Editor’s Pick

Robert A. Levy In earlier posts—February 25, 2025, and May 20, 2025—I examined proposals by President Donald Trump to enlarge his powers and those of the executive branch. Since then, the…

Walter Olson ICE, our new secret police agency, claims its agents must wear masks and conceal their identities because of a rising risk of violence on the job or home…

Chris Edwards The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) released a report comparing policies in its 38 member countries. The OECD is a group of generally high-income democracies, many…

Colleen Hroncich When parents in her Georgia community saw Christina Jones’s homeschooled children thriving, they were intrigued. They started asking her questions and wondering if they should—and could—homeschool their own…

David J. Bier New nonpublic data from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) indicate that the government is primarily detaining individuals with no criminal convictions of any kind. Also, among those…

Walter Olson Since taking office in January, President Donald Trump has used presidential power, both lawfully and otherwise, to overawe many of the alternative power centers in American society, from…

Stephen Slivinski There are a few safe bets on outrageous online reactions to proposed government policies. Unhinged hyperventilation over very modest proposals to sell federal land seems to be one…

Emily Ekins and Hunter Johnson As open military strikes erupt between Israel and Iran, Americans are not ready for another war in the Middle East. Put simply: Americans are exhausted.…

Jeffrey A. Singer The Food and Drug Administration approved a new injectable drug on June 18 that provides pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) against HIV, requiring individuals to take it only twice…

Michael Chapman Politicians who support tariffs and other forms of government intervention in the economy frequently emphasize reshoring, trade deficits, cheap imports, and national security, but they rarely talk about…