Even as they attack the Biden administration's crusade against "misinformation," Missouri and Louisiana defend legal restrictions on content moderation.
Also: Oppenheimer and Godzilla win at the Oscars, Virginia state lawmakers nuke plans for taxpayer-funded arena, and more...
Reason immigration writer Fiona Harrigan surveys the growth of private migrant sponsorship programs. They have had impressive successes, but still suffer from unfortunte limitations.
The ruling allows the CNVH private sponsorship program - covering migrants from Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Haiti to continue. But it is likely to be appealed.
I spoke along with fellow VC blogger Keith Whittington.
The president has not expunged marijuana records or decriminalized possession, which in any case would fall far short of the legalization that voters want.
Plus: Illegal immigrants at Whole Foods, AI predicting homelessness, Chinese espionage, and more...
In his State of the Union address, Biden promised indefinite U.S. involvement in Ukraine, Gaza, Yemen, and beyond.
The president's laundry list of proposed tax credits would likely make the problem of high housing costs worse.
Raising the payroll tax cap could generate up to $1 trillion over 10 years, but Social Security faces a $2.8 trillion deficit.
Biden claims that billions in loan forgiveness is "good for the economy," but his plans will end up costing taxpayers almost $500 billion.
Shrinkflation is just inflation by another name, and two other facts to keep in mind during tonight's State of the Union address.
As Joe Biden gives his speech, the audience will include this reminder of the journalist he’s trying to jail.
The "uncommitted" protest campaign had a strong showing in Minnesota, but underperformed in other states.
"People are not in politics for truth-seeking reasons," argues the data journalist and author of On The Edge: The Art of Risking Everything.
Who you gonna believe during Thursday's speech, the president's protectors or your lying eyes?
Plus: Charter cities, bitcoin, nuclear energy, San Francisco, and more...
In California, which has a slew of renewable energy regulations, the cost of electricity increased three times faster than in the rest of the U.S.—and the state still doesn't even get reliable energy.
Plus: A partial budget deal, Super Tuesday, the State of the Union, Harris calls for a cease-fire, and more...
No matter who wins between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, chaos is likely to ensue.
The airlift avoids the real problems causing starvation.
Plus: Putin threatens nukes, D.C. mulls a crackdown on theft, Bloomberg blames right-wingers, and more...
"I'm concerned about a Trump-Biden rematch," argues Riedl. "You have two presidents with two of the worst fiscal records of the past 100 years."
Plus: Brooklyn communists, Shenzhen Costco, Chernobyl mythbusting, and more...
Plus: Russian sanctions, Finnish gun ranges, Milei supremacy, and more...
It's part of the government's expensive public-private partnership meant to address concerns over a reliance on foreign countries, like China, for semiconductors.
This new wave of forgiveness shows how Biden can keep canceling student loans, even after his defeat at the Supreme Court last year.
The supposedly reformed drug warrior's intransigence on the issue complicates his appeal to young voters, who overwhelmingly favor legalization.
Plus: A listener asks if the editors have criteria for what constitutes a good law.
Plus: Catholic funeral for transgender activist, Donald Trump's props, deep tech in El Segundo, and more...
And, sadly, of how relatively powerless the United States is to fix the mess that Russian President Vladimir Putin has made.
The plan is the Biden administration's latest effort to enact large-scale student loan forgiveness.
It's the right thing to do. But Western and Arab nations should also open doors to those currently trapped in Gaza.
Three-quarters of voters and more than half of Democrats are concerned about the president's age.
The president criticized companies for selling "smaller-than-usual products" whose "price stays the same." But it was his and his predecessor's spending policies that caused the underlying issue.
Biden's economic policies gave us three years of excessive, wasteful, and poorly targeted federal spending.
When he's on his game, he's still one of the best bullshit detectors in the media.
Plus: A listener asks if the state of Oregon’s policy on drug decriminalization should be viewed as a success.
The White House should stop taking policy and messaging tips from Elizabeth Warren.
Plus: RFK Jr.'s Super Bowl ad, New York's war on Airbnbs, Biden's TikToks, and more...
It was a week of bad news for the president. Fortunately for him, he probably won’t remember.
Unlike Biden's conduct, Special Counsel Robert Hur notes, the document-related charges against Trump feature "serious aggravating facts."
Plus: Tucker Carlson interviews Vladimir Putin, Rep. Ilhan Omar opposes minimum parking limits, my baby enjoys the DDR, and more...
There's a reason why Democrats are freaking out over comparative anti-interventionists RFK Jr., Jill Stein, and Cornel West.
Plus: Biden's sagging poll numbers, the Amazon Files, and more...
It mixes much-needed reform with changes that could upend the asylum system in damaging ways.
Congress and the leading presidential candidates are wildly unpopular. But don’t expect new faces.
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