by Tyler Cowen The debates over cancel culture are reaching new heights of absurdity. Consider the decisions of musical icons Neil Young and Joni Mitchell to remove […]
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States with stronger gun laws have lower rates of shooting homicides
by Michael Smolens Amid an increase in gun violence across the nation, officials are struggling to understand why it’s happening and what to do about it. The […]
Trump may believe his Big Lie, but it shouldn’t save him from guilty verdict
by Harry Litman Many experts doubt the ultimate ability of the criminal justice system to convict Donald Trump because it’s possible he really believed he’d won the election. […]
Ukraine’s fate could renew a race for weapons of mass destruction
by Markos Kounalakis Regret is what Ukrainian leaders must be feeling these days, as Russia amasses troops along the border. There’s nothing that says “keep your hands […]
Identity politics and the Supreme Court
by Jay Ambrose Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, at the age of 83 and after three decades of demonstrating his brilliance and knowledge, is retiring. Past comments […]
Republicans trying to erase history
by LZ Granderson I was a senior in college when I learned a gay man helped save the world. True story. Even after years of history lessons […]
Myths of the past no longer represent our world view
by Malcolm Russell-Einhorn We live in an age of discord and distrust, much of it fueled by the splintering of our media landscape and the sheer volume […]
Republicans should rethink idea-free campaigns
by Ramesh Ponnuru Democrats ran in 2020 on a long list of policies they planned to enact and implement, and now they are going through the agony […]
The latest bias to worry about
by Tyler Cowen For all the talk about how political and media bias distort people’s perceptions of current events, another kind of bias may have an even […]
Illinois judge reversed a rape verdict
Victim, advocates didn’t stay quiet by Christine Ledbetter Quincy, the county seat of Adams County in downstate Illinois, is a quiet town. Here residents vote conservative, prize […]
