How the Supreme Court Broke Congress
In the name of protecting the balance of powers, the Court is radically refashioning that balance.
Ideas
The Court Case That Is Allowing ICE to Stop Just About Anyone It Wants
Whren v. United States needs to go.
Banana Republicanism
A criminal investigation of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will test whether Republican loyalty to the president has any limits.
The YIMBY Hero Everyone Is Shouting At
Scott Wiener—a pro-trans Zionist who wants California to allow more homes—has an extreme tolerance for pushback.
Big Oil Knows That Trump’s Venezuela Plans Are Delusional
The president’s thinking is stuck in the 1980s.
Americans Are Afraid of Authority
But a government that works is one that lets people use their judgment.
This Will Happen Again
The conditions that claimed Renee Nicole Good’s life will claim the lives of others.
Trump’s Folly
The United States has turned dark, aggressive, and lawless.
Trump Has Odd Views on Domestic Terrorism
The president seems to think that beating police officers is “peaceful,” but attempting to flee from them is terrorism.
I Tried to Be the Government. It Did Not Go Well.
My five-month quest to monitor the weather, track inflation, and inspect milk for harmful microorganisms