Commentary

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 ...

Imagine you own a business. You make widgets. You have 50 employees, and you are looking to expand. But a local politician, Mayor Grouch, ...

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra hit a low note recently during a press conference marking his first 100 days in office. Out of the ...

By David Keating Perhaps you want to limit the right of elected officials, like Eric Greitens, to raise money for advocacy groups. If so, tread ...

Politics is full of people with strong beliefs. Sometimes those beliefs are about principles, like free speech. Other times they are beliefs about facts, ...