Biden Fires ‘Independent’ Social Security Administrator

President Trump’s destruction of longstanding norms continues under his successor.

President Joe Biden takes notes doing a G7 Leaders’ Virtual Meeting Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, in the White House Situation Room. President Joe Biden takes notes doing a G7 Leaders’ Virtual Meeting Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, in the White House Situation Room.

Biden’s ‘Promoting Competition’ Order

The President announced a whopping 72 initiatives to rein in corporate power and lower prices.

Educational Diversity and Structural Racism

Critical race theory rears its ugly head yet again.

America’s Poverty Dependence

Our love for cheap goods and services requires lots of people willing to work for very little.

DOJ Recovers Half of Colonial Pipeline Ransom

Some good news in the hacking wars.

Wuhan Lab Leak Moves from Hoax to Theory

The fact-checkers blew this one and blew it big.

Retail Employees as Vaccine Police

The new CDC guidelines raise some serious questions.

The Broadband Gap

Huge swaths of the country are underserved.

The Politicization of Math Class

The least controversial subject in school is suddenly controversial.

Sullivan on Biden (and a Discussion of Fiscal Policy)

On fiscal policy and historical comparisons.

Apple Saving the Environment by Being Cheap

A credulous report on the tech giant’s altruism.

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The ‘Right to Inspect’ in the Internet Era

The law is out of sync with modern realities.

Natanz Sidelined by Another Israeli Attack

Iran’s top nuclear facility is offline again.

Did the Boomers Ruin America?

An interesting but uneven debate.

The Consolidation of Journalism

The Internet killed the newspaper without really replacing it.

Americans Ignoring Conflicting CDC Advice

Vaccinations are not keeping up with recklessness.

New York Launches COVID Passport

The Excelsior Pass is the nation’s first. Will it start a trend?

President Joe Biden participates in a virtual call with the NASA Mars 2020 Perseverance Mission team members Thursday, March 4, 2021, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. President Joe Biden participates in a virtual call with the NASA Mars 2020 Perseverance Mission team members Thursday, March 4, 2021, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House.

Biden’s $3 Trillion Infrastructure Bill

We’re about to spend a whole lot more money.

It’s the Single-Seat Districts

Our insistence on relying on an 18th Century understanding of electoral systems is our ongoing bane (if one values representative government).

US Should Have Federal Vaccine Passport

There are legitimate ethical and liberty questions but they’re outweighed by the benefits.

The Social Psychology of Email

The fear of missing out is strong.

A Failure of Governance in Texas

And a discussion of markets (and a warning about partisanship).

Reporting and Commentary Should Remain Separate

There’s more than enough opinion journalism.

Lou Dobbs Canceled

Fox Business has abruptly sidelined its most popular host.

Biden’s Amnesty Bill

Every illegal immigrant would have a path to citizenship.

The Politics of Vaccination

The science and ethics are not the hardest part of determining who should go first.

The SolarWinds Attack

Our enemies are getting more brazen and sophisticated in their cyber warfare.

Electric Cars Going Mainstream?

The new Ford Mustang may be the harbinger of things to come.

The Irresponsibility of Giuliani

Masklessly criss-crossing the country.

Reaping the Whirlwind

That thing that happens when you sow the wind with conspiracy theories.

Former Right-Wing Media Star Turns Against Right-Wing Media

So, it turns out that Fox News wasn’t really all that fair or balanced.

‘They’re Trying to Rig an Election’

The lies aren’t working anymore.

The Most Important Election in American History

The stakes of losing will be catastrophic. Either way.

Nick Saban Tests Positive

Alabama’s head football coach and athletic director have both tested positive for COVID-19.

NY Post Agitprop

Rudy Giuliani and a hack tabloid are trying to revive the Burisma story.

Is Email That Bad?

A new company has reinvented the communication tool that people love to hate.

DC Area Schools Not Opening

The lousy hybrid option has been scrapped in favor of a worthless virtual one.

It’s Not ‘Absurd’ that Colleges are Charging Full Tuition

Online instruction is an inferior product. But it’s more expensive to deliver.

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Traffic Signals Not Racist

Sometimes, a cigar is just a cigar.

China’s Demographic Genocide Against Uighers

The regime’s crackdown on their Muslim minority is worse than imagined.

Sweden No-Lockdown Plan a Mistake

The architect of the plan admits he was wrong.

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COVID Whataboutism

Should government be taking harsher measures against smoking, car crashes, and the flu?

US Unemployment at Record Highs

More Americans are out of work than at any time since the Great Depression.

President Donald J. Trump, joined by Vice President Mike Pence, listens as William N. Bryan, science and technology advisor to the DHS Secretary, delivers remarks and answers questions from members of the press during a coronavirus task force briefing Thursday, April 23, 2020, in the James S. Brady White House Press Briefing Room. (Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian) President Donald J. Trump, joined by Vice President Mike Pence, listens as William N. Bryan, science and technology advisor to the DHS Secretary, delivers remarks and answers questions from members of the press during a coronavirus task force briefing Thursday, April 23, 2020, in the James S. Brady White House Press Briefing Room. (Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian)

Trump May Have Fewer Coronavirus Briefings

It’s about damned time.

Working Longer During the Pandemic

Contrary to some expectations, Americans are logging three extra hours of work a day.

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What if Kim Jong Un is Dead?

Some informed speculation.

Fairfax Schools Give Incompetence a Bad Name

A fiasco wrapped in a clusterfuck.