General
Why We Need Shakespeare and Beethoven
Detractors ignore why the classics are so vital to our culture.
Conservatives Drift Leftward in the Plan to Rescue America
A national effort to transform workforce training would do more to boost the working class than subsidies.
Politics or Policy? Explaining Marco Rubio’s Pro-Union Push
His motivations are quite different from those of Bernie Sanders or Joe Biden.
Joe Manchin Is Right: Reform the Filibuster
Congress, intended to be the most important body of government, is less relevant as real policy is made by administrative rules
Republicans Dabble With Class Warfare
The GOP finds itself ideologically adrift, but will an appeal to organized labor hurt its appeal with other voters?
Will the Actions of Biden’s Iran Team Match Its Words?
The president's nominees are speaking cautiously in confirmation hearings, so it's worth looking at their past actions.
No Parade? How About a St. Patrick’s Day Playlist?
You'll laugh, you'll cry, and maybe get your fix of fiddle and bagpipes.
Is It Really Too Hard for Comedians to Joke About Joe Biden?
Comedy requires skepticism, and we're not seeing that.
How Mean Tweets—And Bad Predictions—Threaten to Derail Another Biden Nominee
Colin Kahl would be the third-ranking civilian at the Pentagon. It’s a position that demands more level-headedness than most.
Biden’s Immigration Moves Draw Scrutiny From the Right—and the Left
Unaccompanied minors are arriving in numbers we can’t accommodate, and Democrats and Republicans are upset for different reasons.
We Need Antitrust Reform—For the Little Guy
Occupational licensing boards wield too much power. Congress can fix that.
Partisanship, Political Dysfunction, and $2 Trillion Spending Sprees
Republicans are right to call out the bloat in the COVID relief package. But this is the world they helped create.
Out of Many, What?
Some have called for a new nationalism to unify our divided nation. A new book considers our past and present, and remains skeptical.
Democrats’ Election Bill Is a Disaster for Free Speech
The For the People Act has been hailed as an expansion of voters’ rights, but its real effect will be chilling political speech.