A Journal of Ideas

Government

America Needs Independent Regulators

A future Democratic President will be tempted to use power like Trump. That would be a mistake.

By Todd Phillips

The Heroes of the Deep State

As millions are now learning, those “lazy” government employees are pretty darn terrific after all.

By Timothy Noah

Needed: A Transparency Guardian

Our FOIA system was once the world’s gold standard. Here’s how it became sclerotic—and what we need to do to fix it.

By Margaret B. Kwoka

Politics: An Honorable Profession

By Debbie Cox Bultan

Oversight: The Key to Restoring Public Confidence

By Jim Townsend