In New York City, there are certain words that have taken on ideological associations,” Mayor Zohran Mamdani recently ...

What really happened when Elon’s layoff experiment went to Washington. Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) ...

California’s appetite for reform fails to change its politics. California wants change. It just doesn’t want Republicans ...

In 1970, a 17-year-old black militant pulled a gun from beneath his coat at the Marin County Hall of Justice. He took control ...

Consolidated Edison customers are about to get some shocking news about their electricity service: A huge part of their bill, ...

Addiction, dysfunction, and the battle for Portland. It’s 10:30 p.m. on West Burnside Avenue in Portland, Oregon. Morbid figures drag themselves up and down the street. They have erected tents on ...

Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPRs) are a popular policing technology that uses cameras and integrated software to identify cars by their license plates (and, in some cases, other identifying ...

Many technologies help us do one specific thing: a hammer and a boat, for example, have an obvious function. Other technologies are general-purpose and can be put to many uses: electricity, oil, and ...

Many states are facing a backlash to the recent and rapid legalization of sports gambling. Some legislatures are considering regulations meant specifically to curb addiction and game-rigging.

An A in a college class used to mean achievement. Today, an A means the average. Grade inflation—the phenomenon whereby universities increase students’ average grades without a corresponding increase ...

New York City's mayor wants to take private properties and transfer their ownership to nonprofits. The city's recent history shows why that's a terrible idea. Last month, New York City Mayor Zohran ...

On May 28, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the creation of a Charter Revision Commission (CRC), called the Commission on Government Efficiency, with a mandate to make government work better.[1] The CRC ...