General
Republicans Are Playing a Risky Game in Elevating QAnon
The same people who want to cancel Liz Cheney are willing to defend Marjorie Taylor Greene
Do States Have Enough Federal Funding to Safely Reopen Public Schools?
They haven't spent money that was doled out in the spring, and Congress allocated more in December. There are better uses for any new federal funding.
A New Fairness Doctrine Is an Old, Bad Idea
Kennedy and LBJ used the policy to stifle dissent so they could advance their agendas.
Biden’s Anti-Discrimination Order Is Executive Vaporware
Some executive orders please supporters—and troll adversaries—without delivering much in the way of policy change.
Don’t Eliminate the Filibuster. Reform It.
Instead of using it always or never, let it be used sometimes and selectively.
The Problems With Populism Go Well Beyond Donald Trump
It is the worst possible vehicle for policy change.
For Love of the Game
A beautiful ode to chess asks—and refuses to decisively answer—the great questions of genius, competition, and life.
Mike Pence and the ‘Snape Option’
The former vice president was at times insincere, and he suffered through various indignities. And then came January 6.
Impeachment Shows How Partisan Politics Have Swamped the Constitution
If Nancy Pelosi were serious about garnering bipartisan support for impeachment, there were steps she could have taken.
An Interview With Sen. Rob Portman
The Republican from Ohio discusses his retirement, the current political environment, and impeachment.
How Biden Is Appeasing Progressives With His Education Department Picks
Miguel Cardona is a stealth nominee who will lead a team made up of union advocates and culture warriors.
Who Is Behind the Thwarted Attacks on Riyadh?
Among the groups who could be responsible, two are backed by Iran.
The Real ‘Social Dilemma’? It’s Our Clueless Elites.
The condescending message of the Netflix docudrama.
Our Institutions Were Tested. They Persevered.
And for the most part, the leaders of those institutions made the right decisions when it mattered the most.
The Ill Effects of Tyranny
How authoritarian governments are failing their citizens on the vaccine front.