The Dark Side of the Good War

The Meat Industry’s Tireless Effort to Keep Live Pigs in Coffins

The Save Our Bacon Act, which would override hundreds of state food safety laws, has triggered bipartisan revulsion. But the pork industry wants it so they can keep confining pigs.

Economic Hit Men for Gambling Apps

Former solicitor general Elizabeth Prelogar is writing justifications for prediction market gambling apps, joining several Biden administration colleagues defending the industry.

Maine Needs a Lighthouse Primary

The best way to salvage the Senate race against Susan Collins is to give voters another chance to decide her opponent.

The Project Crypto Scheme

Forget deregulatory legislation; the SEC and CFTC are already working diligently to eliminate regulatory oversight of crypto at the behest of their president.

Data Centers Win-Lose in Virginia

In an era of austerity, Virginia’s state budget deal puts its lawmakers supporting Big Tech and its tax exemptions on a crash course with their constituents.