Roberts identifies genuine problems, but little in the way of good solutions. He also sometimes overlooks ways in which the Supreme Court is partly responsible for the challenges the judiciary faces.
How cops, politicians, and bureaucrats tried to dodge responsibility in 2024
By picking a former aide to J.D. Vance as the next head of the Department of Justice's antitrust division, Trump sends a worrying signal.
Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan used the state to achieve political aims that have nothing to do with keeping markets competitive. J.D. Vance has said she's done "a good job."
Men and women vote differently, but 2024's gender gap was far from unique.
Despite a few bright spots, the disappointing returns suggest that the road to pharmacological freedom will be rockier than activists hoped.
The vice presidential hopeful displayed his dishonesty on Joe Rogan's podcast last week.
Ove the last few days, I gave two talks on immigration in Switzerland. Here are some reflections on that experience.
Links to all my writings on these topics.
Plus: Trump at Madison Square Garden, Florida's abortion amendment, Israel's Iran retaliation, and more...
From 9/11 to the COVID-19 pandemic, crisis moments keep reshaping the political landscape.
As millions of Christians plan to sit out the election, church leaders face tough choices about how to inspire their congregations without violating the law.
There are many explanations for the slow, long-term decline in work force participation among American men. Undocumented immigration doesn't seem to be a major factor.
Instead of focusing on the ways a rollback of zoning laws could lower housing costs for everyone, Vance wants to zealously enforce zoning codes to keep Haitians out of town.
It's fundamentally different from what Republicans have tried to do, but similar enough to be worrisome.
A new study finds that conservatives are especially likely to share information from sources that a "politically balanced" sample of Republicans and Democrats deemed untrustworthy.
Both presidential candidates (and their running mates) seem confused about the constraints imposed by the First Amendment.
Plus: Massachusetts NIMBYs get their day in court, Pittsburgh one-step forward, two-steps back approach to zoning reform, and a surprisingly housing-heavy VP debate.
Housing is unaffordable because regulations have prevented its commodification.
Trump's protectionist running mate comes out against “cheap, knockoff toasters” and common sense.
While congressmen hold performative hearings to win political points, they delegate policymaking to the administrative.
During Tuesday's debate, Tim Walz fumbled a key moment by misunderstanding the First Amendment
Each party's candidate is jockeying to be more aggressive on fentanyl, whose use has proliferated as a direct result of government aggression.
Vance says higher energy prices make building houses more costly. What, then, do tariffs on steel and lumber do?
Plus: J.D. Vance won last night's debate, longshoremen update, and more...
Both candidates mentioned the importance of new supply to bring down housing costs. But their focus was firmly on their chosen boogeymen.
The first debate question was a pitch for war with Iran. Tim Walz and J.D. Vance both dodged it.
The new law should help licensed retailers compete with the black market while mitigating the odor that offends Donald Trump and J.D. Vance.
It's easy to snark and mock Donald Trump and J.D. Vance for spreading awful, racist lies. The Democratic ticket should aim to do more.
A lot more than Oren Cass and J.D. Vance want you to think, and Americans wouldn't like the tradeoffs necessary.
Plus: Long live Eric Adams, Electoral College bias, and more...
Weak after-the-fact "collaboration" in no way substantiates or justifies cruel allegations against Haitians in Springfield.
Trump and Vance should stop blaming Democratic rhetoric (and vice versa).
To justify his misinformation, the Republican vice presidential candidate cited a report from a woman whose lost cat turned up, very much alive, in her own basement.
Plus: J.D. Vance's shifting views on mass deportations, federal bureaucrats steal Disney World tickets from homeless kids, and more...
Plus: A listener asks the editors to ponder which election was the most important one in their lifetimes.
Donald Trump's running mate says he is willing to "create stories" if they help call attention to the costs of lax immigration policies.
"I would have asked the states to submit alternative slates of electors and let the country have the debate," Vance said when asked if he'd refuse to certify the election.
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.
Plus: J.D. Vance shouldn't be near podcasts, Trump takes on marijuana laws, and more...
The Ohio senator doesn't want to limit government power. He wants to use it against his political enemies.
Plus: Brat summer revisited, Telegram CEO arrested, and more...
Walz is wrong to attack Vance for leaving home to go to Yale. Vance is wrong to support policies that would close off similar opportunities to others.
The rise of neopopulism means those who prioritize free markets have no political home.
Would a YIMBY building boom rejuvenate urban family life or produce sterile, megacity hellscapes?
The Democratic vice presidential nominee has a long record of supporting cannabis reform.
A very special Reason Roundtable crossover episode with two guests from The Dispatch!
Untangling the roots of Vance's odd political evolution.
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