FBI Made 'Inappropriate Use' of Foreign Surveillance Program To Spy on Americans

A White House panel says the FBI's internal control over Section 702 databases are "insufficient to ensure compliance and earn the public's trust."

By Eric Boehm

 

When Our Weapons Go Missing

Washington is doing a poor job of monitoring whether the weapons it sends to Ukraine are ending up in the right hands.

By Jordan Cohen and Jonathan Ellis Allen

 

Americans Love NASA, But Private Firms Do the Real Work in Space

People see a continuing role for the space agency, but mostly in national defense.

By J.D. Tuccille

Minnesota Caretaker Gets Lifetime Ban for Crime She Didn't Commit

Even if background check applicants are guilty of wrongdoing, imposing lifetime bans on gainful employment is not a good policy.

By Daryl James and Mike Greenberg

 

Studies Keep Finding That Social Media Algorithms Don't Increase Polarization. Why Is the Press So Skeptical?

New research on Facebook before the 2020 election finds scant evidence to suggest algorithms are shifting our political views.

By Elizabeth Nolan Brown

 

An Infuriating New Online Game Asks: Would You Be Able To Immigrate to the U.S.?

Players can experience for themselves how difficult, expensive, and exhausting it is to come to the country legally.

By Fiona Harrigan

Dallas Law Against 'Manifesting' Prostitution Declared Unconstitutional

The law "is seeking a shortcut that trespasses on the constitutional rights of Dallas citizens," wrote Judge Kristin Wade in her decision.

By Elizabeth Nolan Brown

 

The Return of MDMA

Some doctors are itching to prescribe ecstasy again. How do we avoid the regulatory mistakes of the '80s?

By Niko Vorobyov

 

The Chicago Boys' Deal With the Devil

The Chile Project surveys neoliberalism's most polarizing experiment.

By Andrew Farrant

 

Jean Twenge and Elizabeth Nolan Brown: What Do Millennials Want?

A boomer, a Gen Xer, and a Millennial discuss the causes and conflicts of today's generational gaps.

By Nick Gillespie