Anakin Skywalker Is a Great Character, Not a Great Role Model
The online right is again meme-ing its way toward a profound misunderstanding of the Star Wars protagonist.
Politics
Trump's Election Interference in California and Alaska Prompts a Series of Judicial Rebukes
Four federal courts say the Trump administration is trying to usurp the states' constitutional authority over elections.
Byron Donalds Offers Florida More of the MAGA Same in Governor's Race
Donalds is long on promises, short on details, and still trying to sell Ron DeSantis' culture war.
Federal Judge Dismisses DOJ Lawsuit Over Alaska Senate Race, Calling Proposed Remedy 'Infeasible'
Democrats almost certainly engaged in dirty tricks, but to most any politician's relief, being underhanded is not illegal.
Ranked Choice Voting Will Untangle Alaska's Dan Sullivan Controversy. It's Also on the Ballot Itself.
As voters in Alaska decide whether to keep or abolish some electoral reforms, voters in Massachusetts will decide whether to try them.
Dems in Disarray?
Plus: Obamacare premiums spike, the next James Bond, and the looming GOP civil war.
Can Milei's Success in Argentina Be Repeated Elsewhere?
Javier Milei has defeated the tyranny of the status quo.
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Federal Court Rejects Trump Lawsuit Seeking to Block Certification of Alaska Senate Election Results
The court found the administration lacked standing to bring the suit. But there are also major substantive problems with Trump's position.
Haley Stevens Endorses Mike Rogers, Spurns Leftist Abdul El-Sayed
Democrats are bluntly denouncing Stevens as a traitor.
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For Libertarians, Election Day Is the Cruelest Day of the Year
There is rarely anyone worth voting for who might actually win in most races. That's got to change.
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Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal
Flying saucers, voodoo dolls, and ancient plagues.
Hasan Piker's Defamation Suit Against Scott Jennings Isn't As Simple as It Seems
Proving that Jennings acted with "actual malice" might be difficult.
Freed Up: Live Midterm Reactions
Election night, after dark: Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi react live to the midterms. Tune in on November 3, 10 p.m. ET.
After 11 Years of Muriel Bowser, D.C. Readies Itself for Its First Socialist Mayor
Come Tuesday, D.C. Councilmember Janeese Lewis George is all but assured to win election as a replacement retiring three-term Mayor Muriel Bowser.
Data Center Bans Won't Stop AI. They'll Barely Slow It Down.
Even still, data center moratoriums are not an optimal policy for the pro-AI camp.
Massachusetts Voters Don't Seem Inclined To Repeal Marijuana Legalization Next Week
Polls suggest support for a legal recreational market has increased since voters approved it a decade ago.
What Will Democrats Do?
Plus: Hackers break into Binance, Harvard student journalists wreck a Trump administration official, and more...
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Creating Voter Confusion About Candidates' Names is Bad - But Exploiting Voter Ignorance About Policy Issues is a Much Bigger Problem
Democrats' apparent effort to confuse Alaska voters about candidates' names is reprehensible. But politicians' routine lying and exploitation of ignorance about policy issues is much worse.
Trump's Latest Attempt To Salvage the Midterms: Bribe and Extort the Voters
As the election approaches, it is more clear than ever that the president values loyalty over all else.
Trump's Claims About Noncitizen Voting Are 'Not Credible,' a Federal Judge Says in a Scathing Decision
U.S. District Judge David O. Carter rejected the Justice Department's demand that California officials segregate ballots from 20,000 voters it describes as "likely noncitizens."
Jared Polis Warns Colorado's Progressive Tax Ballot Measure Could 'Cripple' the Economy
Voters in Colorado will decide a pair of ballot initiatives next week that could secure the state's low-tax reputation or shatter it.
When Mary Wollstonecraft Read John Locke
The pioneering feminist was a keen student of the classical liberal theorist.
Billionaires Have Already Paid Us Back. So Why Does California Want More?
People don't build great wealth first and redeem it later through good works. They build it by making the world better.
Abdul El-Sayed Is a Socialist in All but Name
The Michigan Senate candidate once dissed Obama as "fairly centrist, middle-of-the-road."
Antics in Alaska
Plus: Israeli election results, Warsh might favor raising borrowing costs, and more...
"Plaintiff Appears to Be a Well-Educated Individual with Time on His Hands,"
"which makes him uniquely capable of clogging the judicial machinery with well-dressed nonsense."
Brickbats: November 2026
News of politicians, police, and bureaucrats behaving badly from around the world
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Trump Hands Alliant Energy $5.1 Billion in Loans Ahead of Key Midterm Races in Iowa and Wisconsin
It’s the 10th energy project financed by the Trump administration’s Office of Energy Dominance Financing, which has over $289 billion in loan authority.
To Confuse Voters, Mary Peltola's Campaign Recruited a Second Dan Sullivan
The New York Times has the story.
Ramaswamy's Attack on Amy Acton Was Bad Enough. Trump and Vance Made It Worse.
Accusing a candidate of lying about child sexual abuse is a new low, even by political campaigning standards. Will voters agree?
A Democratic Senate?
Plus: Crime in Central Park, subprime mortgages for all, and more...
The Midterms Offer a Choice Between Two Brands of Socialism
Democrats openly embrace socialist ideas as the GOP pushes for greater state direction of the economy.
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