Policy
Emerging From a Long Pandemic Hangover
The murder rate and traffic deaths are decreasing, and drug overdoses appear to be leveling off.
How a National Digital ID System Could Improve the Internet
But is the federal government up to the challenge?
What’s Behind Recent ‘Squatters’ Rights’ Disputes?
In some places, the competing interests of tenants and landlords are out of balance.
Our Best Stuff From the Week Donald Trump Roiled the Abortion Debate
The presumptive Republican nominee said policy should be left to the states—until Arizona all but banned the procedure altogether.
The Moving Goal Posts of the Net Neutrality Debate
The history of network neutrality shows regulating internet traffic has never been a fixed policy.
House Divided Over Surveillance Authority
Republican lawmakers (at least temporarily) tank an effort to reauthorize a key national security tool.
Getting the ‘China Shock’ Right
The political narrative has eclipsed the actual economics, and that’s a policy problem today.
Biden Takes Another Swing at Student Debt Cancellation
The president tries to make good on a campaign promise.
Old Lessons for the New Right
What a Depression-era farm program gone awry shows about the limits of federal power.
Trump Backs State-by-State Abortion Legislation
The former president tries to thread post-Roe needle, but faces rebukes from some pro-life advocates.
Why Congress Must Reform FISA Section 702—and How It Can
Instituting a warrant requirement would protect Americans against abusive searches of their private communications.
Now Is Not the Time to Hinder Our Intelligence-Gathering Capabilities
Letting Section 702 lapse would dangerously weaken the intelligence community’s ability to identify foreign threats.
Why the Perception That Crime Is Rising Persists
President Joe Biden trumpets a falling violent crime rate, but FBI raw data tells a different story.