Nick Gillespie on the left speaking into a microphone, Charlie Kirk in the center wearing a suit and tie, and Matt Welch on the right wearing glasses and headphones while speaking into a microphone. Bold white text across the top reads “WHAT NOW?” with a red “LIVE” indicator at the bottom. | Illustration: Eddie Marshall

Charlie Kirk and America's History With Political Violence

Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch discuss the murder of Charlie Kirk and how political violence is reshaping the national climate.

Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch

Immigration

Over 300 Workers Return to South Korea After Immigration Raid, but Damage to Trade Relations Is Already Done

“As things stand now,” South Korean President Lee Jae Myun said, “our businesses will hesitate to make direct investments in the United States.”

Autumn Billings

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State's Rights

Some Red States Are Trying to Take Control of Their Blue Cities

Trump’s federal takeover of D.C. was just one example of Republicans curbing local autonomy under the banner of public safety.

Jacob R. Swartz

D.C. Is Just the Beginning—the Trump Administration Is Preparing To Deploy Troops to More U.S. Cities.

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Taxes

Washington Says Tax Breaks Help People. Instead, They're Corroding the Tax Code.

The expenditures are often costly privileges for special interests that mask the true size of government and fail to deliver the promised bang for the buck.

Veronique de Rugy

Violence

What If We Acted Like Political Violence Was a Problem?

Matt Welch

Charlie Kirk, Who Became a Media Titan Because He Wasn't Afraid of Disagreement, Assassinated at 31

Transportation Policy

MAGA Conservatives, Unions Want To Crush Driverless Trucks. Will the Trump Administration Listen?

Christian Britschgi

Second Amendment

Florida's Ban on Openly Carrying Guns Is Unconstitutional, State Appeals Court Rules

Jacob Sullum

Supreme Court

Kavanaugh Flouts the Fourth Amendment and Blesses Trump's Racial Profiling

Damon Root

War on Drugs

Trump Calls His Drone Strike on an Alleged Drug Boat 'Self-Defense.' It Looks More Like Murder.

Jacob Sullum

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Illustration featuring Joe Biden, Ron DeSantis, and Josh Hawley in front of red tape and AI company logos | Illustration: Eddie Marshall | Gage Skidmore | Wikimedia Commons | Adam Schultz | White Housse Official Photo| Dave Decker| ZUMAPRESS | Newscom | Midjourney

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley Are Borrowing Joe Biden's Playbook To Regulate AI

Jack Nicastro

Nick Gillespie is on the left, speaking into a microphone. In the center, a photo shows Mark Zuckerberg and Donald Trump seated together and smiling. On the right, Katherine Mangu-Ward appears with her hands near her face, in front of a microphone. Large text at the top reads “POPULISTS VS PROGRESS.” | Illustration: Eddie Marshall

Latest

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Elections

Trump Shouldn't Take Election Advice From a Russian Dictator

While mail-in voting provides obvious logistical challenges, every serious analysis of mail-in voting results has found it to be secure.

Steven Greenhut | 9.12.2025 7:30 AM

Donald Trump holds a pen over a portfolio with two pieces of paper in it. He's in color but the people surrounding him in the background, also in suits, are in black and white. | Illustration: Eddie Marshall | Photo: Samuel Corum/Sipa USA/Newscom

Cryptocurrencies

Donald Trump Is Not the Bitcoin President

He’s the stablecoin president, seeking to expand the monetary power and borrowing capacity of the U.S. government.

Alex Gladstein | 9.12.2025 7:00 AM

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Culture

Review: The Historical Art You've Probably Never Seen

A newly renovated wing at the Met showcases culture and history from Africa, the Americas, and Oceania.

Matthew Petti | 9.12.2025 6:30 AM

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Entertainment

Review: Murderbot Is Part Frankenstein's Monster and Part C-3PO

The title character in this Apple TV+ series is both a menace and a friend.

Peter Suderman | 9.12.2025 6:00 AM

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AirBnb

Brickbat: No Short Trips

Charles Oliver | 9.12.2025 4:00 AM

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Free Speech

GOP Rep Proposes Canceling People Over Mean Posts About Charlie Kirk

Louisiana Rep. Clay Higgins, who once opposed government jawboning, now says people should be banned from both social media and public life over their posts.

Joe Lancaster | 9.11.2025 4:35 PM

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Politics

The Killing of Charlie Kirk: 5 Idiotic Responses on Social Media

We should welcome renunciations of violence from those who disagree with Kirk, and dispute nonsense across the political spectrum.

Robby Soave | 9.11.2025 3:15 PM

Charlie Kirk speaks at a political event behind a lectern with Turning Point USA logos. | Gage Skidmore/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom

Violence

After Charlie Kirk's Murder, Politicians Can Back Away From the Brink, or Make Matters Worse

The political class has been pushing the country towards a conflict nobody should want.

J.D. Tuccille | 9.11.2025 3:00 PM

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Inflation

Americans Want Lower Costs, but Inflation Just Hit Its Highest Mark Since January

Inflation hit its highest level since January, with prices rising 0.4 percent in August.

Eric Boehm | 9.11.2025 10:30 AM

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Violence

Charlie Kirk Assassinated

Plus: Poland and NATO, gene editing and God, and more...

Liz Wolfe | 9.11.2025 9:31 AM

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Criminal Justice

Puerto Rican Prisons Allowed Inmates To Work for Themselves. It Was a Huge Success.

These self-employed prisoners earned more than inmates in traditional prison jobs and were more likely than other inmates to be rehabilitated.

Jesse Walker | 9.11.2025 6:00 AM

Facial Recognition

Brickbat: Apparently, the Camera Does Lie

Charles Oliver | 9.11.2025 4:00 AM

Video

Here's What Would Happen If We Seized All the Wealth From America's 800 Billionaires

Don't comfort yourself with wishful thinking that millionaires and billionaires could take the entire burden of the deficit off our hands.

Jessica Riedl

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Obituaries

Charlie Kirk, Who Became a Media Titan Because He Wasn't Afraid of Disagreement, Assassinated at 31

The pundit and activist was murdered while speaking at Utah Valley University.

Robby Soave | 9.10.2025 6:10 PM

Artificial Intelligence

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley Are Borrowing Joe Biden's Playbook To Regulate AI

Republican AI opponents sound an awful lot like Democrats.

Jack Nicastro | 9.10.2025 3:30 PM

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Federal land management

The Feds Own Half the Western U.S.—and Can't Take Care of It

Selling just a fraction of the land would reduce our enormous debt.

John Stossel | 9.10.2025 12:55 PM

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Politics

Pirate Porn Study Finds No Difference in Sexual Attitudes After Seeing X-Rated Video

Plus: Indiana's abortion speech ban in court, AI as normal technology, getting carried away by Epstein conspiracies, and more.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 9.10.2025 12:00 PM

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Endangered species

States and Landowners Are Key to Recovering Rare Species. Stop Penalizing Them.

Federal rules under the Endangered Species Act often treat landowners as adversaries. Recent court victories suggest a better way forward.

Shawn Regan | 9.10.2025 11:25 AM

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Parental Rights

How We Criminalized Childhood

Journalist and activist Lenore Skenazy explains how fear and over-parenting left kids more anxious and less independent, and and how a movement to restore that independence is gaining ground.

Nick Gillespie | 9.10.2025 11:00 AM