Editor’s Pick

Jeffrey A. Singer On January 29, President Trump signed an executive order called The Great American Recovery Initiative. The order does not significantly reform addiction policy or change how treatment…

Stephen Richer When President Trump issued his March 25, 2025, executive order on election administration, both Walter Olson and I sympathized with its policy aims, but we wrote that it unlawfully usurped legislative authority and…

Patrick G. Eddington Last week, still-unnamed federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Minneapolis shot and killed Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse who was lawfully carrying a concealed…

Marcos Falcone Thirty-five years after the creation of Mercosur—the South American trade bloc founded by Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay—it is clear that the strategy of collective integration into the…

Mike Fox For most Americans, the image of criminal justice is a public one in which a government official, representing “The People,” brings charges against a defendant. We’re taught that…

Jeffrey Miron The Kennedy Center Board of Trustees voted recently to change the center’s name to the Trump–Kennedy Center. Beyond concerns about whether such a change requires congressional action, much commentary—especially…

Thomas A. Berry, Brent Skorup, and Sam Rutzick Under US tax law, bona fide residency is an important factor in determining tax obligations. Two sets of taxpayers—the Hirschs and the…

Benjamin Giltner Earlier this week, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte commented to the European Parliament’s defense and foreign affairs committees that Europe is unable to defend itself without the United…

Adam N. Michel Wealth taxes are back in the US policy conversation. In November, California voters will consider a ballot measure that would impose a broad-based wealth tax on the…

David J. Bier Welfare fraud cases in Minnesota involving some Somali immigrants are part of what led President Trump in November to state that he “will permanently pause migration from all…