At Senate Hearing, Fauci Takes the Fifth To Avoid Accounting for Inconsistent Statements About a Lab Leak
Diary entries show the former public health official acknowledged that U.S.-supported researchers were conducting gain-of-function research in Wuhan that could have caused the pandemic.
Trump Keeps Pushing Legally Dubious Tariffs
The president's latest round of broad import taxes, like the previous two, treats his statutory authority as an afterthought.
Border Agents Can Lie to Search Your Phone, but Wiping Your Own Data Could Land You in Prison
The government is charging Samuel Tunick for telling them a code that would erase all the data on his phone—after they tried to take it on false pretenses.
How Jailhouse Snitches Send Innocent People to Death Row
Pamela Colloff discusses the dangers of incentivized testimony, the difficulty of overturning wrongful convictions, and how the justice system compounds its own errors.
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Why Capitalism Is the Most Moral Economic System
"Success comes from meeting the needs and wants of others," says businessman and publisher Steve Forbes.
Federal Court Slaps Down Rhode Island Town's Surprise Seizure of Family's Land
A district court ruled that Johnston, Rhode Island, can't use its own bespoke eminent domain process to block an affordable housing development.
Straight to Deportation, Don't Pass 'Go'
Plus: Bodega lawsuit, Ross Douthat escapes, Anthropic book destruction, and more...
Federal Judge Halts Minnesota's Prediction Market Ban, Signaling Other States' Efforts Might Be Illegal Too
A preliminary injunction will keep Kalshi and Polymarket active in the state after a district judge found federal law preempts the state's ban.
Minority Report: FBI Seeks AI for Political Watch List
Documents show the FBI seeking AI tools to flag Americans before they act, as the terror watch list's focus moves toward domestic dissent.
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How Jailhouse Snitches Send Innocent People to Death Row
Pamela Colloff discusses the dangers of incentivized testimony, the difficulty of overturning wrongful convictions, and how the justice system compounds its own errors.
A Year After the Wildfires, L.A. Homelessness Spikes
Plus: A new lawsuit challenges New York's rent freeze, a study affirms new supply helps everyone, and the battle between data centers and clouded leopards.
What Anthony Fauci's Diary Reveals About COVID
The details prove that the two Faucis—public Fauci and private Fauci—were totally at odds.
Does Trump Need a Win?
Plus: City-owned grocery stores, Cuban pain, DSA types might take Wisconsin, and more...
Conservative Groups Urge FCC To Show Restraint in ABC Investigation
Fourteen organizations otherwise supportive of the Trump FCC's agenda cautioned against abusing powers that could later be used against conservatives.
RIP Lou Koller, a Hardcore Punk Hero and Free Speech Champion
Remembering the lead singer for the iconic band Sick of It All
The Democrats Have a Socialism Problem
Plus: the DSA's policy agenda, Trump hits pause on Iran, and deregulating peptides
The Peptide Gray Market Is Already Here. The FDA Is Just Catching Up.
A key FDA advisory committee vote could bring clarity to the biohacking and alternative medicine world.
'AI Kill Switch Act' Won't Stop Rogue AI, but It Will Slow Down Innovation
A bipartisan bill would give the Department of Homeland Security sweeping power to shut down powerful AI systems, with serious costs for competition and security.
Waltz: Interceptor Shortage Is Biden's Fault, Fake News, and Illegal To Discuss
The Trump administration official contradicted himself as he tried to explain away bad news from the Iran war.
No, Remote Work Is Not Making Us Miserable
The rise of remote work is a tech success story, despite what one new and very convoluted study claims.
The Energy Department Admits the OMB Canceled Grants 'Solely' To Punish Trump's Political Opponents
The episode illustrates the president's routine weaponization of government against his enemies.
Pentagon Death Numbers
Plus: Troy Jackson's race, City Without Children, the DEA and cocaine, the FDA and peptides, and more...
The Best and Worst States To Be a Smoker
Tobacco is the most taxed consumer product in the U.S., and those taxes largely dictate cigarette prices.
Trump Says He Believes in Giving People a 'Second Chance.' For 6,000 People, the Answer Was No.
The administration this month denied thousands of clemency applications.
Bureaucracy, Labor, & Tariffs: How Government Is Making BLTs More Expensive
The BLT—a delicious celebration of the power of markets—exemplifies political attacks on the free movement of goods and people.
California's War on Goats Could Worsen the Wildfire Crisis
Standard minimum wage and overtime laws now apply to the state's goat herders, whose animals clear brush and reduce fire danger. The costs are unsustainable.
August/September 2026
Magazine
9/11 and the Surveillance Ratchet
The U.S. government responded in ways that are so integrated into daily life that we no longer recognize them.
