Biden Says He Supports the Trans-Pacific Partnership, And Also Does Not Support the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Is he trying to find a middle ground as Dems divide on trade? Or is he just talking gibberish?
Month: July 2019
Why Are Democrats Working So Hard to Win the Woke Left?
Tonight's debate became an exercise in checking privileges.
Cory Booker Is Right: Joe Biden's Criminal Justice Record 'Destroyed Lives'
"There are people right now in prison for life for drug offenses because you stood up and used that tough-on-crime phony rhetoric."
The Debate Hecklers Were Right; the Officer Who Killed Eric Garner Should Be Punished
Chanters demand NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo's firing.
Tulsi Gabbard Calls Kamala Harris a Drug Warrior and Dirty Prosecutor. She's Right.
"The bottom line is, when you were in a position to make a difference and an impact in these people's lives, you did not."
Biden to America: Massive Amounts of Executive Power Is Just Fine So Long as Trump Isn't President
In a testy exchange about immigration, the former vice president argued that Trump alone was the problem.
Auer Deference Post-Kisor
The Supreme Court reined in Auer deference. Will lower court get the message?
Josh Hawley: What Has Technology Done for Us Lately?
The senator leading an anti-tech crusade in Congress is being willfully ignorant of all the ways technology has improved humanity in recent decades.
Trump Administration Has Separated 900 More Children From Their Parents, Says ACLU
An ACLU lawsuit argues that the government is using minor criminal histories to take children from their parents.
Democrats Need To Talk About Immigrants as Assets, Not Supplicants Needing Handouts
They are letting President Trump's bogus anti-immigration narrative dominate their conversation
Pete Buttigieg Pushes Dubious Gun Controls in Response to a Nonexistent 'Epidemic'
The presidential contender feels no need to defend the policies he favors, because "we all know" they are "the right thing to do."
Kevin Williamson on How Mob Politics Got Him Fired from The Atlantic
He was hired to bring ideological diversity to The Atlantic and fired days later for being heterodox. He's not a fan of Donald Trump but finds his critics just as bad.
A New Law Would Criminalize Throwing Water on NYPD Officers
It's not politicians' fault that citizens don't respect them.
Subway Planners Forgot To Include Wheelchair-Friendly Platforms in $21.7 Million Accessibility Project, Audit Finds
A damning new audit of New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority finds that subway improvement projects are plagued by delays and cost overruns.
Beto vs. Warren Is the Trade Policy Debate Democrats Need To Have
Unlike many other policies proposed by Democratic presidential hopefuls, trade policy is something a new president can unilaterally impose.
Is Money Speech? Free Speech Rules (Episode 5)
Episode 5 of Free Speech Rules, from UCLA law professor Eugene Volokh
What is the Plaintiffs' Cause of Action in the Wall Litigation?
Like in the Emoluments Clauses cases, plaintiff’s mere allegation that the government is acting ultra vires is not enough to establish an equitable cause of action
Medicare for All Is Defining the 2020 Democratic Race
A decade after Obamacare, the Democratic Party has embraced health care radicalism.
Elizabeth Warren Hates Your Cheap Foreign-Made Electric Guitar
The Mexican factories Warren loves to attack are putting damn good guitars in the hands of America's young and cash-strapped musicians.
A Dodgeball Game in Michigan Ends in Assault Charges for 10-Year-Old
A school criminalizes a playground injury.
Marianne Williamson Rises from the Memes and Enters America's Dreams
Plus: Pete Buttigieg's plan to destroy the gig economy, Josh Hawley's plan to destroy social media, and more...
Why Did New York Have to Decriminalize Marijuana Possession Twice?
The new law eliminates a loophole that allowed police to continue arresting people for something that was not supposed to be a crime anymore.
Amity Shlaes Responds on Schechter Poultry
Justice Gorsuch was right to rely on her account of Schechter Poultry in "The Forgotten Man"
Help Wanted
I am hiring a new special assistant/counsel at the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.
Taxpayers Lose When the Government Gives Out 'Free' Stuff
Never before have presidential candidates offered so many giveaways.
The Puny Reality of Russian Election Meddling
If Moscow aimed to "sow chaos," it needed a much bigger budget.
Delaney on Medicare for All: 'This Isn't About Health Care, This Is an Anti-Private Sector Strategy'
The former Maryland congressman criticized the progressive wing of the Democratic Party for embracing such expansive government involvement.
Several Dem Candidates Promise to Bring Troops Home From Our Forever Wars in the Middle East
Buttigieg calls for three-year sunset on military force authorizations.
Threatening Teachers' Ability to Control Their Classrooms
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights gets it wrong on school discipline.
Pete Buttigieg's Plan to Unionize Gig Economy Workers Will Destroy the Gig Economy
"A gig is a job and a worker is a worker," Mayor Pete said.
Democrats Forget the Flint Water Crisis Was Caused by a Bold New Infrastructure Plan
Michigan and Flint authorities thought switching water providers would be a great job stimulus program.
Penn Law Should Not Fire Amy Wax
The professor's immigration views are wrong, but removing her would compromise academic freedom.
New York Dad Should Not Face Homicide Charges for Accidentally Killing Twin 1-Year-Olds in a Hot Car
Laws criminalizing the act of leaving children in cars are misguided.
Federal Court Demands Answers From DEA on Stonewalled Research Cannabis Applications
After nearly three years of ghosting research cannabis applicants, the DEA has 30 days to explain its inaction.
The Justice Department Renews Its Irresponsible Calls for Encryption Bypasses
In order to fight crime, Americans must...make their data more susceptible to hacking?
Will Any Democrat Stand Up for Free Trade at This Week's Debates?
A majority of Americans say they favor free trade. But both major parties are moving in the other direction.
Josh Hawley Wants to Ban YouTube's Autoplay Feature in the Name of Fighting Social Media Addiction
The Missouri senator thinks wasting time on Instagram is a problem so big that only the federal government can solve it.
Another Florida Sheriff's Deputy Arrested For Arresting People on False Drug Charges
In one month, two sheriff's deputies in Florida have been arrested for fabricating drug evidence during traffic stops.
Tonight's Democratic Debate Will Be Long on Personal Attacks and Increased Government
Most Democratic candidates are to the left not just of Americans but of their own party.
Police Faked Evidence and the Real Killers Confessed. But Missouri Still Imprisoned an Innocent Man for 24 Years.
Lamar Johnson is finally getting a new trial.
Utah Is Letting Lots of Government Employees Work From Home
And it's actually kind of great.
Cops Can't Take a Joke? The First Amendment Doesn't Care
Plus: Behind the bipartisan war on internet speech, New York "decriminalizes" pot (but you'll still get fined), and more...
Stossel: Free Stuff 2020
Presidential candidates promise expensive new programs. We added up the cost.
Anti-Tech Wave Grows with New Justice Department Antitrust Efforts
Apple, Google, Amazon, and Facebook are all in the federal government’s crosshairs.
If Bill Barr Brings Back Federal Executions, Innocent People Will Die
We need to leave ourselves room for making good when we inevitably convict the wrong people.
