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Trump’s War With Iran Is Unjustified and Unpopular
This week, editors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Matt Welch discuss the U.S. military strikes against Iran, and why the United States repeatedly finds itself pulled into wars in the Middle East. The panel examines the White House’s original narrative around the 2025 bombings of Iran’s nuclear facilities and what evidence supports claims that Tehran posed an […]
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S. Ct. Reinstates Trial Court Injunction Blocking Cal. Policy Limiting Schools’ Disclosure to Parents of Student’s Changed Gender Identity
From today’s opinion in Mirabelli v. Bonta: [Plaintiff] parents object that [California] policies prevent schools from telling them about their children’s efforts to engage in gender transitioning at school unless the children consent to parental notification. The parents also take issue with California’s requirement that schools use children’s preferred names and pronouns regardless of their […]
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Justice Scalia did not read The New York Times; Justice Barrett does.
Back in 2013, Justice Scalia gave a wide-ranging interview with New York Magazine. One of my favorite exchanges concerned which media Scalia consumes: What’s your media diet? Where do you get your news? Well, we get newspapers in the morning. “We” meaning the justices? No! Maureen and I. Oh, you and your wife … I usually […]
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SCOTUS Seems Skeptical of the Federal Ban on Gun Possession by Cannabis Consumers
During oral argument in United States v. Hemani on Monday, Principal Deputy Solicitor General Sarah Harris urged the Supreme Court to reinstate a Texas marijuana user’s prosecution for illegal gun possession. Harris argued that 18 USC 922(g)(3), which makes it a felony for an “unlawful user” of “any controlled substance” to receive or possess a firearm, […]
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Mamdani Needs To Get Serious About Protecting NYers
In such perilous times, New York needs a mayor who has our backs. But on every issue, Zohran Mamdani is out of touch, out of his depth and out to lunch.
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Democrats Need a Simple Agenda
Support for an expansive Project 2029 rests on a flawed theory of how to win back workers. Democrats instead should try a straightforward, muscular plan for change.
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The Bond Market Is Telling You Something
I’ve been tracking economic trends and reading economist reports for three decades. The post-COVID period ranks among the most unclear of my career when it comes to economist consensus.
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The Myth of the Post-Industrial Economy
If the West wants to compete and survive, it must revive manufacturing.
