One Year Into His Presidency, Joe Biden's Immigration Policy Hasn't Made Anyone Happy
Some good changes have flown under the radar. But there have been few wins—political or practical.
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These Lawsuits Argue That Trump Conspired To Incite the Capitol Riot
Proving that claim requires more than reckless rhetoric, which is constitutionally protected.
Was the Capitol Riot Really the Opening Battle of a Civil War?
There are good reasons to think polls grossly exaggerate the number of Americans who support political violence.
January 6 and the Problem of Political Ignorance
Ignorance and bias played a major role in the attack on the Capitol and in the continuing belief of many Republicans that Biden didn't really win the 2020 election. The issue is part of the broader problem of political ignorance and bias, which is by no means confined to any one side of the political spectrum.
The Strategic yet Self-Defeating Hyperbole of 'Democracy in Peril' Journalism
As awful as things are, Trump is not Milošević, Republicans are not unified behind him, Stacey Abrams is not a hero, and every day is not January 6.
Don't Make Every Day January 6
The Capitol riot was awful, but it shouldn't serve as an excuse to violate civil liberties.
David Harsanyi: Why America Must Reject 'Eurotrash' Ideas
The National Review staffer's new book is a spirited defense of capitalism, individualism, and free speech.
In 2022, Pay Attention to Right-Wing Authoritarianism
For decades, libertarians have focused on illiberalism coming from the political left. But authoritarianism has taken root among many conservatives across the world.
2021 Was Another Disappointing Year for Immigration Policy
Joe Biden promised to do better by migrants upon taking office, but he fell short in 2021.
Why the Pandemic Will End Only When We Demand It's Over
Ronald Bailey and Jacob Sullum on the future of COVID-19, the politicization of science, the failure of mandates, and how to talk with anti-vaxxers.
The Year's Highlights in Blame Shifting
Politicians and cops found creative ways to dodge responsibility in 2021.
California Reinstates Mask Mandate as Omicron Panic Devours Team Blue
Plus: Trump's family members and cable news supporters pleaded with him to stop the January 6 riot, the D.C. metro needs a reckoning, and more...
D.C. Circuit Rejects Trump Effort to Block Release of Documents to January 6 Committee
Will the Supreme Court step in?
Is Dr. Oz Fit To Join the U.S. Senate?
The TV personality's extensive history of promoting dubious nostrums suggests that he isn't.
Two More Lawyers Sanctioned for Filing Frivolous Election Challenges
A federal magistrate judge in Colorado orders two attorneys to pay over $180K in fees to cover defendants' legal costs.
The Case for Compensating Victims of Trump's Brutal Child Separation Policy
Both legal and moral considerations support it.
Don't Worship an FBI That Took the Steele Dossier Seriously
Why trust an agency that conceals information from judges but prosecutes us for lying to it?
DC Circuit Temporarily Blocks Release of White House of January 6 Documents
A panel of the court will hear Trump’s challenge to the release of material on an expedited basis.
District Court Rejects Trump's Executive Privilege Claim for January 6 Records (Updated)
In a well-reasoned opinion, the district court rejects the former President's efforts to prevent the release of information by the National Archives to the January 6 Committee.
Let Trade Topple Cuba's Tyranny
Biden should denounce Cuba’s communist tyranny while pushing for more free trade with Cubans.
Trump Laid the Groundwork for Biden's Infrastructure Boondoggle
It's Biden's bill, but Trump helped set the stage.
Justice Department Charges a Steele Dossier Source With Lying to the FBI
The investigation of Trump aide Carter Page has exposed major problems with federal secret surveillance warrants.
Joe Biden Says Families Separated at Border Won't Be Receiving $450,000 Settlements
Plus: Children's vaccine passports in San Francisco, investors' inflation fears are on the rise, and more...
Mad, Trump-Averse Parents Finally Had Someone To Vote Against
Politicians continue to ignore—or insult—independents at their peril.
Congressional Report Confirms Trump's USDA Food-Box Program Was a Huge Waste of Money
Replacing parts of SNAP with a poorly overseen food delivery program turned out to be an expensive disaster.
Popular Progressive Policies Helped Ruin Venezuela. They Won't Work Here Either.
The idea that massive government spending, hate speech laws, and gun control will improve America—when they failed horribly elsewhere—is a dangerous myth.
Garry Kasparov: From Communism's Last Chess Champion to Freedom Fighter
30 years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, its greatest—and last—chess champion reflects on the awful system that produced him.
Biden's Support Among Independents Has Crashed
As Democrats wrangle over his domestic agenda, and anti-Trump conservatives agonize over political strategy, both should pay more attention to the 27-point drop in presidential approval among self-described independents.
Holding Steve Bannon in Contempt
Congress prepares to assert its investigative authority.
Biden Administration Set To Reinstate 'Remain in Mexico' Policy Next Month
The Trump-era border measure relegated 70,000 migrants to dangerous conditions in Mexico while they awaited immigration court dates.
Trump's Tariffs Didn't Work. Biden's Won't Work Either.
They favor special interests, hurt consumers, and have utterly failed to rein in China.
Does Executive Privilege Extend Beyond a President's Term?
President Trump is telling former aides to assert executive privilege to frustrate the congressional investigation of January 6.
The Ohio GOP Senate Primary Is an Embarrassing Spectacle
Josh Mandel and J.D. Vance are locked in a race to the bottom.
Way Too Many People Want an All-Powerful President
Rather than fighting for power, Americans should ignore each other and go about their lives.
Biden to GOP: 'Get Out of the Way, So You Don't Destroy' the Country
The President's inaugural "unity" rhetoric has given way to apocalyptic condemnation.
Trump's 'Eastman Memo' Proposed an Unconstitutional Power Grab by the Vice President
A conservative law professor advised Donald Trump that Mike Pence could unilaterally overturn the 2020 election.
From Russiagate to the MyPillow Guy, Let's Stop With Electoral Conspiracy Theories
Before Mike Lindell's lunatic claims and Donald Trump's sour grapes over 2020, there was Hillary Clinton and the media's false insistence on Kremlin interference.
Blame Both Parties if the Federal Government Shuts Down in December
Democrats want to raise the debt ceiling, while Republicans occasionally remember they're against big government spending.
George Will vs. 1619 Project: The U.S. Founding Is 'the Best Thing That Ever Happened'
The Washington Post columnist says President Joe Biden isn't a progressive but "will go where the [Democratic] party goes, and the party is being driven by other people."
The Eastman Memo: Poor Lawyering for a Disreputable Cause (Updated)
An audacious last-minute attempt to undo the results of the 2020 election.
Taxing the Rich Isn't Enough to Pay for Democrats' Welfare State. They'll Need To Soak the Middle Class Too.
There simply aren't enough rich people to finance all the new spending.
George Will: Why He's Against Biden, Trump, and the 1619 Project—And Bullish on the Future
When government "gets out of the way, we're going to see again, the creativity of the American people," says the 80-year-old optimist.
Biden Won't End the Warfare-Surveillance State
National security reporter Spencer Ackerman on 9/11, mass surveillance at home, and failed wars abroad.
9/11's Lesson: War Doesn't Work
Historian Stephen Wertheim says two decades of failed wars have finally made America more likely to embrace military restraint.
Stephen Wertheim: 9/11, Afghanistan, and Failed Foreign Policy
"You don’t get to lose a war and expect the result to look like you won it," says the author of Tomorrow, the World: The Birth of U.S. Global Supremacy.
Crises Bring Out the Toddler in Power-Hungry Politicians
Thwarted politicians rant, pout, and are outraged by anybody who pushes back.
