Before Trump Had Elon Musk, Nixon Had Howard Phillips
Nixon's director of the Office of Economic Opportunity set out to shrink government, mostly failed, and was gone in less than a year. Sound familiar?
Trump Administration
Trump Once Called Biden's $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill 'Terrible.' Now He's Pretending He Signed It.
He was right the first time.
What Is ICE Doing With This Israeli Spyware Firm?
The Department of Homeland Security restored a $2 million contract with Paragon, maker of the surveillance tool Graphite, despite earlier civil liberties concerns.
Trump's Tariffs Face a Major 'Major Questions' Problem at the Supreme Court
The same legal theory that tripped up Joe Biden's student loan scheme could also sink Donald Trump's tariffs.
Trump Keeps Casting Himself as the Bad Guy
From Apocalypse Now memes to a re-named War Department, the second Trump administration is in love with authoritarian aesthetics.
Huge Immigration Bust
Plus: Light-rail killing, short-term rental ban ineffective, Perónism strikes back, and more...
Trump's 1 Percent Tax on Money Immigrants Send Home Is a Tax on the Global Poor
Analysts expect the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to reduce the number of remittance payments sent abroad.
Major Gun-Rights Groups Oppose the Trump Administration's Idea To Ban Trans People From Owning Guns
The NRA says it won't support "any policy proposals that implement sweeping gun bans that arbitrarily strip law-abiding citizens of their Second Amendment rights without due process."
Navy SEALs Reportedly Killed North Korean Fishermen and Mutilated Their Bodies To Hide a Failed Mission
It’s impossible to tell how many other times U.S. special operations failed and killed innocent bystanders in the process.
Donald Trump's Antitrust Enforcers Continue Their Harassment Campaign Against Google
There is no hard evidence of Gmail discriminating against Republican campaign emails, but that’s no matter to the FTC Chairman.
MAGA Economics Is Losing
Trump promised that protectionism and immigration enforcement would be good for the economy. The latest jobs report tells a different story.
A Bad Jobs Report
Plus: Eric Adams drop-out watch, DOJ investigates Lisa Cook, critiquing Blueskyism, and more...
The Proposed Ban on Gun Possession by Transgender People Would Be Neither Legal Nor Constitutional
The Justice Department reportedly is considering a regulation aimed at disarming "mentally ill individuals suffering from gender dysphoria."
Uncle Sam Is Investing Now. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Some policymakers now say the federal government's stake in Intel should be a "down payment" on a U.S. sovereign wealth fund. The idea is terrible.
Trump's Drug Boat Drone Strike Shows How 'Terrorism' Makes Everyone Killable
The logic of the war on terror means infinitely expandable government power.
American Nightmare
Plus: Curtis Sliwa hit piece, China's military parade, Florida's vaccine mandates, and more...
American Manufacturing Needs Relief From Trump's Tariffs
Manufacturing has been in decline for six months, nearly the exact amount of time since Trump's new trade wars began.
2 Trump Cases To Watch as the Supreme Court Returns From Summer Break
Plus: A momentous date in the life of Frederick Douglass
She Wrote a Bad Check 17 Years Ago and Still Can't Own Guns. This Trump Order Could Help People Like Her.
The Justice Department has proposed a pathway to restore gun rights for millions of Americans.
Trump and Biden Tried To Break Up Google. Now, They've Both Failed.
A federal judge rejected the proposed structural remedies in the Google search engine monopoly case.
The 5th Circuit Rejects Trump's Invocation of the Alien Enemies Act
The appeals court blocked the removal of alleged Venezuelan gang members under that law "because we find no invasion or predatory incursion."
Sex Ed Classes Can't Teach 'Gender Ideology' If States Want Federal Funds
Plus: Court refuses to break up Google, Epstein victims speak at the Khanna/Massie press conference, a shift in young men's views on porn
'We're Going In'
Plus: Bombing "narco-terrorists" in the Caribbean, American manufacturing shrinks for the sixth consecutive month, Massie wants the Epstein files, and more...
The White House Says Trump's Tariffs Have Raised $8 Trillion in Revenue. That's Not Even Close.
The administration attributed the $8 trillion figure both to new investment and to tariff revenue. So which is it? Neither.
