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Harvard Students Filed Multiple Title IX Complaints Against Brett Kavanaugh To Get Him Fired

"This is such an absurd contortion of Title IX that I suspect even those filing the complaint know it's unlikely to succeed as a matter of law."

Robby Soave | 10.02.2018
The ACLU Sponsors an Ad Comparing Brett Kavanaugh to Bill Cosby and Harvey Weinstein

Such nakedly political propaganda is beneath the civil liberties organization.

Robby Soave | 10.02.2018
Thanks to Rising Debt, Republican Tax Policy Is Now Anti-Growth

In the long term, deficit-financed tax cuts would be a drag on the economy.

Peter Suderman | 10.02.2018
California Imposed Its Own ‘Net Neutrality’ Law. The Feds Aren’t Happy About It.

The Justice Department is suing to stop the state’s restrictive new internet law.

Declan McCullagh | 10.02.2018
Amazon's New $15 Per Hour Minimum Wage: Silencing the Critics or Keeping up With the Times?

What's behind Amazon's new minimum wage policy?

Joe Setyon | 10.02.2018
Julie Swetnick Told NBC Her Brett Kavanaugh Story, and She Has Serious Credibility Issues

Michael Avenatti's client contradicted her previous claims, can't say the judge was actually involved.

Robby Soave | 10.01.2018
D.C. Repeals a Minimum Wage Hike That Restaurant Workers Didn't Want

The poorly designed law would have left a lot of employees with less money rather than more.

Eric Boehm | 10.02.2018
The Oceans Are Trashed. Can Volunteer Scuba Divers Help Clean Them Up?

Divers are taking ocean clean-up into their own hands.

C.J. Ciaramella | 10.02.2018
Is the USMCA, the Trade Deal that Will Replace NAFTA, a 'Historic Transaction'? No.

Donald Trump is calling it a big win. That's overselling it.

Nick Gillespie | 10.01.2018
The ACLU Usually Stays Neutral on Judicial Nominees, but It Just Came Out Against Brett Kavanaugh

"We oppose him in light of the credible allegations of sexual assault against him."

Robby Soave | 10.01.2018

Jeff Flake and the Hated—Yet Vital—Libertarian Center

Temperamental centrism and case-by-case decision-making, on Brett Kavanaugh and other issues, irritates nearly everyone—and is necessary.

Matt Welch | 9.29.2018
Why Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings Should be Treated as Job Interviews, not Criminal Trials

One of the points at issue in the debate over The sexual assault accusations against Brett Kavanaugh is whether the standards of proof used by the Senate should be those appropriate to a criminal trial or those of a job interview. The latter is the superior approach.

Ilya Somin | 9.30.2018
Kanye West Doesn't Want to Bring Back Slavery. He's Trying to Abolish It for Good.

The 13th Amendment outlaws slavery, but not for prison inmates.

Joe Setyon | 10.01.2018
NAFTA Rewrite Could Warp Automakers' Supply Chains, Increase Prices

Trump's new United States Mexico Canada Agreement mostly maintains the NAFTA status quo, but it sets new mandates for cars made in Mexico and Canada.

Eric Boehm | 10.01.2018

This Florida Ballot Measure Is the Only Shot at Relief for Inmates Serving Draconian Sentences

Florida has rolled back some of its worst mandatory minimum laws, but the inmates sentenced under them have no relief.

C.J. Ciaramella | 10.01.2018
The State of Sitcoms on Primetime Television Remains Dire

Three new shows will make you ask, "Am I supposed to laugh here?"

Glenn Garvin | 10.01.2018
Brett Kavanaugh's Illegal Beer Consumption Highlights the Perversity of Drinking Ages

The Supreme Court nominee's teenaged tippling was typical, although the law pretends otherwise.

Jacob Sullum | 9.30.2018
Should Dried Up Tree Frog Sex Ponds Limit Property Rights?

The Supreme Court will rule on whether the Endangered Species Act has failed wildlife and private property owners alike.

Tate Watkins | 9.30.2018
Here's What Congress Was Doing While You Were Watching the Kavanaugh Circus

The passage of tax reform 2.0 blows a huge hole in the budget, and a much-touted opioid bill might just make the crisis worse.

Eric Boehm | 9.28.2018
USDA School Lunches Still Stink

School's back in session, and that it means time for reports of crummy government-approved school lunches

Baylen Linnekin | 9.29.2018
The Kavanaugh Nomination Fight Has Pulled Us Further Into a Partisan Quagmire

The Supreme Court confirmation fight is a preview of things to come.

Peter Suderman | 9.28.2018
Beer, Courage, and Vomit: Major Themes of the Ford-Kavanaugh Hearing

An index of recurring topics

Jacob Sullum | 9.28.2018
MAGA Hat and Colin Kaepernick Shirt Make Kanye West a One-Man Bridge Across Our Political Chasm

Politics is not solely red and blue. Or in this case, red and white.

Zuri Davis | 9.28.2018
Unions Change Their Tune on Janus Supreme Court Ruling

It was the end of the world...until it wasn't.

Steven Greenhut | 9.28.2018
Brett Kavanaugh's Anger Should Surprise No One

If he's innocent, he's been falsely accused and dragged through the mud. If he's guilty, he'll try to appear innocent.

Robby Soave | 9.27.2018
North Carolina Woman Won't Be Punished for Sheltering Pets During Florence

But she never should have faced criminal charges in the first place.

Joe Setyon | 9.28.2018
Victory for Low Expectations! New California Housing Bill Isn't Terrible!

A positive but marginal reform to the Golden State's byzantine housing regulations

Christian Britschgi | 9.28.2018
Christine Blasey Ford Was Worth Hearing, But No One on the Senate Judiciary Committee Was Listening

This isn't due process—this isn't even an honest attempt to determine what actually happened.

Robby Soave | 9.27.2018
Another Day, Another Terrible Congressional Spending Bill

If there's something the government does well, it's spend money.

Veronique de Rugy | 9.27.2018
Republicans Attack Democrats, Not Ford, Following Her Testimony Against Brett Kavanaugh

We didn't get another Anita Hill hearing. Let's consider that a small silver lining.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 9.27.2018
Rep. Justin Amash Slams ‘Pathetic’ Spending Bill, Reminds Trump of His Pledge

Trump will "now be put to the test," Amash says.

Joe Setyon | 9.27.2018
The 3 Biggest Lies Trump Told About Tariffs at His Crazy Press Conference

Trump says tariffs aren't hurting the economy, new steel plants are opening up, and some stuff about Canada. It's all wrong.

Eric Boehm | 9.27.2018
Texas Attorney General Ignores 75 Years of Supreme Court Rulings Trying to Force a Student to Stand for the Pledge

The irony is that she's protesting authoritarian police behavior.

Scott Shackford | 9.26.2018
Working for TSA Is Only Thing Worse Than Being Searched by TSA, Report Finds

The House report will make you feel sorry for TSA employees against your will.

Joe Setyon | 9.26.2018
3 Questions To Ask Yourself While Watching the Kavanaugh/Ford Hearings Today

It's a given that many senators are acting in bad faith. But what about the rest of us?

Nick Gillespie | 9.27.2018

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