Politics
Trump's January 6 Pardons Could Address Some Real Injustices
The president-elect makes valid points in highlighting potential abuses of prosecutorial power.
How Many Americans Really Want Mass Deportation?
Even among Republicans and conservatives, support for the policy comes with caveats.
Senate Tees Up $200 Billion Social Security Giveaway to Public Sector Workers
The Social Security Fairness Act will boost payouts to public sector workers who receive pensions and did not pay taxes to support Social Security.
The Return of the Women's Libbers
Plus: Israel in the Golan Heights, trouble in China's government, Whoopi Goldberg tries to explain health insurance, and more...
Brickbats: January 2025
News of politicians, police, and bureaucrats behaving badly from around the world.
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Appeals Court Decisions
Neighborly strolls, cannabis discrimination, and a thorough un-en-bancing.
AOC's Justifications of Violence
Plus: City-owned grocery stores, commentary on the OnlyFans sex stunt, and more...
Is Judge Newman Entitled to Her Day in Court to Challenge Her "Stealth Impeachment"?
Other former judges and I have just filed an amicus brief in the D.C. Circuit, making the case that the federal courts should consider Judge Newman's challenge to being effectively removed from her position on the Federal Circuit in violation of her constitutional rights.
Brianna Wu and TafTaj: How Have Trans Issues Scrambled Our Politics?
Brianna Wu and TafTaj discuss the role of transgender issues in the 2024 election, "centrist" trans politics, and their own personal stories.
Missouri Narrowly Approves Sports Betting Measure
More than a month after Election Day, the race has been called in favor of Amendment 2.
Elizabeth Warren, CEO-Assassin Cheerleader
Plus: Trans health care debate, the new space race, French putting pressure on Israel, and more...
Should Defendants Be Allowed to Subpoena Rape Victims and Force Them to Testify at Rape Shield Hearings?
The Utah Supreme Court will hear arguments on this question on Friday.
Just What the CEO Shooting Needs: A Video Game Moral Panic!
NBC reports the assassin's video game habits, as if they matter.
Softer Image?
Plus: An end to NYC's migrant shelters, a major quantum computing advancement, and more...
"A Lawsuit Is a Fruit Tree Planted in a Lawyer's Garden"
An Italian proverb, which I just learned yesterday.
Tuesday Media Recommendations: Science Fiction or Fantasy TV Shows
Post your recommendations in the comments; other weeks, there'll be other posts for other topics and other formats.
Kash Patel's QAnon Dalliances Reflect an Outlook That Pits Trump Against Evil Conspirators
The president-elect's pick for FBI director says he rejects some of the right-wing sect's bizarre beliefs but agrees with "a lot of what the movement says."
Would Banning Social Media Implicate The Free Speech Clause? Or Would It Be an Age-Based Classification?
These questions relate to Skrmetti.
When Deciding Whether To Investigate His Opponents, Trump Says, He Will Defer to 'Very Fair' Kash Patel
Trump's pick to run the FBI has a long list of enemies he plans to "come after," with the legal details to be determined later.
Assad Gone at Last
Plus: AOC ascendant, China preps for tariffs, Haitian deportation, and more...
Originalist Angles Looking for Staff Writers
The National High School Law Journal is looking for contributors.
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Bye, Joe: Evaluating the Biden Presidency
From the war in Afghanistan to the war on drugs, Reason writers offer performance reviews of Joe Biden's single term as president.
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions
Foreign adversaries, abortion trafficking, and Virginia's readmission.
Delay Deny Depose
Plus: David Sacks tapped by Trump, Daniel Penny sued, Javier Milei watch, and more...
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