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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

After more than 45 years of clerical dictatorship, the Iranian people deserve freedom. The Islamic Republic is a terrorist regime responsible for the deaths of thousands of Americans and hundreds ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Jeffrey Goldberg has entered the chat. The Atlantic editor had the scoop of the second Trump administration (so far) when he revealed Monday afternoon that he had been included in a Signal message ...

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 ...