We have officially filed a lawsuit against the L.A. Metro for their refusal to provide public records related to the 2024 murder of Mirna Arauz Soza. In April 2024, Mirna, a 67-year-old mother of three, was stabbed in the neck by Elliot Tramel Nowden on the L.A. Metro red line. Mirna’s family told us that she hobbled onto the platform and bled out for at least an hour before succumbing to her injuries. Nowden, a homeless offender, was banned from Metro after stabbing a college student on a train in 2019. According to the family, Metro did not have officials patrolling the station that morning. Five months ago, we filed a public records request for information about Mirna’s murder. Metro refused, citing family privacy concerns. Later, it claimed that releasing footage of this high-profile murder on board was not in the “public interest.” We countered with a letter from Mirna’s three surviving children authorizing the release of all footage related to their mother’s death, but Metro still refused to release all the material. Anyone who uses public transportation in the United States knows that evidence of an innocent bystander’s unprovoked, violent murder on a train is of undeniable public interest. Angelenos should know what they’re up against every time they step on public transit. But Metro has refused to give them the full and uncensored truth. Via @christopherrufo & @StrackHaley city-journal.org/article/la-…

Scott W. Atlas on consensus vs. truth: city-journal.org/article/art…

In some states, schools socially transition children secretly or even take children from parents. In other states, parental rights are respected. Congress should pass a law that protects all parents from being punished for protecting their kids from radical gender ideology. Read more from @JanuaryDoNoHarm: city-journal.org/article/mas…

Across Manhattan, of the 696 total counterfeiting cases in 2025, just two were arraigned as felonies, while 694 were arraigned on misdemeanors, @dedwardro writes. And the misdemeanor cases rarely produce serious consequences. city-journal.org/article/can…

In 2024, Massachusetts state authorities took Joseph and Arlene Kutzko’s then-15-year-old daughter from their home. The Kutzkos, devout Catholics, believe they were punished for refusing to affirm their daughter’s transgender identity, which was allegedly encouraged in secret by her school counselor. The Kutzkos are going through hell. @JanuaryDoNoHarm knows—she went through it herself. Two states, two children, two fights over gender. This is why parental rights matter: city-journal.org/article/mas…

Anyone who uses public transportation in the United States knows that evidence of an innocent bystander’s unprovoked, violent murder on a train is of undeniable public interest. Metro has refused to provide the full and uncensored truth. We’re suing them to get it. city-journal.org/article/la-…

Portland, a city of over 600,000 people, has approximately 60 officers on the streets at any given time. The Portland Police Bureau had 809 officers on staff in 2025, amounting to 1.28 officers per 1,000 residents, versus a national rate of 3.6 officers per 1,000 residents. Read more from @adamlehodey: city-journal.org/article/por…

NYC’s Canal Street operates in plain sight. The vendors sell fake Louis Vuitton bags, Rolex watches, Gucci wallets, and Prada sunglasses across blankets and folding tables. How are these people able to brazenly operate an open-air counterfeit market? Police do arrest them. But thanks to civilian complaints against cops, a felony threshold nobody can prove, and lax prosecutions, the market hasn’t missed a day of business. @dedwardro’s latest: city-journal.org/article/can…

The weirdness that once attracted droves of young creatives to Portland has gone by the wayside in favor pervasive disorder and squalor. Even with a new, tough-on-crime DA and strengthened state drug laws, severe police staffing shortages leave the unable to address rampant homelessness and drug addiction. @adamlehodey's latest: city-journal.org/article/por…

Colleen Slemmer loved children. She worked at a daycare, she babysat, and she volunteered with the Special Olympics. Slemmer was "sweet, quiet and mild-mannered," with an "innate impulse to help anyone in need." A group led by Christa Pike beat her, cut her back with a meat cleaver and carved a pentagram into her chest, slashed her throat with a box cutter six times, and bashed her head in with a large piece of asphalt. Slemmer begged for her life as they killed her. Christa Pike deserves the death penalty. A botched execution is no reason justice shouldn’t be done. @CharlesFLehman on the failed execution of Christa Pike: city-journal.org/article/chr…

During @GovKathyHochul’s tenure, the education budget has ballooned to $40 billion per year, with no gains in academic outcomes for students. Opting in to the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit program offers a chance for an about-face, @dany_egorov writes. city-journal.org/article/fed…

.@Jesse_Leg and @alicianieves__ on @evanwch’s Nothing Left and the Democratic establishment: city-journal.org/article/eva…

Former Democratic insider Evan Barker spent more than 15 years rising through Democratic politics. After attending the DNC and leaving more alienated than when she arrived, Barker announced that she could not support Kamala Harris. She wound up voting for Trump. Barker’s story, @Jesse_Leg and @alicianieves__ write, offers a firsthand look at the increasingly blurred line between the Democratic Party’s insurgent Left and the rest of the Democratic ecosystem—and how closely connected they have become. city-journal.org/article/eva…

Miami’s economy produces roughly $534 billion a year in GDP, while New York produces $2.3 trillion in GDP. Yet, Miami’s cost of living is 14.1% above the national average, while New York’s is 12.5%. Read more from Jay Newman and Erik Saelens: city-journal.org/article/mia…

Who gets to decide—states or the federal government? Parents or public officials? Religious institutions or administrators? Legislatures or courts? And how clearly must the government announce the rules before imposing punishment? Those questions define the SCOTUS cases set for argument in the 2026–2027 term. @ManhattanInst has filed several briefs in these cases, which @ishapiro breaks down here: city-journal.org/article/sup…

.@AdamThierer on how Friedrich Hayek’s lessons on knowledge and spontaneous order offer the best path forward for AI: city-journal.org/article/fri…

NEW: Mayor Mamdani will be honored alongside a group with alleged ties to the Iranian regime. NYC's mayor will be honored next Monday alongside the National Iranian American Council, an organization long suspected of being the unofficial lobbying arm of the Iranian government. The news comes months after his administration faced scrutiny over a planned meeting with the Islamic Republic’s UN ambassador. Via @adamlehodey & @dedwardro: city-journal.org/article/mam…