Ron DeSantis Dangerously Blurs the Line Between State and Private Action

Whether the putative target is the "biomedical security state," wokeness, "Big Tech censors," or Chinese Communists, the presidential candidate’s grandstanding poses a clear threat to individual rights.

By Jacob Sullum

 

Americans Fear 'Disaster' From Both Biden and Trump

Voters deserve much of the blame for this unnecessary mess.

By J.D. Tuccille

 

Debt Ceiling Deal Will End The Student Loan Repayment Pause

If the debt ceiling bill passes, the Education Department will be barred from extending the student loan repayment pause yet again.

By Emma Camp

 

Social Security and Medicare Are Ticking Time Bombs

Even taking all the money from every billionaire wouldn't cover our coming bankruptcy.

By John Stossel

Spurred by Uvalde, Texas Legislature Passes Bill To Finally Close 'Dead Suspect Loophole'

Texas' public record law let police hide records of suspects who died in custody from grieving families, reporters, and lawyers.

By C.J. Ciaramella

 

NYPD Claims It's Illegal To Film in a Police Station

A growing number of "First Amendment auditors" are testing the limits of what police will and will not allow them to film.

By Joe Lancaster

 

Senators Want To Declare Fentanyl a National Security Threat

The spread of the synthetic opioid fentanyl—and associated overdose deaths—has become an endless font of bad policy ideas from government drug warriors.

By Elizabeth Nolan Brown

Even Pennsylvanians Can Now Buy Wine in Grocery Stores, but New Yorkers Still Can't

A bill that would expand wine sales in the Empire State is meeting familiar resistance from entrenched interests.

By Jacob Sullum

 

Don't Buy the Social Housing Hype

Cities become affordable when they build a lot of housing, not when they subsidize it.

By Christian Britschgi

 

Rejoice Georgians: You Don't Need a Government Permit To Advise Breastfeeding Moms

The state’s Supreme Court strikes down an absurd, unneeded occupational licensing demand.

By Scott Shackford

 

Teaching Kids To Swim Is a Great Way To Protect Them From Actual Danger

"Parents have told me that once their children learn to swim they have more confidence and self-esteem," says Joseph Brier, a swim instructor.

By Lenore Skenazy