Some of the most important things in history are things that didn’t happen–even though just about everyone thought they would. Recent example: Scads of liberals gleefully predicted that the financial ...

“People of the same trade seldom meet together,” warned Adam Smith 250 years ago, “even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some ...

In 2024, the Biden administration killed a proposed merger between Spirit Airlines and JetBlue. If the two companies were to join forces, declared then-attorney general Merrick Garland, it would ...

Large political donations in 2026 have already surpassed 2023 levels. New research shows where the money has been coming from ...

The best way to gauge the success of American political movements is not by the depth to which they shape their native party, but the breadth to which they extend into the opposing side. By that ...

President Trump and the Republicans in Congress insist that the election gave them a public mandate to massively reduce the federal government. They claim that the mass firings of government workers ...

This Pew Research Center analysis examines Americans’ views of problems facing the country. Pew Research Center conducts research to help the public, media and decision-makers understand important ...

Important policy issues are complex, characterized by many theoretical, philosophical, operations management, and practical features. One consequence is that their essential features are obscured, and ...

Is Terrorism a Midterm Sleeper Issue? Who Is Ilhan Omar? What to Make of the Trump DOJ’s Investigation of Ilhan Omar His rampant interventionism provides a gift to the next progressive administration.