Joe Biden Wins South Carolina Primary, Slowing Bernie Sanders' Momentum Before Super Tuesday
Biden's win in South Carolina gives his campaign new life, increases the likelihood of a brokered convention in Milwaukee, and ends Tom Steyer's campaign.
Month: February 2020
Trump's Proposed Cuts to Farm Subsidies Don't Go Nearly Deep Enough
Instead of taking a little off the top, Trump needs to give farm subsidies a buzz cut.
No, Trump Didn't Cut the CDC's Coronavirus Budget. No, People Aren't Blaming Corona Beer for the Disease.
Coronavirus misinformation is spreading faster than the disease itself.
'Conservatives Will Cease To Exist Online': CPAC Speakers Fret About the Tech Bogeyman
Some panelists at the conservative conference want to give the government more power over social media.
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions
Rails-to-trails, unfair competition, and nonactionable puffery.
Bernie Sanders Signal-Boosts Boston Activists Fighting 10,000 New Homes That Would Replace a Dilapidated Horse Racing Track
Local activists have argued that the housing officials in charge of reviewing the Suffolk Downs mega-development has violated residents' civil rights by not translating enough planning documents into Spanish, Arabic
ZeroZeroZero Plunges Viewers into the Dark, Gritty, Unglamorous Heart of Narcotrafficking
There’s nobody to root for in this Amazon adaptation, and that’s intentional.
If Bloomberg's Arrogance Worries You, His Weaselly Positions on Presidential Power Won't Reassure You
The presidential candidate reserves the right to wage unauthorized wars, kill Americans in foreign countries, prosecute journalists, and selectively flout the law.
The National Debt Is 'Unsustainable' and the Pentagon's Finances Are a Total Mess, Federal Audit Says
"Absent policy changes, the federal government continues to face an unsustainable long-term fiscal path," America's top auditor warns. But is anyone listening?
Police Use Coronavirus To Try To Trick Meth Users Into Getting Themselves Arrested
Irresponsible, ineffective, and dishonest
The Looming Supreme Court Showdown Over Sanctuary Cities
The legal battle over immigration, federalism, and executive power heats up.
Density or Sprawl? How To Solve the Urban Housing Crisis
Land use regulation is making cities unaffordable. In an unfettered market, how would Americans choose to live?
Rand Paul Says Trump Is Backing Surveillance Reform
Plus: Who's using Clearview AI?, court rules against Joe Arpaio, and more...
Federal Immigration Raids in 'Sanctuary Cities' Have Conservatives Abandoning Federalism
Apparently, conservatives believe in states' rights, except when they don't.
New in the Atlantic: Corpus Linguistics and D.C. v. Heller
James Phillips and I preview our new research in the Atlantic
Marijuana Federalism: Uncle Sam and Mary Jane
A book released next month will explore the conflict between federal and state marijuana laws, and what to do about it.
A New Book Reveals Facebook's Problems Started Way Before the 2016 Election
In Facebook: The Inside Story, even Steven Levy’s most generous conclusions about the tech giant are still pretty damning.
Is Trump Deliberately Sandbagging New York's Landmark Transportation Policy?
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) claims political motivations are delaying federal approval of a plan to charge drivers entering Manhattan a congestion fee.
Elizabeth Warren Adopts Cory Booker's Plan for a Better Presidential Clemency System
Shifting the process from the Justice Department to the White House can help eliminate bureaucracy and meddling from prosecutors.
Would a Presidential Pardon for Roger Stone Be Unconstitutional?
The argument requires several controversial assumptions and leaps of logic.
Sineneng-Smith and Outlawing Solicitation of Legal Conduct
How far does the "speech integral to criminal conduct" exception go?
Political Opportunists Are Using Coronavirus Fears To Push Whatever Policies They Already Wanted
No matter how bad the outbreak might turn out to be, politicians will find a way to make it worse.
The Feds' Bulk Collection of Our Data Records Has Been Expensive and Useless. But That Doesn't Mean It's Going to Stop.
A congressional battle erupts over how much to reform the soon-to-expire USA Freedom Act—if they reform it at all.
Students Demand Censorship of 'Coronavirus' Theme Party
They call it a "hate crime against Asian students and scholars."
Virginia Bill Targets Massage Parlor Workers
Lawmakers want to get tougher on touching "with the intent to sexually arouse."
Why Libertarian-Leaning Reps. Massie and Amash Voted Against the House's Anti-Lynching Bill
Lynchings are already illegal. But the law would give prosecutors more power—including what amounts to an expansion of the federal death penalty.
Bivens Liability and Its Alternatives
If the Court is going to abolish the 20th century remedies, can we at least have the 19th century remedies back?
Coronavirus: Is It Time To Panic?
Plus: PragerU loses YouTube lawsuit, layoffs abound in Silicon Valley, and more...
Encryption Foes in Washington Won't Give Up
Government officials keep trying to make us expose our data to them—and the criminals who ride on their coattails.
How Mandatory Paid Leave Hurts Low-Income Workers
Proponents always forget to figure in the costs.
Trump Wins Second Circuit Case Against Sanctuary Cities, in Ruling that Goes Against Broad Consensus of other Court Decisions
The decision allows the Justice Department to impose immigration enforcement conditions on federal grants to state governments, and goes against numerous other court decisions striking down the exact same policy.
YouTube Isn't Bound by the First Amendment
So the Ninth Circuit correctly (and unsurprisingly) holds in Prager University v. Google.
Trump Campaign Files Libel Lawsuit Against The New York Times
Trump has long complained that libel laws need to be loosened to allow more lawsuits against media outlets.
State Regulations Let Hospitals Literally Veto New Competition. Here's How To Change That.
Certificate of need laws are on the books in 36 states, but they mostly serve as a way for hospitals to limit competition and keep prices high. State lawmakers should be dismantling them.
Libertarian Presidential Candidates Champion 'Open Borders'
In between Trump's restrictionism and Democrats' Medicare-for-all-undocumented enthusiasm lies a party basically unified behind mass immigration without welfare.
PragerU's Attempt To Violate YouTube's 1st Amendment Rights Shot Down By 9th Circuit Court of Appeals
The conservative nonprofit Prager University alleged the company should not be allowed to place its videos on "Restricted Mode."
Topless Utah Stepmom Pleads Guilty To Avoid Sex Offender Registry
Prosecutors say Tilli Buchanan "took responsibility for her actions."
Bloomberg Rewrites His History of Doggedly Defending Stop and Frisk
The presidential candidate's explanation of his sudden reversal on the issue is utterly implausible.
