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A piece of paper with the text "FOIA: The Freedom of Information Act" on it | ID 195210492 © Dzianis Dubinko | Dreamstime.com

FOIA

The Freedom of Information Act Is Failing Due to Government Bloat

In FY 2024, over 200,000 Freedom of Information Act requests were backlogged, according to the Government Accountability Office.

Sophia Mandt | 7.29.2025 6:00 AM

Close-up of a woman's hands as she turns off an iPhone, sitting in an airplane seat. | Ifeelstock | Dreamstime.com

Privacy

Crossing the U.S. Border? Keep Your Electronic Devices Safe from Searches.

Officials at the border have the power to paw through sensitive data on your phone.

J.D. Tuccille | 6.25.2025 7:00 AM

The Hollywood sign in Los Angeles, California, as seen from below. | Dan Breckwoldt | Dreamstime.com

Tariffs

Trump's Foreign Film Tariffs Could Stick Us With Nothing but Disney Movies

Tariffs on creative media are barriers not just to goods, but also to ideas.

J.D. Tuccille | 5.7.2025 7:00 AM

FOIA | WZZM 13

FOIA

College Student Slapped With $84,000 Bill for FOIA Records

"It's been very stressful for him," says the student's mother. "He just wants to go to school. He wants to do well. He wants to get an education."

Emma Camp | 12.4.2024 3:20 PM

The cover of Yuval Noah Harari's New Book 'Nexus' | Random House

Book Reviews

The Fantastical Scenarios of Yuval Noah Harari: From the Roman Past to the AI Future

In his haste to cram complex events into crisp little episodes, the historian passes over inconvenient details.

Corbin Barthold | 9.10.2024 7:00 AM

Cameras with eyeballs come out of a laptop, signifying that your browsing history is spying on you. | Nmedia | Dreamstime.com

NSA

NSA Purchases Internet Metadata To Spy on You Without a Warrant

A new letter from Sen. Ron Wyden (D–Ore.) reveals that the agency admitted the practice nearly three years ago but would not allow him to reveal it.

Joe Lancaster | 2.1.2024 1:50 PM

A globe is seen in front of 0 bills | Illustration: Lex Villena; Midjourney

Inequality

Despite the Doomsday Narrative, Global Inequality Has Significantly Declined

This progress has been widely shared, to the great benefit of the people at the bottom of the distribution.

Veronique de Rugy | 9.14.2023 9:15 AM

Two men in military uniforms stand between rows of data servers. | DPST/Newscom

Privacy

Intelligence Services Evade 4th Amendment by Paying for Your Data

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence warned that the practice threatens civil liberties, risks "mission creep," and could increase intelligence agencies' power.

Joe Lancaster | 6.14.2023 2:25 PM

A woman mourns at the Covenant School in Nashville after a mass shooting. | Mickey Bernal/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom

Government secrecy

The Public Has a Right To See the Nashville Shooter's Writings

Government officials have neither the right nor the credibility to stand in the way.

J.D. Tuccille | 6.12.2023 7:00 AM

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Brickbats

Brickbat: Paper Chase

Charles Oliver | 10.14.2021 4:00 AM

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Coronavirus

COVID-19 Reminds Us: Social Media Is Good, Actually

Will coronavirus help rehabilitate tech's rep?

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 3.16.2020 12:30 PM

Fake News | Wenling01/Dreamstime.com

Fake News

What If Widespread Disinformation Is the Solution to Fake News?

It may be time to hire a libel service.

Mike Godwin | 6.25.2019 2:45 PM

Large image for longform feature pages. | Jim Epstein

Guns

When Gun Control Is Censorship

New Defense Distributed chief Paloma Heindorff on making guns, fighting lawsuits, and life after Cody Wilson

Zach Weissmueller | 5.1.2019 12:00 PM

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