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The False Promise of Universal National Service
It is magical thinking that the state can round up 18-year-olds, march them, like Mao’s Red Guards, across America, and turn them into moral, caring, selfless adults committed to national unity and other liberal verities.
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The First Amendment Protects Freedom of Speech, Not Your Right To Someone Else’s Megaphone
When it comes to speech, the internet is more like a grocery store than like Main Street—and it’s in our collective interest to keep it that way. No one has a constitutional right to march up and down Harris Teeter’s produce aisle yelling racial slurs or harassing customers, just as no one has a constitutional…
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To Protect Free Speech, Social Media Platforms Must Stop their Overreach
Assaults on the culture of free speech grow by the day. Unfortunately, much of the assault is coming from the major social media platforms. The power of our democracy and the genius of our First Amendment is our recognition that no single authority can dictate what is true. We work out our disagreements through speech,…
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Our Pretrial System Needs to be Torn Down and Rebuilt
Almost 75 percent of the U.S. jail population sits in jail unconvicted, awaiting a hearing or trial. The sole legal justification for their incarceration involves speculation about what they might do if released.
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Third Time is Not the Charm for Failed Bail Reform Movement
When it comes to the right to bail, a thousand years of English common law and a settled system is more than capable of solving the ills that plague us if attorneys go to court and argue well.
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Ranked Choice Voting is a Growing Success Story that Provides Voters with a Greater Voice
With RCV, more voters have a voice in who wins, and winning candidates have a broader base of support when they begin serving and governing.
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Ranked Choice Voting Complicates the Voting Process and Distorts the Final Vote
Proponents claim that RCV guarantees the winner has majority support, but data shows that this often happens because it distorts the final vote.
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Do Deficits Matter? It’s Complicated…
Massive monetary infusions only produce inflation when the money is injected into the economy.
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Legalizing Marijuana is a Threat to Public Health & Safety
Despite industry rhetoric, marijuana is indeed addictive. A recent study found one in three past-year users had what clinicians call a Cannabis Use Disorder, or addiction.
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Washington Needs to Get Out of the Marijuana Enforcement Business
Our nation’s federalist principles demand that Congress respect voters’ decisions on cannabis — and repeal the failed policy of federal prohibition.
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Every American Should Serve for a Year
It’s time to rethink the path to success for our nation’s youth and rebuild trust along the way by prioritizing opportunities that bring people from different backgrounds together through a shared goal and common purpose.