Florida Moves to Ban Campaign Ad as “Sanitary Nuisance”
Walter Olson The Florida Department of Health has sent a letter to Gainesville television station WCJB demanding that it cease airing a campaign ad in support of Amendment 4, a…
Rebel Ridge Is an Effective Fantasy but the Reality Is Even Worse
Clark Neily If you haven’t seen the Netflix blockbuster Rebel Ridge, you should. Billed as a Rambo-meets-Jack-Reacher police procedural whose protagonist is triggered by a costly encounter with civil forfeiture…
Trump’s Right, It’s Time to Repeal Worldwide Individual Taxation
Adam N. Michel The United States stands alone in applying the entire domestic tax regime to all citizens, permanent residents, and tax residents regardless of where they live and work.…
How the Latest TikTok Headlines Relate to Ongoing Tech Policy Debates
Jennifer Huddleston October has seen a number of bad headlines about the popular social media app TikTok. First, 13 states and the District of Columbia alleged that the platform harmed…
New IRS Tax Gap Estimate
Chris Edwards The federal “tax gap” is the amount of taxes owed but not paid on time, which is loosely viewed as the amount of tax cheating. The IRS has…
Open Primaries Versus a Nonpartisan Universal Primary
Walter Olson This November voters in Nevada, Colorado, and Idaho will consider whether to adopt versions of the “Alaska model,” discussed in this space here, here, and here, which does…
Friday Feature: Onward Learning
Colleen Hroncich Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota is the poorest area in the nation, says Mary Jo Fairhead, a former public school teacher who grew up on the reservation.…
New Ships Offer a Case Study in Protectionist Dysfunction
Colin Grabow Last week, the Philly Shipyard announced the ceremonial start of construction on three Aloha class containerships. While typically a celebratory occasion, the cutting of steel for these ships…
As GLP-1 Drug Shortage Ends, Why Will Patients Pay More?
Jeffrey A. Singer People who have taken high school economics should know about the law of supply and demand. Put simply, if demand for a good or service rises relative…
“Mustafa Akyol Is an Incorrigible Optimist”: Review of The Islamic Moses in The Tablet
Mustafa Akyol The British Catholic magazine The Tablet just ran an eloquent review of my new book, The Islamic Moses: How the Prophet Inspired Jews and Muslims to Flourish Together…