Breaking Big Tech
Amazon, Facebook, and Google harm society through their aggressive pursuit of rival companies — not to compete with them, but to buy them out.
Is a Blue Wave Coming?
The House is solidly Republican — but the Democratic tide might be high enough this November to change that.
A Whole Year of Draining the Swamp
Was the swamp drained in 2017? Not by a long shot. But we sure came up with some snappy bill titles.
City with No Neighbors
Walt Whitman’s great poem “To a Stranger” warns us to retain our capacity to see the buried humanity in the passers-by, to look at strangers as neighbors.
Yes, the Democratic Party’s Polarization Helps Explain Trump’s Rise
The Democrats tendency to polarize has directly led to the rise of Donald Trump.
Abortion Is Wrong Even If the Fetus Is Not a Person
The same thing that makes killing an adult wrong is what makes killing a fetus wrong. If any of us are killed, we are deprived of a future of value.
When War Is Worth It
A war whose cause is worth dying for is not ultimately experienced as a nihilistic force of devastation.
The Graham-Cassidy Conundrum
Ultimately, this is a traditional compromise bill that gives no one what they truly want.
The Destructive Power of Progressive Overreach
The progressive Left’s endless overreach is good for Donald Trump and bad for everyone else.
The RAISE Act: An Explainer
Understanding the Trump-backed proposal to overhaul our immigration policy.