Supreme Court Makes It Clear There Is No Drug Exception to the Second Amendment
The unanimous decision upholding the gun rights of cannabis consumers is striking given the Supreme Court's long history of accommodating the war on drugs.
Trump Has Used Taxpayer Money To Purchase Stakes in Dozens of Companies. Congress Is About to Make It Easier.
Lawmakers should be blocking Trump's corporate socialism, not making it a permanent fixture.
ICE Says It's Moved Detainees Out of 'Alligator Alcatraz' For Hurricane Season
Civil rights and environmentalists vowed to keep fighting in court until the detention camp is torn down and returned to its original state.
The War on Economic Growth Is a War on the Poor
No poor country has ever achieved decent living standards without first getting richer.
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SCOTUS Says Federal Prosecution of Marijuana-Using Gun Owner Violates the Second Amendment
A landmark win for the right to keep and bear arms in United States v. Hemani.
Who Can't Afford Food?
Plus: Iran deal, J.D. Vance on morality, L.A. hemorrhages population, and more...
1776 All-Stars: Why a Pseudonymous Anti-Federalist Is My Favorite Founder
The man known only as "A Farmer" warned against the "sword of government."
New York City Has a History of Public Bathroom Failures. Will This New Plan Flush Away More Tax Dollars?
Throne Labs won a $4 million contract to bring 17 new bathrooms to New York City.
Over 100,000 Kids Have Died Due to Greenpeace Blocking Genetically Enhanced Rice, New Calculation Shows
Anti-technology activists have blocked the adoption of Golden Rice, which is genetically enhanced to produce the vitamin A precursor beta-carotene, for over two decades.
Podcast
What 1976 Got Right About America
Matt Welch discusses the forgotten reality of the bicentennial, the cultural impact of Roots, and why America doesn't need a single national story.
How Worried Should We Be About a Socialist Mayor in D.C.?
In Tuesday's Democratic primary, voters overwhelmingly voted for Janeese Lewis George, a socialist who's promised to resist Donald Trump.
England Fans Warned Not To Chant 'Keir Starmer's a Wanker' at World Cup
FIFA can restrict political messaging inside its stadiums, but there is no stopping English football fans from mocking their prime minister elsewhere.
Adam Schiff Wants Federal Tax Credits for Movie and TV Production
Studies repeatedly show the credits aren't worth the cost.
How the FDA Created a Peptide Black Market
Because the agency has banned most peptides, products from overseas labs dominate the market. How does that protect Americans?
A New Bipartisan Bill Promises Innovation and Choice. It Will Deliver Neither.
The recently reintroduced American Innovation and Choice Online Act is a departure from America’s current antitrust regime, not an improvement.
Is Europe Finally Taking Responsibility for Its Own Defense?
The annual G7 summit comes at a pivotal time in U.S.-European relations, as the continent grapples with an American foreign policy that demands greater European autonomy.
No, Trump Isn't 'Paying' Iran $24 Billion To End the War
There’s a lot of confusion about sanctions relief and the U.S.-Iranian deal on the table. Hawks are exploiting it to sabotage the peace.
Texas Landowners Face a Difficult Decision: Allow Border Wall or Lose Right to Property
Recent reporting from The Texas Tribune details shocking accounts of government overreach against landowners along the southern border.
What 1976 Got Right About America
Matt Welch discusses the forgotten reality of the bicentennial, the cultural impact of Roots, and why America doesn't need a single national story.
Carded Before Sexting?
The U.K. says tech companies have three months to stop minors from sending or receiving nude images—and universal identity checks for phone users may be the only way forward.
Turn to Europe
Plus: MAID contagion, nationalization of AI, Genesis verses for the Giants, and more...
Bipartisan JAWBONE Act Targets Government Censorship Threats
Government agencies would have to report communications and could be sued for bullying.
The Trump Administration Seriously Considered Unilaterally Suspending the Writ of Habeas Corpus
The proposal was nixed only after White House Staff Secretary Will Scharf explained why it was legally dubious.
Police Kill 1-Year-Old Boy by Shooting Into Car of Suspected Shoplifters
The suspects—his mother and aunt—were accused of shoplifting diapers from Walmart.
Robocalls Are Annoying. Eroding Privacy Is Not the Right Way To Stop Them.
A proposed FCC rule would require Americans to share more personal information with phone service providers. Bye, bye burner phones?
Sports Fans Don't Complain Their Championship-Winning Team Employs Too Many Immigrants
Critics of high-skilled immigration should take note.
Pick Your YIMBY
The D.C. mayoral race offers two leading candidates who are saying a lot of the right things about housing supply.
August/September 2026
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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.
