Your Tribalism Is Dumb

NO, YOUR TRIBALISM IS DUMB!

Postnatal Drug Tests Turn Mothers Into Felons

FIVE YEARS AFTER giving birth to a baby girl in 2019, Mississippi mother Brandy Moore was arrested for \"aggravated domestic violence\" based on a postnatal drug test.

In Praise of Zeppo and Shemp

When you think of the Marx Brothers, you likely think of Groucho’s wisecracks, Harpo’s sight gags, and even Chico’s piano specialties. You don’t think about their brother Zeppo.

O&A Rand Paul

SEN. RAND PAUL (R–Ky.) has opposed the TikTok ban since it caught on in Congress.

The Trade War We're Losing to Ourselves

THE FIRST FEW weeks of the second Trump administration were a whirlwind of counter-productive, illogical trade policies.

Supreme Court Takes Up WrongHouse Raids

ON AN EARLY morning in 2017, Trina Martin was shocked by a pyrotechnic exhibit she compares to the Fourth of July. Except it was October, and it was inside her home in Georgia.

Lost Cities in the Jungle

In 2024, A Mayan megacity was discovered in Campeche, Mexico. Swallowed by the rainforest, this lost urban center contained pyramids, plazas, amphitheaters, and highways.

The Present and Future of the Gerontocracy

POLITICAL PROBLEMS OF THE LONGEVITY TRANSITION

The New Prohibitionists

ANTI-ALCOHOL ACTIVISTS ARE IGNORING EVIDENCE AND HIJACKING FEDERAL DIETARY GUIDELINES.

Virtual Fences on the Range

“OH, GIVE ME a home, where the buffalo roam, where the deer and the antelope play,” goes the venerable Western folk song “Home on the Range.”

How Far Will the U.S.Go Against Cartels?

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP promised on the campaign trail that he’d go after Mexico’s drug cartels, which he claimed in January “essentially run” that country.

Students Deserve Privacy Too

A MENTAL HEALTH survey administered to Seattle-area middle and high schoolers is putting their sensitive personal information at risk, according to a February investigation from The Seattle Times and the education-focused outlet The 74.

Trump Is Wrong About McKinley's Tariff Legacy

ON HIS FIRST day back in office, Donald Trump praised his new presidential role model, William McKinley, for having \"made our country very rich through tariffs.\"

THE ANARCHIST AND THE REPUBLICAN

HOW JOHN MCCLAUGHRY AND KARL HESS FOUGHT TO DECENTRALIZE POWER-ONE FROM INSIDE THE SYSTEM, ONE EVER FURTHER FROM IT

Not Guilty but Punished Anyway

SENTENCING DEFENDANTS BASED ON ACQUITTED CONDUCT VIOLATES BASIC NOTIONS OF JUSTICE.

In Defense of 'Luxury Beliefs'

“LUXURY BELIEFS” ARE the ideological equivalent of an icy tray of Blue Point oysters— trendy, expensive, and often impractical for the average person, but deeply satisfying for those who can afford them. And, on rare occasions, sickening.

Rise of the Samurai Lawyers

HOW A STABLE AND RELATIVELY JUST LEGAL ORDER EMERGED IN MEDIEVAL JAPAN

How Sanctions Backfire

IF THERE’S ONE part of foreign policy where President Donald Trump has been consistent, it’s economic sanctions on Iran.

How To Get Rid of a Tenured Professor

TOO OFTEN, POLITICAL ADVOCACY TRUMPS RESEARCH IN SCIENCE.

TRUMP'S DRAMATIC CROSSROADS

WILL PROTECTIONISM OR DYNAMISM SHAPE THE FUTURE OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY?

AI Isn't Destabilizing Elections

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PESSIMISTS, take note: New research suggests that fears about AI tools destabilizing elections through political misinformation may be overblown.

Trump Tests the Limits of Executive Orders

WELL BEFORE PRESIDENT Donald Trump returned to office, his supporters boasted that he would start the second term with a flurry of executive actions.

The American Right Is Abandoning Mises

THE AUSTRIAN ECONOMIST’S PRINCIPLED THOUGHT ONCE SERVED AS A CHECK ON THE INTELLECTUAL RIGHT.

Trump's War on the Press

A MONTH BEFORE last November’s presidential election, 60 Minutes aired an interview with Democratic nominee Kamala Harris that was edited to make her response to a question about Israel “more succinct,” as the show’s producers put it.

WHEN THE GOVERNMENT PUTS WOLVES IN YOUR BACKYARD

ENDANGERED RED WOLVES BECAME A SYMBOL OF FEDERAL OVERREACH-AND A TARGET FOR LOCAL IRE-IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

Biden Rushed Billions Out Before Trump Took Office

ON PRESIDENT JOE Biden’s way out the door, officials in his administration were busy—not just packing up their offices, but shoveling as much money as possible before incoming President Donald Trump could get his hands on it.

Their Kids Said They Were Trans.Then CPS Came Knocking.

ACROSS THE COUNTRY, PARENTS OF GENDER-DYSPHORIC KIDS ARE CONFRONTING STATE INTRUSION.

Centuries of Trade Reflected in Ceramic Tiles

WANDER THROUGH THE streets of Seville or Porto, and you’ll find yourself immersed in a world of color and intricate patterns. Elaborately painted tiles, called azulejos, adorn churches, palaces, train stations, and sidewalks.

Malaria Vaccine Delivered Via Mosquito Bite

“THE MOSQUITO IS one of the deadliest animals on the planet,” declared two South African researchers in a recent Nature article.

Google Is Big. Is That Bad?

NO ONE HAS A MONOPOLY ON THE DEFINITION OF A MONOPOLY.