United States | Paternalism and the English language

Nudge, nudge

"Libertarian paternalism" is a linguistic atrocity that must die

By W.W. | HOUSTON

US deports over 250 alleged gang members to El Salvador's mega-prison

Did Donald Trump wilfully defy a court order?

The administration’s rushed deportation of alleged gang members seems to have crossed a line

Yellow student school lockers.

The pandemic hit pupils hardest in America’s Democrat-leaning states

How much were school-closure policies to blame?


Three cheeseburgers.

America is facing a beef deficit

Donald Trump’s tariff plans will make it worse, and burgers dearer


Checks and Balance newsletter: Elon Musk’s low opinion of the Democrats—and America

Tesla’s boss is learning that Americans vote with their pocketbooks, too

Jared Isaacman, the high-school dropout who will lead NASA

The entrepreneur is a foe of the “Old Space” establishment

Donald Trump is setting new boundaries for political speech

You can probably guess who’s still free to say what they want