Data from the late nineteenth and early twentieth century show why certain immigrant groups assimilated—and offer lessons for ...

The abomination that is urban “homelessness” policy rests on the reinforcement of certain unspoken fictions. A recent article on New York’s latest “homeless” outreach program demonstrates how that ...

When the Baltimore Sun, once among the country’s most respected big-city papers, fell into the hands of conservative television mogul David D. Smith in 2024, media elites reacted with what NPR’s David ...

After a tumultuous decade marked by civic unrest, violent crime, and economic decline, St. Louis may be eyeing a resurgence. Accelerated partly by last year’s deadly tornado, th ...

Should Albany authorize the city to increase any tax rates, Mamdani will insist that doing so is the city’s only morally and ...

Supervised consumption sites (SCSs), which offer drug users a place to get high under the observation of staff, have become a popular proposed solution to the North American overdose epidemic. But a ...

A Southern California overpass “for everything from monarch butterflies to mountain lions” is overdue and over budget.

In a recent New York Times guest essay, journalist Jesse Singal explained how U.S. medical associations—through a combination of mission drift, ideological zeal, and institutional incentives—became ...

In an era of partisan gridlock, Republicans and Democrats have found something to agree on: America needs more housing. A ...

Though several funds have come under stress in recent weeks, they’re less likely than traditional banks to cause a broader financial crisis.

President Jim Davis’s decision to consolidate four “studies” departments is about more than just fiscal prudence.

Not long ago, Mississippi was a byword for failure. It ranked at the bottom of national rankings for income, education, and health outcomes, a state that American elites reached for when they needed a ...