Trade War Shows Reality of ‘America First’ in Action
Uncertainties infused into the global economy by the trade war between the world’s two largest national economies probably have helped to produce a global slowdown.
Politics & Policy
A Different Kind of ‘Right-Wing’
David Koch was conservative precisely because he cared about high culture, not in spite of it. We could use more like him.
This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—August 24
1995—The citizen-suit provision of the Endangered Species Act authorizes “any person” to sue for violations of the ESA. Demonstrating why liberal judicial activists should be an endangered species, Ninth Circuit ...
McCabe and Papadopoulos: Two-Tiered Justice
“Equal justice under the law” is not supposed to be an aspiration or a quaint slogan. It is supposed to be a guarantee.
Out of Order
Who’s trying harder to crash U.S. markets, the president of the United States or the president of China?
A Federal Court Strikes a Powerful Blow for Free Speech and Religious Freedom
Christian videographers will not be forced to produce videos of same-sex weddings.
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Planned Parenthood Withdraws from Title X Federal Funds
They're refusing the funding over abortion.
Bad Trade-War Strategy
It’s hard not to see the tariff delays, and Trump’s subsequent whining, as a negotiating blunder. And now we're all paying for it.
Trump’s Tweets: Are We Sure This Is What ‘Fighting’ Looks Like?
Can everyone but the rally Trumpists finally say that this behavior raises questions about his fitness for office?
A Slow News Month for Trump
We’re not going to have the time for serious reflection or thought at all if we let Trump have all the attention he covets.
The Republican Fighting Philadelphia’s Opioid Crisis
City-council candidate Pete Smith has had enough.