12 States Sue, Call Paramount–Warner Bros. Merger an Antitrust Violation
If successful, it could do more harm than good to the entertainment industry.
Lindsey Graham's Death Marks the End of an Era of Interventionist Foreign Policy
The late senator was one of the last advocates of hawkish policies out of step with public opinion.
How Much Control Do You Have Over Your Mind?
Spencer Greenberg discusses the science of self-improvement, why our thoughts and emotions can mislead us, and what it really takes to change.
European Commission Moves Us One Step Closer to the End of the Open Internet
It's coming faster than you might think.
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The Fed's Tough Mission
Plus: More strikes on Iran, Nayib Bukele runs for a third consecutive term, private dinosaur-bone ownership, and more...
New York Becomes the First State To Ban New Data Centers
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s one-year moratorium buys time for the state to create a convoluted regulatory regime.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Ignores Trump's Order To Revise Radiation Exposure Limits
The agency pretends to loosen scientifically unjustified regulations but does nothing of the sort.
The Push for an Embargo on Israel Is Vague and Confused
Are critics talking about a government-to-government weapons embargo, or are they trying to shut down private trade? There's a big difference.
Ohio Cut Red Tape. Now Its Business Sector Is Thriving.
America's most business-friendly states are proof that permitting reform works. Still, they have a bad habit of handing out tax breaks to favored industries.
Podcast
How Much Control Do You Have Over Your Mind?
Spencer Greenberg discusses the science of self-improvement, why our thoughts and emotions can mislead us, and what it really takes to change.
What Ben Sasse's Treatment Says About the Bright Future of Cancer Cures
New immunotherapies, cancer vaccines, and early diagnostics will bend the cancer mortality curve ever downward.
Taking the W
Developers rush to use California's new apartments-near-transit law, North Carolina eliminates parking requirements, and the federal housing bill finally becomes law.
FIFA Changed Soccer's Rules for Americans—and We Love It
Plus: a survey on fixing soccer, the Home Run Derby’s format changes again, and a goal you have to see to believe
Meet the New War
Plus: YIMBY high schoolers, Vance alienates Jewish donors, AI for homework help, and more...
4 Takeaways From the Supreme Court's 2025–2026 Term
From executive power to civil liberties, what to make of a momentous year at SCOTUS?
'Government Totally Annihilated': How Americans Governed Themselves as British Rule Crumbled
America in the mid-1770s was a jumble of spontaneous formations amid the ruins of an empire.
A Federal Judge Slams Trump's IRS Lawsuit As a Pretext for Delivering a Phony 'Settlement'
U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams concludes that the case never presented a true "case or controversy" because both sides were controlled by the president.
Did Lindsey Graham Push Trump Toward War?
Plus: Trump's escalating war with Iran, the bipartisan congressional housing bill, and Graham Platner's campaign collapse
A New Jersey Judge Defies the First Amendment by Censoring News Coverage of a High School Lockdown
The judge contradicted Supreme Court precedents by ruling that a student's "privacy interests" trumped "the severe constitutional presumption" against prior restraints.
Trump Accounts Add Confusion to Savings Accounts Without Adding Much Benefit
Let's simplify this system instead of making it even more complicated.
RFK Jr. Wants the Government To Teach Everyone How To Cook Again
Can we trust the federal government and its ever-changing nutrition guidelines, to teach us how and what to cook?
Justice Department Subpoenas New York Times Journalists Who Reported About Trump's New Plane
The government says the reporters are not targets of the investigation, but such subpoenas can still have a chilling effect on the press.
Meet 5 of Britain's Most Unusual Election Candidates
From Count Binface to AI Steve, Britain’s novelty candidates use costumes, absurd promises, and electoral loopholes to puncture the self-importance of politics.
Border Cops Can Search Your Phone Whenever They Want, If You're Within 100 Miles of the Border
They can also search it without a warrant if you're flying abroad. Yes, even if you're an American citizen.
Trump's Tariffs Have Been Particularly Costly for Small Businesses
The Federal Reserve reports that small businesses were less likely to be able to avoid tariff costs during 2025 and are more pessimistic about employment and revenue in 2026.
How the Right to Trial Became a Legal Fiction
Half a century after approving coercive plea bargaining, the Supreme Court is beginning to recognize its costs.
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.
