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State efforts to prevent them have been costly and impractical, with grim results.
Under President Javier Milei, the South American country’s turnaround bolsters the case for free-market economics.
The party faces budget fights that will test the strength of its fractious coalition.
Stopping attacks requires a “see something, say something” mentality.
SAMHSA harms those it is designed to help.
The deadly strikes in New Orleans and Las Vegas suggest ominous possibilities for 2025.
A federal appellate court has put an end to the FCC’s attempt to impose common-carrier rules on broadband Internet providers.
The president-elect’s voters and Elon Musk’s innovators could constitute a powerful coalition.
The incoming Trump administration and Republican Congress can protect Americans from government overreach.
On almost every measure, he leaves the country poorer, less productive, angrier, and more divided than he found it.
The outgoing prime minister’s supposed bulwark against populism in Canada crumbled from within.
Under Jay Bhattacharya, Trump’s nominee to head the agency, it can recommit to evidence-based principles.
The Administration on Children, Youth and Families allows relatives of a child to become foster parents without having to meet the same standards required for non-relatives.
The Climate Change Superfund Act will collect billions from companies that have extracted fossil fuels in recent years.
Critics call the populist party a threat to democracy, but many Germans aren’t buying it.
The law enforcement approach has taken its hits from critics in recent years, but facts—and history—are on its side.
The new biopic dramatizes the conflict at Newport, which was about more than music.
Linking any specific crime to pot use is difficult, but there certainly seem to be enough weed-related incidents to question whether legalization was wise.
The party faces budget fights that will test the strength of its fractious coalition.
Stopping attacks requires a “see something, say something” mentality.
SAMHSA harms those it is designed to help.
The deadly strikes in New Orleans and Las Vegas suggest ominous possibilities for 2025.
A federal appellate court has put an end to the FCC’s attempt to impose common-carrier rules on broadband Internet providers.
The president-elect’s voters and Elon Musk’s innovators could constitute a powerful coalition.
The incoming Trump administration and Republican Congress can protect Americans from government overreach.
On almost every measure, he leaves the country poorer, less productive, angrier, and more divided than he found it.
The outgoing prime minister’s supposed bulwark against populism in Canada crumbled from within.
Under Jay Bhattacharya, Trump’s nominee to head the agency, it can recommit to evidence-based principles.
The Administration on Children, Youth and Families allows relatives of a child to become foster parents without having to meet the same standards required for non-relatives.
The Climate Change Superfund Act will collect billions from companies that have extracted fossil fuels in recent years.
Critics call the populist party a threat to democracy, but many Germans aren’t buying it.
The law enforcement approach has taken its hits from critics in recent years, but facts—and history—are on its side.
The new biopic dramatizes the conflict at Newport, which was about more than music.
Linking any specific crime to pot use is difficult, but there certainly seem to be enough weed-related incidents to question whether legalization was wise.
The party faces budget fights that will test the strength of its fractious coalition.
Stopping attacks requires a “see something, say something” mentality.
SAMHSA harms those it is designed to help.
The deadly strikes in New Orleans and Las Vegas suggest ominous possibilities for 2025.
Autumn 2024
From City Journal’s Symposium Series
A symposium on anti-Semitism in the United States
Proposals to reinvigorate American dynamism, innovation, and self-sufficiency
Proposals for reversing America’s criminal-justice decline
A symposium on restoring the principle of color blindness
Proposals to improve care for the seriously mentally ill
A symposium on higher education in the United States
A symposium on anti-Semitism in the United States
Proposals to reinvigorate American dynamism, innovation, and self-sufficiency
Proposals for reversing America’s criminal-justice decline
A symposium on restoring the principle of color blindness
Proposals to improve care for the seriously mentally ill
A symposium on higher education in the United States
A symposium on anti-Semitism in the United States
Proposals to reinvigorate American dynamism, innovation, and self-sufficiency
Proposals for reversing America’s criminal-justice decline
A symposium on restoring the principle of color blindness
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