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Politics
They Fled Socialism and Came to the U.S. Legally. Now the Trump Administration Is Trying To Deport Them.
For years, the president has rightly railed against those oppressive regimes. So why is his administration targeting their victims?
Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal
Lethal pepper spray, soggy eggs, and high-end swimwear.
The FBI Has No Business Tracking Down Texas Democrats
Using the FBI to track down AWOL Texas Democrats is an unnecessary expansion of federal law enforcement authority.
Apple CEO Tim Cook Has Learned the Rules for Getting Ahead in Trump's America
When the line between public and private is erased, politics is all about special favors. That's gross.
The Occupation
Plus: Mental health evaluations for little kids, elite worship of socialism, and more...
Here's What Happens to the Economy if Trump Fires Jerome Powell and Installs a Loyalist at the Fed
The Fed should be replaced by free markets, not unbridled presidential power.
Why Trump's Plan to Exclude Undocumented Migrants From Census Count Determining Apportionment of Congressional Seats is Unconstitutional
The Constitution requires apportionment to be based on a count of all "persons," excluding only "Indians not taxed."
Rob Henderson: Why Elites Still Worship Socialism
The author and psychologist joins the show to breakdown the Zohran Mamdani campaign, among other fads.
Why Trump Can't Make the Epstein Story Kill Itself
Ginned-up mobs don't love nuance!
Tariffs Are Changing the Game
Plus: Guardian Angels corruption, an insane free-range kids story, and more...
Zohran Mamdani's Socialist Vision for New York Is a Recipe for Disaster
Socialism doesn't bring a dignified life. On the contrary, it's wrecked lives wherever it's been tried.
Violent Crime Rates Fell Again in 2024 and Are Likely To Keep Dropping in 2025
This is great news, but it also undercuts Donald Trump's claim that violent crime was out of control before he returned to office.
The Libertarian Case for Postmodernism
Political economist Mark Pennington draws on the ideas of Hayek and Foucault to show how expert rule and government surveillance are making it harder for people to think freely and live on their own terms.
Trumpifying Gaza Aid
Plus: Columbia forced to release racial data, school choice battles, and more...
Harvard Is Wise To Not Consider $500 Million Settlement With Trump
The university's president has maintained that Harvard will not risk losing its academic freedom, and it may delay any settlement negotiations until after a final court ruling.
The 'Rigged' Jobs Data
Plus: AI reanimations of those who've died, Elizabeth Warren x Zohran Mamdani, and more...
Gavin Newsom, Karen Bass Declare NIMBY Martial Law To Stop Duplexes in the Palisades
Plus: Oregon's radical YIMBY centralization, yet another challenge to inclusionary zoning, and DOGE's cuts to fair housing grants get overturned in court.
Firing the Data-Collectors
Plus: IVF about-face, Corporation for Public Broadcasting to shut down, and more...
Capitalism Isn't Why You're Unhappy
Some young adults blame "capitalism" for just about everything. But it's only a convenient scapegoat.
Will the Sixth Circuit Get a Summary Reversal in Another Habeas Case?
In Chandler v. Brown, the Sixth Circuit may have been too quick (again) to grant a habeas petition.
Trump Is Openly Using the Presidency To Enrich the Trump Brand
And generations of allegedly anti-corruption Republicans just don't care.
Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal
Miami vice, tactical dog bites, and the tantalizing takings clause.
The War on Trans
Plus: DOGE postmortem, Mamdani's checked out, C.S. Lewis' wisdom for our digital age, and more...
El Salvador Just Made It Legal for Bukele To Stay in Power Indefinitely
With near-total control of Congress, Nayib Bukele’s party eliminated key limits on presidential power.
Media Outlets Shouldn't Get Public Funds, No Matter Their Political Bias
It shouldn't matter whether NPR leans right or left. Cutting its federal funding was the right move.
The Senate Inches Closer To Taking Away Israel's Blank Check
Amid reports of Palestinian starvation, a majority of the Democratic Caucus—but no Republicans—voted to block U.S. weapons shipments to Israel.
Safe Spaces Are Coming Back to Brown University—All Thanks to Trump
The campus' settlement with the federal government is bound to create free speech headaches.
The Leftists Who Celebrate Murder
Plus: Kamala Harris makes the right choice for once, the burning of the birth control, and more...
You Shouldn't Need a License to Talk
Occupational licensing can be useless, harmful—and even a threat to free speech.
Britain and France Talk Palestinian Statehood
Plus: Ocasio-Cortez told to pay up, Mao revisionism, and more...
Why Does the Government Run Air Traffic Control?
Air traffic control is simply too important to leave up to the politicians.
Shooting at Blackstone, NFL, KPMG Building
Plus: Wildfires alter air quality across the Northeast, fertility crisis narratives, and more...
Two Cases That Demonstrate the Incoherence of Trump's Immigration Policy
The Trump administration cut a deal with Venezuela to return a triple murderer to American shores while it tries to deport someone accused of much less.
