major, "existential" issues of "free speech, the war in Ukraine, and the war on our children."
Criminal Justice Reform Took a Back Seat at the 2024 DNC
The official Democratic Party platform no longer endorses abolishing the death penalty, decriminalizing marijuana, or repealing mandatory minimums.
RFK Jr. Spread Some Libertarian Ideas, Then Sold Out to Trump
The independent candidate deserves credit for promoting some liberty-friendly causes.
Thank God It's Over
Plus: Harris/Walz camo hats are not for rednecks, mobility vs. density, and more...
Free Speech Coalition Slaps Censorious E.U. Commissioner Who Threatened Elon Musk
The European Union is an engine of global control-freakery.
Manufacturing Joy at the DNC
This is what 'democracy' looks like. Unfortunately.
Democrats Are Talking About 'Freedom' Because Voters Really Like Freedom
And probably because Republicans have foolishly abandoned it as a unifying theme.
Trump and Harris' Economic Plans Are Depressingly Similar
Both campaigns represent variations on a theme of big, fiscally irresponsible, hyper-interventionist government.
Economic Liberty Now Has No Place In Either Party
The rise of neopopulism means those who prioritize free markets have no political home.
Anna Gát: Building an Intellectual Platform for the Politically Homeless
The founder of Interintellect, which hosts public and members-only salons online and offline, advocates for a truly free and self-moderating market of ideas in the age of political polarization.
Kamala Harris' 'Price Gouging' Ban: A New Idea That Has Failed for Thousands of Years
A half-baked idea that is just as dubious as Donald Trump's tariffs.
Trump's New, More Sophisticated Take on Crime Still Does Not Show 'Homicides Are Skyrocketing'
Although his campaign rejects the FBI's numbers as "garbage," they are broadly consistent with evidence from other sources.
Democrats Just Can't Quit Saving Our Souls
Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton bring millenarianism—and messianism—back.
Democratic Platform Attacks Trump for Not Going to War
The Democratic Party wants to outhawk Republicans, denouncing Trump for deescalating with North Korea and Iran.
Democrats Unburdened by What They Have Done to Chicago
This is what you get when politics is untethered from governance.
Harris and Trump Offer Terrible Housing Policies
With minor exceptions, their proposals are likely to do more harm than good.
Is Donald Trump the Best Choice?
Famed economist Arthur Laffer debates Libertarian Party presidential candidate Chase Oliver.
Carving Out a Tax Cut Just for Tips Doesn't Make More Sense When Kamala Harris Does It
Exempting tips from the federal income tax would add to the deficit and unfairly penalize nontipped workers. It's a bad idea no matter who is pitching it.
Kamala Wants Price Controls
Plus: East River swimming, Nord Stream update, Palmer Luckey, and more...
Trump Falsely Claims That 'Homicides Are Skyrocketing,' an Imaginary Trend He Blames on Kamala Harris
Trump's campaign dismisses recent crime data while glossing over the fact that he was president during the huge homicide spike in 2020.
