An A-10 Warthog (A-10 Thunderbolt II) in Wisconsin on July 24, 2025.

The Air Force Tried, but the A-10 Is Too Good to Kill

by Mike Lofgren April 3, 2026May 5, 2026

America’s unsightly but effective Warthog jet is being heavily deployed in the Persian Gulf, decades after the service wanted to retire it.

Drone Dominance: The conflict in the Middle East is showing the value of Ukraine’s weapons systems and military tactics. Here, an instructor demonstrates the operation of a drone designed to destroy Russian attack drones in the Kyiv region, March, 2026.

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Ukraine’s Way of War is Coming to the Persian Gulf

by Tamar Jacoby April 2, 2026May 5, 2026

Middle East fighting creates an opportunity for Ukraine and its fierce military technology—but Kyiv and America’s allies must seize the moment.

Third Term? Attorney Alan Dershowitz, background center left in blue shirt, listens to remarks by President Donald Trump during his hush money trial at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York, in May 2024.

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Alan Dershowitz: Trump Can Serve a Third Term

by Garrett Epps April 2, 2026November 9, 2026

The famous author and law professor argues that the president isn’t prevented from serving a third term. This former Dershowitz admirer begs to differ.

Do No Harm: A new rule codifies the idea that every college degree should make graduates better off than if they had never attended.

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The Bipartisan Roots of Trump’s One Good Education Reform

by Paul Glastris and Nate Weisberg April 1, 2026May 5, 2026

An unheralded provision in the “big beautiful” tax act creates a beachhead for quality control in higher education that both parties have worked towards for three-quarters of a century. Will it survive?

Primary Peril: California Governor Gavin Newsom’s record on homelessness leaves his presidential aspirations exposed. Here, the governor speaks during a press conference on homelessness in Hayward, California, March 2, 2026.

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Gavin Newsom’s Tragic Mistake on Homelessness

by Gillen Tener Martin March 25, 2026May 5, 2026

In his all but certain presidential run, the California governor will be haunted by his noble pledge to provide permanent housing for the homeless, and his failure to give them temporary shelter.

Data Over Dogma: A case for criminal justice reforms that follow the facts. Pictured here, a Washington Metropolitan Police Department vehicle moves through an intersection with lights and sirens Aug. 15, 2025, in Washington.

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Where Left and Right Both Go Wrong on Crime

by Keith Humphreys March 23, 2026May 5, 2026

The most promising ways to make America’s streets safer unsettle ideologues on both sides. Maybe that’s why we aren’t pursuing them.

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AI and the Sin of Sloth

by Robert Lynch March 12, 2026May 5, 2026

Forget AI going haywire. The real problem is that it’s working as intended: making us lazier and less able to connect.

Newport, Oregon fights ICE Detention Facility

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Crabs, A Helicopter, and One Town’s Fight Against ICE

by Garrett Epps March 9, 2026May 5, 2026

As ICE creates new deportation centers, Newport, on the quirky, impossibly beautiful Oregon coast, finds itself a battleground in Trump’s war on immigrants. It’s not alone as ICE plans for hosts of detention centers in small towns.