Few questions test the design of American constitutional government more directly than the decision to use military force. The Constitution divides war powers between Congress […]
Year: 2026
Executive Power Expands. It Rarely Contracts.
American constitutional design rests on a theory of balance. Congress writes the laws. The president executes them. The courts interpret them. Each branch checks the […]
The Stock Market Is Not the Economy
When the stock market rises, headlines often declare that the economy is strong. When it falls, commentators warn of a looming recession. The two are […]
Women’s Hockey Champions Reduced to a Joke
Team USA’s women just pulled off the thing we claim to love most in American sport: They stared down their toughest rival, took Canada’s best […]
Lead Exposure Never Went Away
For many Americans, lead poisoning feels like a solved problem. It belongs to the past, alongside leaded gasoline and peeling paint in abandoned buildings. The […]
The Economics Behind “Free” Apps
Open your phone, and almost everything feels free. Messaging, maps, social media, photo storage, news, fitness tracking, and even sophisticated creative tools often cost nothing […]
Voter ID Is a Solution Without a Problem
Claims of widespread voter fraud have become a familiar feature of American politics. They surface before elections, spike after close results, and are often used […]
Why Medicine Is Losing Its Workforce
For years, headlines have warned about clinician shortages as if the problem were purely demographic. Too many older doctors are retiring. Too few nurses are […]
The Fantasy of the Free Market
Few ideas in modern economics are as powerful, or as misleading, as the notion of the “free market.” In popular imagination, an unregulated market is […]
The Difference Between Scientific Evidence and Scientific Headlines
If you follow science through news coverage alone, it can feel like reality changes every week. Coffee is bad, then good. Eggs are dangerous, then […]