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America Is Building a Surveillance State Like China's
"If there are Flock cameras in your city, they are tracking, logging and sharing your movements without a warrant," warns the ACLU.
Trump Once Promised International Students Green Cards. Now The Government Might Charge Them $100,000 To Work.
The White House is formally reviewing a proposal to add a $100,000 fee to the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program, which allows international students to work in the U.S. for up to three years after graduation.
Utah Needs More Housing. The Army Corps Shut Down 265 New Homes Because of a Small Ditch.
Despite the Supreme Court's best efforts to rein them in, federal regulators continue to abuse their authority under the Clean Water Act.
Data Centers Are Doing Your Dirty Work for You
Their few defenders often misunderstand their benefits.
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Harry and Meghan's Security Problem Is Really a Gun-Control Problem
Taxpayers shouldn’t have to pay for the royal family’s security, but British law prevents them from paying for armed security themselves.
Trump Administration Plans New Facility To House 3,000 Migrant Kids. Many of Them Lack Legal Representation.
Trump's mass immigration campaign is leaving migrant children alone to navigate a complicated immigration system that was once meant to protect them.
The U.S. Is Sending Deportees to Countries They've Never Called Home
The Trump administration is using so-called "third-country deportations" both punitively and to expel migrants who have been granted protection from their home countries.
Colonizing the Moon
Plus: Postpartum psychosis, captain deportation, lady lawyers, and more...
Planned New Battleships Come With a High Price Tag and an Uncertain Future
Large warships could prove to be expensive drone sponges without a clear mission.
Review: A Novel Capturing the Cruelty of Mass Incarceration
The Hill resembles author Harriet Clark's own experience.
Podcast
Jason Arday's Downfall, Lindsay Clancy Case, and the Surveillance State
Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi take on press restrictions, the war on drugs, Flock cameras, data centers, dating, punk rock, and why war is still bad, actually.
Jason Arday's Downfall, Lindsay Clancy Case, and the Surveillance State
Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi take on press restrictions, the war on drugs, Flock cameras, data centers, dating, punk rock, and why war is still bad, actually.
Bad Reasons and Worse Reasons to Hate Data Centers
It's not existential dread about the internet.
Trump Is Taking Credit for D.C.'s Crime Drop. Here's What the Data Say.
Crime in D.C. had already fallen 29 percent before the National Guard showed up, yet the Pentagon plans to keep at least 2,500 troops in the city through 2029.
Justice Department Finds 'Unbroken Pattern' of Sexual Abuse in Two California Women's Prisons
A Justice Department report documents California's failure to protect incarcerated women from sexual assault going back decades.
$40 Trillion and Parents' Night Out
Plus: ICE chillin', Moderna-Merck melanoma advances, and more...
Texas Requires the Ten Commandments Be Posted in Every Classroom. SCOTUS May Decide If That's Constitutional.
A major separation-of-church-and-state case lands at the Supreme Court.
ICE Handed Over Specific Iranians at the Islamic Republic's Request
Newly released FOIA files reveal a back channel between ICE's office in Israel, the Qatari government, and the Islamic Republic.
Breakthrough Personalized mRNA Vaccines Are Highly Effective Against Melanoma Skin Cancers
The vaccine could be available as soon as 2027.
Unionized Delivery Drivers Vs. Deliveries
Across the country, the Teamsters union is at war with companies trying to ship more things to your door for less money.
Border Agents Searched His Phone 5 Times Without a Warrant. He's Asking the Supreme Court To Put a Stop to It.
How many warrantless cellphone searches does it take to change border policy?
Does Gun Control Make Us Safer?
Statistician Aaron Brown and professor Robert Spitzer debate the efficacy of gun control.
Can America Survive Its Political Divide?
Kurt Andersen discusses the politicization of everyday life, generational conflict, and whether markets have failed younger Americans.
Universal Healthcare Sounds Great. Here's What's Happening in Countries That Have It.
With calls for “free healthcare” growing louder in America, countries with universal systems offer a warning: long waits, rationed care, and unmet medical needs.
DSA Goes for Florida
Plus: Fire Island, data center NIMBYism, cost-of-living discourse, and more...
Trump's Dictator Envy Is Once Again on Display in Tiff with South Korea
The president openly admires world leaders who exercise absolute power.
October 2026
Magazine
The American Prison Experiment: A 250-Year History of Good Intentions and Bad Results
A strange trip through the U.S. prison system's never-ending cycle of failure and reform
