Categories Editor's Pick
New Book Excerpt: False Dawn, The New Deal and the Promise of Recovery, 1933–1947, by Cato’s George Selgin
April 21, 2025
George Selgin
Categories Politics
Pandemic, price tags and privacy concerns: Why it took 20 years to implement REAL ID
April 21, 2025
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem’s announcement that REAL IDs will be required to fly starting May 7 has forced Americans to
Categories Politics
State Dept defends human rights abuse report changes, says streamlined process eliminates ‘political bias’
April 21, 2025
The State Department is pushing back against criticism of its changes to the process of reporting human rights abuses. NPR reported last week
Categories Politics
Pope Francis and US presidents: A look back at his legacy with the nation’s leaders
April 21, 2025
U.S. presidents mourned the death of Pope Francis, who served as the leader of the Catholic Church for 12 years, on Monday
Categories Politics
Trump wants to revive the lagging US shipbuilding industry. Here are the hurdles he faces
April 21, 2025
President Donald Trump is turning his attention to the U.S. shipbuilding industry, which is leagues behind its near-peer competitor China, and recently
Categories Politics
US confirms third round of nuclear talks with Iran after ‘very good progress’
April 21, 2025
The U.S. and Iran have agreed to meet for a third round of talks later this week in Muscat, Oman, after they
Categories Politics
Ex-Pentagon aide urges Trump to fire Hegseth, citing ‘full-blown meltdown’ and ‘total chaos’
April 21, 2025
A recently departed top Pentagon aide goaded President Donald Trump to remove Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth from his Cabinet, describing ‘total chaos’
Categories Editor's Pick
School Reading Opt-Outs Are Minimal Protection
April 21, 2025
Neal McCluskey On April 22, the US Supreme Court will hear arguments in Mahmoud v. Taylor. The case pits parents in Montgomery County,
Categories Politics
Hegseth shared details of Yemen strikes in second Signal chat: report
April 21, 2025
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth shared details of a March military airstrike against the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen in another Signal message
Categories Politics
White House rips alleged Pentagon leakers’ ‘shattered egos,’ brushes off Hegseth second Signal chat report
April 21, 2025
The White House hit back at recent news reports detailing Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s reported involvement in a second Signal group