Politics

Neal McCluskey The 1990 book Politics, Markets, and America’s Schools, by John Chubb and Terry Moe and published by the Brookings Institution,…

Chris Edwards Americans are getting used to failures by government experts. Government economists have a dismal forecasting record. Government actions and advice during…

Romina Boccia House Republicans expect to vote on a plan to raise the debt ceiling this week. The Limit, Save, Grow Act put…

Daniel Griswold America’s annual trade deficit continues to be among the most misunderstood features of the nation’s economy. Trade skeptics tend to…

Chris Edwards Federal policymakers will soon run into a hard deadline to increase the government’s legal debt limit. President Biden wants a simple debt‐​limit…

Gabriella Beaumont-Smith The COVID-19 pandemic changed the world, shifting even peoples’ eating habits. Numerous surveys reveal that Americans are snacking more, providing…

Will Duffield TikTok is a social media app that hosts short‐​form videos and serves them to users via algorithm. Because TikTok is owned…

Colleen Hroncich On average, kids today reportedly spend fewer than 10 minutes a day playing outside—and more than seven hours a day on screens. That’s…

Jack Solowey The United States has long led global finance. Its institutions shaped critical financial infrastructure and saw the dollar become the…

David Boaz I don’t mean to keep writing the same article about lobbying and special interests over and over. But the federal…