Singapore does not contain the same multitudes as does Walt Whitman’s America; it contains multitudes of its own, and they are remarkably capacious for such a small place whose modern history does not antedate America.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s Commission on Unalienable Rights isn’t about rolling back abortion and same-sex marriage, as some critics contend. It’s about resisting the modern trend of conflating civil rights with human rights in the service of parochial political claims.

On the merits, Trump’s push for skills-based immigration is sound policy. But he may end up discrediting it with his own bigotry.

Immigration is a lot more complex than the simple morality-play version we typically get from the media. If you want to understand why, try talking to your neighbors.

Money lust is now driving the trend toward legalizing marijuana. We may end up doing the right thing—or the wrong thing—for all the wrong reasons.

Trying to get a competent author to examine the idea of taxing advertising turned out to be an exercise in waiting for Godot.

How some of the most interesting ideas an editor has never make it into print.

How to give District residents all the rights due to them without the trouble of adding a new state to the union.

Knowingly or not, Ilhan Omar is acting like a designated provocateur, playing her role in a shrewd effort to seize control of the Democratic Party. But her rhetoric has deep roots in American politics.

Plumbing the origins of America’s rampant consumerism in its relentless technological optimism.