Policy

Can Utah Limit Children’s Social Media Use?

Other states take inspiration from Utah’s new laws restricting minors’ access to social media.

Pour a Little Out for Your Neighborhood Industrial Policy Fan

It’s been a rough few months for America’s big ‘new’ experiment.

Good Regulator, Bad Regulator

It’s important to distinguish between regulation and oversight.

Pentagon Leaks Alarm Washington

Plus: Members of Congress concerned about flaws in the rollout of a forced-labor law.

Dueling Rulings on Abortion Drug

Plus: The Republican Party struggles to come to a post-Roe consensus.

Revoking the President’s War Powers, Explained

Congress is poised to repeal authorization for the use of military force for the first time since 1974.

Transgender Athletes and Title IX

The Biden administration releases a new rule that seems to satisfy no one.

A Modest Case for the Case Against Trump

The indictment might not be strong, exactly, but neither is it as weak as many have argued.

Lawmakers Revive SCOTUS Ethics Debate

A report about Justice Clarence Thomas has Democrats pushing for new rules.

Texas’ Bad Bet on Gambling

State-cartel gambling doesn’t provide the path to economic prosperity its backers claim.

Cracking Down on Immigration or Religious Liberty?

A group of evangelicals says a sweeping immigration proposal in Florida would trample their ministry.

TikTok’s D.C. Influence Campaign

Under scrutiny from Congress, the social media company is leveraging close ties to American power brokers.

Malice Toward All?

Whatever happens in Dominion’s lawsuit against Fox, it has exposed the network’s contempt for its viewers.

The Rise of ‘Red Scare’ Policy

We risk overreacting to the threats posed by China.

Donald Trump’s Other Legal Woes, Explained

Charges in New York may be the least of the former president’s legal worries.

Can the GOP Force Biden’s Hand on the Debt Ceiling?

House Republican leaders may pass their own bill to raise the federal borrowing limit.