There Is No New Deal

Jonah Goldberg

There was never any single “New Deal,” just eight years of constant experimentation and improvisation. Read More

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Republicans Are Stuck with a Lousy Deal

The Editors

The reported deal with congressional Democrats is lousy, but Trump has no choice except to take it.

Asset Forfeiture: Lessons from Mississippi

Aaron Rice

To elected leaders in states still weighing forfeiture reforms: Don’t fall for false dichotomies. Trust your citizens.

FEMA Administrator Brock Long Resigns

Mairead McArdle

William 'Brock' Long, the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the past two years, announced his resignation and retirement on Wednesday.

Colorless Green Ideas Sleep Furiously

Kevin D. Williamson

A just-abandoned "bullet train" in California is a metaphor for the expensive, unworkable dreams of the Green New Deal.

A Little Less Tariff, a Lot More Booze

C. Jarrett Dieterle and Clark Packard

President Trump wants to preserve manufacturing jobs, but his tariffs are costing the U.S. jobs in one of its most successful industries--drinks manufacturing.

Why Social Security Expansion May Stiff the Poor

Andrew Biggs

The Social Security 2100 Act doesn't live up to the rhetoric. It would offer poorer retirees little.

Into the Turnbuckle, the British Way

Kyle Smith

"Fighting with My Family" puts a quirky, continental spin on professional wrestling.

Abortion-Rights Group Blasts Sinema for Backing Trump Judicial Nominee

Mairead McArdle

Abortion-rights advocates have turned on Sen. Kyrsten Sinema after she announced she would vote to confirm one of President Trump's judicial nominees.

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