By terming himself the team updater, Secretary Hegseth constricts his job indiscreet conveyor of information. Without a Secretary who understands their role more substantively, expect lots more of ...

Doctors must do all they can to treat patients not as members of groups, but as ailing individuals in need of medical assistance.

Let’s start with a chart to understand the dire fiscal situation we are in as a nation. Figure 1. Federal Debt Held by the Public as a Share of Gross Domestic Product, 1940-2054 You’re looking at how ...

A scholarly debate over the meaning of the First Amendment’s Press Clause could influence the Associated Press’s battle against the Trump administration for access to the Oval Office and Air Force One ...

Here in the DOGE era, the specter of inefficient bureaucracy haunts many government agencies. Yet the Social Security Administration offers a surprising counternarrative—at least in parts. As civil ...

An administration and Congress focused on government efficiency may want to tackle the student loan nonpayment crisis before it is too late.

Economics is not President Trump’s strong suit. First, he promotes import tariffs as if they were the cure-all for the country’s trade deficit. Then, he engenders the greatest degree of economic ...

President Donald Trump issued an executive order headlined “stopping waste, fraud, and abuse by eliminating information silos.” The intent is “eliminating bureaucratic duplication and inefficiency ...

One would think that Republicans would know better. One would think that Republicans from an important oil- and gas-producing state would know better. One would think, or hope, that they would ...

US Education Secretary Linda McMahon has been directed "to facilitate the closure" of her own department — well, what’s left of it. The Trump administration's vow to essentially eliminate it appears ...

I was invited by the 92nd Street Y to participate in a debate on school choice and charter schools. What follows are my opening remarks—a case for parental agency and pluralism over a one-size-fits ...