Jurors Convict Man for Telling Jurors About Jury Nullification
Handing out pamphlets gets treated as a crime.
Law & Government
California Uses One State Credit Card To Pay Off Another
Gov. Jerry Brown wants to borrow $6 billion to pay for California's underfunded public employee pensions.
GOP Maps Out New Ways to Throw People in Federal Prison
Senators drafting massive combination bill with "Kate's Law" and "Back the Blue" mandatory minimum sentences that are expensive, unneeded.
Paris Agreement Climate Change
Can Trump Unilaterally Withdraw from International Climate Agreements?
Here's what the law says.
The Battle of Budget Ideas Rages On
The 2018 federal budget suggests small but necessary reforms.
House Overwhelmingly Supports Bill Subjecting Teen Sexters to 15 Years in Federal Prison
The bill was requested by the Department of Justice after federal prosecutors bungled a child exploitation case.
Trump's Repeal of a Welfare Drug-Testing Regulation Backfires (Thankfully)
Arguably the most questionable of the 14 new Congressional Review Act regulatory repeals may have the unintended consequence of limiting states' ability to drug-test those seeking unemployment benefits.
4th Circuit Exaggerates the Ambiguous Evidence Against Trump's Travel Ban
Which is more important to the president: hurting Muslims or looking tough on terrorism?
New CBO Report Says House-Passed Health Care Plan Would Leave 23 Million More Uninsured, Cut $119 Billion Off Federal Deficit
It would leave slightly fewer people without insurance coverage than under the original version of the bill, but would trim less from the federal deficit.
Bookstores Suffer Unintended Consequences From Mark Hamill's Campaign Against Fake Autographs
Don't use government force, Luke
California's Single-Payer Health Care Plan Would Cost More Than the State's Whole Budget
Like in Colorado, New York, and Vermont, California is learning that a single-payer plan would be prohibitively expensive.
A.G. Sessions Admits Feds Can't Make Sanctuary Cities Help Deport Immigrants
Executive order scaled back in attempt to satisfy courts.
Trump's Diminishment of the Presidency Is Healthy, Not Scary
The checks and challenges invited by the president's "serial recklessness" should be welcomed.
Don't Rush to Impeachment
There's a reason it's supposed to be hard to remove the president.
These Republican Lawmakers Will Happily Abandon Federalism to Deport More Immigrants
Bill would keep states and cities from restraining police cooperation.
How To Impeach the President (Or Not)
It's more complicated than you think and one method involves a constitutional amendment invoked when presidents get colonscopies.
Senate Committee Wants Comey's Testimony and Memos on Trump (UPDATE: Special Counsel Appointed)
The research over whether the president attempted to block an FBI investigation kicks in.
Rand Paul's REINS Act Finally Makes It to Senate Floor
A new high water mark for regulatory reform, but another bill might eclipse Paul's proposal.
All This Impeachment Talk Is Pure Trump Derangement Syndrome
That man in the White House is vulgar, disrespectful, self-involved, maybe even dangerous. So?
The Dangers of President Trump's Incompetence
His recklessness doesn't necessarily weaken the executive branch. In fact the opposite may be true.
Will the Trump Fiasco Deprogram Presidential Cultists?
The current occupant of the White House may just be the right guy to deflate excessive expectations for the presidency.
The New York Times' Tax Coverage Goes Off the Rails
The Times news columns have been openly campaigning against Trump's tax cuts from the moment they were rolled out.
Florists Lose on Free Expression
You may see yourselves as artists, but the state of Washington does not see bouquets as a form of expression.
Here's What It's Like To Be a Refugee
Refugees' full energies are devoted to earning money and absent family members overseas.
You Want Checks and Balances? Stop Ignoring the Constitution When You're in Power
Once the trust in checks and balances is eroded, it's difficult to regain.
Time for Constitutional Conservatives to Start Acting Like it Post-Comey
Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, and Mike Lee need to step up their oversight game
Congressional Deregulation Effort Stalls at Methane Rule Repeal
States and industry will seek to roll back BLM's "vast overreach" of regulatory authority in court.
Former Obama Lawyers Are Suddenly Worried About Illegal Wars
Unlike his predecessor, Trump has not even done us the courtesy of coming up with a laughable excuse.
The Prospects for Progress in Africa
Nigeria will have a higher population than the U.S. by mid-century, when one in four people on Earth will live in Africa.
Welfare Reform Paved Trail For Obamacare Repeal
Not only can entitlement programs be rolled back, but politicians who do it can even get re-elected.
On Churches in Politics, Trump Does … Nothing
The president's executive order on religious freedom lacks any sort of substance.
St. Louis Fights Reality, Boosts Minimum Wage
Job losses and price increases are on the horizon.
House-Passed Health Care Bill Gives States Escape Hatches From Obamacare Mandates; They Might Never Get to Use Them
For reasons practical and political, the waivers included in the AHCA to earn Freedom Caucus support might be mostly useless.
Paris Agreement Climate Change
Should President Trump Keep His Promise to Cancel the Paris Agreement on Climate Change?
Instead, submit the Paris agreement as a treaty to Senate for a vote
Texas Lawmakers Vote to Force Local Police Help the Feds Detain and Deport Immigrants
No cities in the state have been targeted by the Justice Department for noncompliance, but never mind.
Here Are the Cuts to Make Tax Reform Work
The problem that has long plagued reformers in the two controlling parties is the failure to put a stop to spending.
Trump's Religious Freedom Order Doesn't Roll Back LGBT Protections
New draft of executive action does much less than rumored.
Rand Paul: Budget Deal Should Be Renamed 'The Status Quo Protection Act'
Libertarian-leaners are lonely voices on Capitol Hill opposing the latest bipartisan spending spree
Trump's Mixed Messages on North Korea Show Importance of Congress' Role in War Making
Checks and balances are there for a reason.
Democrats Push for National Ban on LGBT Conversion Therapy
Should Congress be allowed to forbid a private voluntary treatment because it's bad and discredited?
What's the Deal With Presidential Foreign Policy Doctrines Anyway?
They paper over the fact that America enjoys extraordinary latitude when choosing how to interact with the rest of the world.
Yes, Science, But How About a March for Math?
Innumerates number the ranks of politicians and bureaucrats.