The Rationale for the Federal Circuit's 'Radical Left' Tariff Decision Is Fundamentally Conservative
Donald Trump's claim that the appeals court ruled against him for partisan or ideological reasons is hard to take seriously.
Trump Says America Would Be 'Destroyed' if Americans Don't Pay His Tariffs
The administration says the country faces complete destruction if it's forced to pay back money it hasn't yet received.
The EPA Can Terminate Climate Change Grants to Nonprofits
A divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit vacates a district court injunction barring clawback of climate grants.
Why the Supreme Court Might Uphold Trump's Tariffs
The Administration's arguments have more doctrinal support than some might think
The Trump Administration's Fake Housing Emergency
The results of America's overly burdensome housing regulations aren't great. But they're not an "emergency."
Trump Can Fire a Lot of People. What's Special About the Federal Reserve?
"The Federal Reserve is a uniquely structured, quasi-private entity," the Supreme Court wrote in a ruling this year.
The Federal Circuit's Tariff Ruling Highlights the Audacity of Trump's Power Grab
Seven judges agreed that the president's assertion of unlimited authority to tax imports is illegal and unconstitutional.
Federal Appeals Court Says Trump's Tariffs Are Unlawful, Allows Them To Remain in Place
Trump went "beyond the authority delegated to the President," the court ruled, but it vacated an injunction that could have provided immediate tariff relief to American businesses.
Trump's Tariffs and Immigration Policies Are Why Your Amazon Packages Are So Expensive and Will Take Forever
I got a pair of shoes delivered from Asia for a reasonable price. Trump just ended the exemption that makes that transaction possible.
Neither Cranks Nor Hacks Should Head HHS
RFK Jr. has had a crazy week. It will not be his last, alas.
Trump's $4.9 Billion 'Pocket Rescission' Violates Federal Law and Usurps Congressional Authority
Congress holds the power of the purse in our system of government, and further eroding congressional responsibility for spending decisions will not end well.
Why Is Trump's Border Patrol Arresting Firefighters During a Wildfire?
Trump has promised to go after illegal immigrants "committing vile and heinous acts against innocent Americans." His record consistently says otherwise.
What Does the Public Think About Trump's Approach to Crime?
Polling shows that most Americans agree with President Trump that crime is a problem, especially in large cities.
Trump's Fed Coup
Plus: Beachy vignettes, Smithsonian scrutiny, Gavin Newsom might not be the Democrats' great new hope, and more...
Bob Murphy: Are We Flirting with Fascism?
Economist Bob Murphy discusses the mounting pressure on the Federal Reserve, the implications of the government taking Intel equity, and capitalism under siege on the latest episode of Just Asking Questions.
Trump's Immigration Crackdown Could Make Wildfire Season Deadlier This Year
Two firefighters were recently detained by federal law enforcement while fighting the Bear Gulch fire in Washington state. The arrests appear to be immigration-related.
The Real Threat to Fed Independence Isn't Trump. It's Congress' Debt Addiction.
The president's clear attempt to interfere in the Federal Reserve is not a one-off crisis.
Federal Funding for Universities Comes With Strings. Now Trump Is Pulling Them.
The potential nationalization and forced revenue sharing of university patents makes a strong case for the separation of economy and state.
Trump's Tariff Spin Is Putting Republicans in an Awkward Spot
Should they brag about raising taxes, like the White House is doing, or try to distance themselves from those same tax increases?
'Tariffs Will Simply Put Us All Out of Business': Trump's Trade War Is Crushing American Crafters
Tariffs are making it more expensive and inconvenient for Americans to explore their creative sides.
Will SCOTUS Let Trump Fire Lisa Cook From the Federal Reserve?
Or will the justices say that Trump fired her for illegal reasons?
America Educates the World's Best and Brightest—Then Shows Them the Door
As students grapple with an unfriendly immigration system and targeted crackdowns on campus, how long will the U.S. remain the world's top study destination?
Looks Like We Found a Ham Sandwich a Grand Jury Won't Indict
A federal grand jury reportedly refused to indict Sean Dunn for hurling a hoagie at a federal law enforcement officer.
Trump's Furniture Tariffs Will Make It Harder To Turn Your House Into a Home
Protectionism won't save the American furniture industry, but it will increase the cost of living.
