The Supreme Court Agrees To Address the Constitutionality of 'Assault Weapon' Bans
The case could settle the long-simmering issue of whether the Second Amendment covers commonly owned but politically disfavored rifles.
Neil Gorsuch Urges Supreme Court To Correct 2 Wrong Turns That Undermined Civil Liberties
The justice criticizes the Court’s endorsement of coercive plea bargaining and its embrace of dubious Fourth Amendment doctrines.
Thin-Skinned Government Agents Threaten Yet Another Critic
Politicians who don’t like receiving nastygrams should quit government work.
How Statistics Become Propaganda
Aaron Brown discusses how research gets distorted, why sensational claims spread so quickly, and how to think more critically about the numbers behind the headlines.
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Nancy Pelosi Is the Wrong Namesake for Berkeley's 'Institute for Representative Democracy'
If you want to devote an institute to "strengthening America's democratic institutions," you shouldn't name it for someone who degraded the public's trust in those institutions.
Trans Athletes Lose (in Court)
Plus: A 29-year-old DSAer wins, San Francisco's disappearing babies, and more...
Here Are Some Ways SCOTUS Can Constrain Federal Agencies That Are Now Subject to Trump's Untrammeled Control
The Supreme Court has "no shortage of tools" to enforce the separation of powers, Justice Neil Gorsuch notes. "The only real question is whether we will use them."
Housing Villains
Donald Trump and Zohran Mamdani both do their bit to sabotage healthy housing policy.
Democrats' First 'Project 2029' Proposal: More Government Control Over Social Media
Semafor reported on Project 2029’s "Kids Over Clicks" proposal, which outlines Democrats' plans to regulate social media and AI companies.
Podcast
How Statistics Become Propaganda
Aaron Brown discusses how research gets distorted, why sensational claims spread so quickly, and how to think more critically about the numbers behind the headlines.
Support for Graham Platner Is an Elite Phenomenon
Susan Collins is beating Platner among working-class voters.
The World Cup Experience Lives Up to the Hype
Plus: How sportsbooks moved online and changed sports betting forever.
Gorsuch Warns About Executive Overreach While Expanding Trump's Power
The Supreme Court extended presidential control over federal agencies. What could go wrong?
Is Socialism Going Mainstream?
Plus: the DSA's policy agenda, Trump's chaotic Iran strategy, and America's 250th birthday
In Chatrie, Neil Gorsuch Reiterates His Critique of 2 Dubious Fourth Amendment Doctrines
The justice argues that the "reasonable expectation of privacy" test and the third-party doctrine are indefensible in theory and unworkable in practice.
ICE Warns Syracuse Poll Worker To Delete a Political Instagram Post
Federal law can punish true threats, and doxing intended to facilitate violence. But this woman simply named a government agent, which is not a crime.
In Big Win for Fourth Amendment Advocates, the Supreme Court Says 'Geofence Warrants' Count as a 'Search'
Understanding Chatrie v. United States.
The American Revolution Isn't Over
Washington’s troops won the ground war, but today's left and right are waging war on the ideals of the Revolution.
Can the President Fire Anyone He Wants? Yes, Unless the Target Is Part of the Federal Reserve.
In a pair of decisions on Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that presidents have full authority to fire heads of executive branch agencies—but that the Fed is different.
The Mob Used To Run Sports Betting. Now DraftKings and FanDuel Do.
How sports betting moved online and started a debate about its benefits and negatives.
Marjorie Taylor Greene: 'You're Not Being Represented!'
Marjorie Taylor Greene discusses the future of the Republican Party, the resurgence of democratic socialism, and why the political establishment always wins
I Survived Europe's Heat Wave Without AC—No Thanks to Regulation
European countries are stubbornly refusing to adapt to warming weather, with deadly results.
Dire Strait
Plus: A federal flip-flop on AI innovation, the beauty of America as seen through World Cup tourists' eyes, and more...
Local Officials Vow To Shield the Public from Virginia's Authoritarian New Gun Laws
A new chapter in the never-ending battle between centralized power and local control.
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.
