Commentary

Bloomberg columnist Megan McArdle recently noted that “we live in fear of online mobs.” She writes that increasingly people “are terrified that something they ...

Every American knows about the right to free speech. It’s a principle that is deeply ingrained into us from a young age. It’s also ...

How transparent is political spending in the United States? Data from the 2016 election cycle may surprise you. So-called “dark money” actually went down, ...

In our tumultuous political climate, at least we can count on one thing: a bipartisan consensus from our elected officials on the importance of ...

Imagine a special tax was levied on newspapers to fund vouchers that people could use to buy Fox News Channel subscriptions. Would that impact ...

American politics is corrupt. Big donors buy elections. Voters have no say in their government. These clichés are completely untrue. Sadly, many Americans take ...

What can powerless, concerned citizens do in response to President Trump’s move to withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement? Here’s a ...

We want the government to be transparent, but we also want Americans to have privacy. When people and government intersect — in the voting ...

When politicians face a problem, their first instinct is often to spend your tax dollars. Those who see our politics itself as a problem ...

Name a problem in politics, and somebody will blame Citizens United for it. Corruption, gridlock, negative campaigning—but also gun violence, taxes, and bad health-care ...