The Greatest Showman on Earth vs. the Global Propaganda Superpower
In the long run, the obviousness of China’s weaknesses will grow. But for now, in the battle of appearances, the Party’s propaganda may be outpacing Trump’s showmanship. Source link
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The Strategic and Legal Flaws in Trump’s Literal War on Drugs
A metaphor no more. Source link
Google Antitrust Ruling Gets It Right
The tech industry is simply too chaotic and fast-moving to permit aggressive antitrust action. Source link
Don’t Let Ticketmaster Turn Trump’s Reform into a Monopoly Shield
Real reform shouldn’t mean more central planning. Source link
American Universities Are Schooling China on Authoritarian Tactics
The attempt to limit speech through peer pressure risks turning campuses into surveillance states. Source link
Did Jeffrey Epstein Really Kill Himself?
Let’s ask questions. Source link
Cats in Medieval Manuscripts: Prancing, Prowling, and Pounding the Ivories
In an enchanting new show, Baltimore’s Walters Art Museum looks at cat capers, from comforting the Baby Jesus to routing rats. Source link
Some European Nations Are Taking National Security Seriously
As old Europe lags, the Nordic and Baltic countries, along with Poland, have taken the mantle of European leadership. Source link
Are We at War with Venezuela?
Trump’s lethal strike on a ship ‘transporting illegal narcotics’ raises yet more questions. Source link
Sen. Warner blames 'conspiracy theorist' Laura Loomer for undermining national security
The ranking Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee says the Trump administration is undermining national security by taking marching orders from right-wing political influencer…
Our Two-Party System Isn’t Going Anywhere
Elon Musk’s America Party is the latest third-party dream to die. Source link
Ban the Fear, Not the Freedom: Massachusetts Bill Misses the Mark on Nicotine
In a society of free, autonomous adults, banning nicotine because it offends one legislator’s sensibilities is simply unacceptable. Source link
Government by Emergency Is a Bad Idea
The presidency doesn’t need any more discretionary power. Source link
RFK Jr. Is Compounding the CDC’s Covid Mistakes
The HHS secretary is substituting one set of unscientific, politically driven priorities for another. Source link
Sorry, Democrats: Rural Hospitals Aren’t at Risk from Trump’s Reforms
Far from endangering rural hospitals, President Trump and Republicans in Congress are helping them by fixing a broken Medicaid system. Source link
The Roses Is a Hellish Remake
An unfunny farce about marriage and the doomed West. Source link
Trump Is Our True National Emergency
Some judges have indeed started saying to the Trump administration, in effect, Cut the shit. “Blind deference to the government?” said Judge Zia M. Faraqui recently, when asked by federal…
England’s Arrest of Graham Linehan Was an Act of Calculated Tyranny
The country’s illiberalism toward speech about transgenderism shocks even me. Source link
The Genocide Lie Is Back
A new resolution condemning Israel is about as marred as the process that produced it. Source link
The Tariff Power Still Belongs Only to Congress
Trump lost the case on his tariffs because only Congress has the power to tax. Source link
President Trump Is Right to Fight European Tech Overreach
The Old World model of state management must not be permitted to hold back the advance of the freedom-fueled dynamism of the New World. Source link
Institutionalize the Mentally Ill Homeless
Forcing people into treatment would raise the ACLU’s hackles, but it’s the only compassionate solution for people who cannot care for themselves. Source link
Time to Force Putin to the Negotiating Table
He is clearly trying to play President Trump by talking peace while waging war. He will find that a very dangerous game. Source link
Taylor Lorenz Has the Goods (Really) on the Left’s Paid Online Influencers
There is an invisible world out there, a hidden hand, and it is driven by money. Source link