Trump Worries That More Coronavirus Testing Makes America Look Bad
Testing provides clarity and critically useful evidence about the spread of the disease that the president doesn’t seem to want.
- Daily COVID-19 Deaths in the U.S. Have Fallen Dramatically Since April
- What Do Recent COVID-19 Trends Tell Us About the Merits of Lockdowns?
- Health Bureaucrats Botched the Response to Coronavirus. Trump Made It Even Worse.
- The CDC Is Still Botching the Coronavirus Testing Process
- The Coronavirus Testing Debacle Stems From Decades of Bad FDA Policy
Breonna Taylor and the Moral Bankruptcy of Drug Prohibition
She would still be alive if politicians did not insist on using violence to enforce their pharmacological prejudices.
- Was the Search Warrant for the Drug Raid That Killed Breonna Taylor Illegal?
- Louisville Moves to Fire Police Officer Involved in Breonna Taylor Shooting
- The Breonna Taylor Shooting Shows How Reckless Drug War Tactics Lead to Senseless Deaths
- To Demilitarize the Police, We Need To Change More Than Just Their Uniforms
The New York Times's Inconsistent Standards Drove Slate Star Codex To Self-Cancel
Scott Alexander has deleted his popular blog to deter a reporter from exposing his real name.
All Statues Should Be Private
We should celebrate our fandom on our own dime, and on our own property.
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There's Something for Everyone To Hate in Sen. Martha McSally's Plan for Federally Subsidized Vacations
The Arizona Senator would give families an $8,000 tax credit, plus $500 for each child, to take a trip that's at least 50 miles from their home but not outside the United States.
Senators Propose a Cool New Contest To Destroy Your Online Privacy
A new, terrible anti-encryption bill with a twist
Outsider Candidates and Oddballs Shine in Tuesday Primaries
Plus: Protest updates, qualified immunity, and more...
As Britain Prepares to Fully Reopen, Americans Should Listen to Boris Johnson's Message
Individuals, not governments, will have to take charge of the next phase of the coronavirus response. That means more freedom, but also more personal responsibility.
The British Government Forced Universities to Narrow The Gender Pay Gap. This Made It Worse.
British universities thought they'd found the formula that would roll back discrimination. Instead, the pay gap widened.
Protesters Attacked a Journalist at the D.C. Protests. Then the Police Handcuffed Her.
A dispatch from the Black House Autonomous Zone
Seattle Says It Will Ask Protesters To Voluntarily Leave 'Autonomous Zone.' What Happens If They Don't?
Plus: Trump tries to cancel skilled worker visas, Seattle repeals "prostitution loitering" law, Pennsylvania makes cosmetologists prove "good moral character," and more...
The CIA Can't Protect Its Own Hacking Tools. Why Should We Trust Government Privacy and Security Proposals?
The very idea that our intelligence agencies could keep encryption bypasses secret is absurd.
Conservatives Embrace Presidents Making Laws on "Sticky Notes"
Donald Trump has rewritten much of U.S. immigration law from the Oval Office, without congressional oversight or public debate.
Prominent Researchers Say a Widely Cited Study on Wearing Masks Is Badly Flawed
"Masks matter. So does good science. Let's do both."
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What Will You Do During the Statue Wars, Daddy?
From Forrest to Roosevelt, Confederates to Cervantes, Washington to Whittier, a discussion of iconography politics on The Reason Roundtable.
Russia Lifts Ban on Telegram App
Two years of rule-flouting by elites and ordinary citizens show the unsustainability of top-down prohibition.
The University of Chicago Took a Stand for Free Speech. Faculty Say They Live in Fear Anyway.
Former professor John Cochrane: "I spent much of my last few years of teaching afraid that I would say something that could be misunderstood and thus be offensive to someone."
Federal Policing Needs Reform Too
Deep ranks of enforcers with expansive powers and wide-ranging responsibilities will always pose a risk to the public, no matter which level of government employs them.
Protests Against Police Brutality Continue To Be Met With Police Brutality
Plus: IMDb wins First Amendment case, Akon launches a new cryptocurrency, and more...
India's New Nationalism, and Ours
Most immigrants, even more than many natives, viscerally appreciate America, because they know what it's like to live in an unfree country.
Why Are Bad Jokes 'Dad Jokes'?
Fathers used to be fonts of wisdom. Now they're the punch line.
'People Should Have the Fundamental Right To Change Their Consciousness'
Rick Doblin, a leading force in America's psychedelic renaissance, imagines a world of "mass mental health" facilitated by formerly demonized drugs.
House Judiciary Committee Members Ask USDA To Empower Small Ranchers and Meat Processors
Anti-competitive regulations have made Americans far too reliant on mega meat processors. It's time to level the playing field.
7 Race-Neutral Solutions to Racially Skewed Law Enforcement
These reforms would protect all Americans while reducing racial disparities in policing.
A Labor Council Has Expelled Seattle's Police Union. Good.
Police unions exist to protect cops at the expense of the public.
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Coronavirus Cuisine
In the face of the greatest challenge in generations, America's chefs, bartenders, and restaurant owners are reinventing their food, their businesses, and themselves.?