NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya defends open disagreement, criticizes groupthink, and argues that democracy depends on our ability to speak and listen across political and scientific divides.
"I walked the entire length of the New York subway system above ground. I've always been into walking," says the author of the Chris Arnade Walks the World newsletter.
And generations of allegedly anti-corruption Republicans just don't care
The case is a baffling reminder that the more power a government official has, the harder it is for a victim to get a shot at justice.
Immigration officers are using more forceful tactics to keep up with the Trump administration’s mass deportation goals.
Canada accounts for a tiny percentage of fentanyl smuggling, which cannot be stopped by trying harder.
Federal overspending is squeezing states and cities, forcing them to raise taxes, slash services, or pile on more debt.
If so, then why postpone any enforcement until October?
A fitting follow up to the classic spoofs of Zucker, Abrahams, and Zucker
Lawmakers say a new DHS rule requiring advance notice for detention center visits undermines congressional oversight.
Plus: DOGE postmortem, Mamdani's checked out, C.S. Lewis' wisdom for our digital age, and more...
With near-total control of Congress, Nayib Bukele’s party eliminated key limits on presidential power.
Are you "mankeeping" or is he just a loser?
American chocolatiers need imports, and tariffs help no one.
It shouldn't matter whether NPR leans right or left. Cutting its federal funding was the right move.
We still need real tax reform and much lower federal spending.
The Ministry of Time offers a world of romance, murder, blue sci-fi lasers, and lots of paperwork.
Christian artist Sean Feucht has been forced to find new venues for all six of his most recent shows in Canada.
Amid reports of Palestinian starvation, a majority of the Democratic Caucus—but no Republicans—voted to block U.S. weapons shipments to Israel.
The former CIA analyst and Cato scholar discusses Palantir, Trump's new national database, and the sordid history of federal law enforcement on Just Asking Questions.
Joshua Rohrer's dog, Sunshine, ran away and was later hit and killed by a car.
Even though the president has lost every time the orders have come before a judge, big law firms are still hesitant to upset the king and incur his wrath.
X has begun restricting content related to Gaza for its U.K. users, and Reddit has implemented age-verification measures to view posts about cigars.
The campus' settlement with the federal government is bound to create free speech headaches.
Paola Clouatre had no previous convictions and was detained immediately following a green card interview.
Plus: Kamala Harris makes the right choice for once, the burning of the birth control, and more...
The anticommandeering doctrine stands in the way of Trump’s immigration crackdown.
Christianity would be wonderful, Twain suggests in The Innocents Abroad, if it weren't for Christians.
It's time to ask what level of spending Americans truly want with the money we actually have.
Occupational licensing can be useless, harmful—and even a threat to free speech.
Questions about the death of Marie Blaise at a South Florida ICE detention center have lingered since she collapsed in April.
Years after home equity theft was ruled unconstitutional, Michigan keeps looking for ways around the ruling.
Kathy Hochul's focus on "assault weapons" is puzzling, since the perpetrator easily could have killed the same number of people with a gun that did not fall into that politically defined category.
Maintaining the elevated federal funds rate makes borrowing more expensive, but the alternative is artificially cheap money, malinvestment, and inflation.
To win in court, the Trump administration will have to argue against a pair of legal theories that conservatives have spent years developing as a way to check executive power.
The cartoon’s savage Season 27 premiere puts a tiny, naked Trump in bed with Satan—and lands squarely in the American tradition of using outrageous satire to hold the powerful accountable.
Unionized drivers and politicians say regulation is needed to stop autonomous vehicles from replacing jobs.
Once a champion of school choice, New York’s mayor has caved to union pressure—leaving tens of thousands of students stuck on waitlists.
Financial historian and attorney Richard E. Farley explains how political games, union power, and creative accounting tanked New York City in 1975—and why it could happen again.
Plus: Ocasio-Cortez told to pay up, Mao revisionism, and more...
Too many government officials see dissent as the worst crime imaginable.
As a minority FCC member during the Bush administration, Carr condemned government interference with newsroom decisions.
A federal court concluded the official was entitled to qualified immunity in a case that united two unlikely allies.
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