Will The Court GVR The Skrmetti Parental Rights Petition In Light Of Mahmoud?
The substantive due process question remains.
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Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal
Hapless lawyers, police auditors, and Welsh laws.
Review: What the Hell Is a 'Libertarian Authoritarian'?
Offended Freedom categorizes perfectly understandable anger at government overreach as inherently "authoritarian."
It Doesn't Matter If the Minnesota Shooter Is a Republican or a Democrat
After Vance Boelter allegedly targeted Democrats in an attack, some conservatives jumped to claim that he was actually on the left. Why?
The F-35 Ages Worse Than the Planes It's Meant To Replace
House Republicans' budget would spend billions of dollars on the F-35's successor before the current model is even up to par.
Scott Barry Kaufman: Incels, Narcissists, and the Victim Mindset
Psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman joins Nick Gillespie to discuss toxic identity politics, the rise of grievance-based thinking, and why true self-actualization requires moving beyond victimhood.
'Evacuate Tehran'
Plus: A bipartisan effort to prevent American involvement in the war, ICE workplace raids to begin again, and more...
McCarthyism, Past—and Present?
Clay Risen's Red Scare book wrongly frames it as an exclusively conservative hysteria.
Josh Hawley Wants To Raise the Minimum Wage
It’s not the only way the Republican senator is closer to democratic socialism than to traditional conservatism.
ICE on Ice
Plus: Suspect in Minnesota shootings arrested, Iran and Israel still fighting, Ross Ulbricht speaks, and more...
Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal
Discretionary lawn care, Agent Orange, and banished from South Georgia.
Masked ICE Agents Are a Danger to Both the Public and Themselves
When cops don't look like cops, they run a greater risk their target will fight back.
$1.85M Dentist-on-Dentist Defamation Verdict Upheld
An interesting illustration of how big-dollar defamation verdicts can stem not from mass media publications or influencer social media posts, but from employment disputes.
Donald Trump Sounds Like a Democrat From the 1980s
It's a return to the Reagan era, but not in the way that should make conservatives happy.
The Trump Administration Needs Better Opposition
And Americans deserve dissenting voices that aren’t inept and crazy.
Not That Kind of Introspection!
Plus: Tensions in the Middle East, another terrible Boeing crash, intimacy coordinators, and more...
Why Donald Trump and Josh Hawley Are Wrong To Call for Jailing People Who Burn the American Flag
The Supreme Court ruled decades ago that burning the flag is protected by the First Amendment, no matter how offensive that act may be.
Kennedy: A Gen X Rebel's Journey From MTV to Fox News
The Fox News personality reflects on her evolution from a contrarian Republican to a libertarian and her belief that personal freedom, humor, and not giving a shit are the keys to a better America.
Stephen Miller's Dream
Plus: Trump's big parade, Elon Musk makes amends, Zohran Mamdani gains, and more...
The Rise of the Woke Right
Some conservatives are embracing the very trends they once mocked—including victimhood, cancel culture, and even struggle sessions.
Trump Deploys Marines to L.A.
Plus: RFK Jr. tackles vaccine advisory board, menswear influencer might be deportable, and more...
The Best Democracy Is Anarchy
"Anarchism and democracy are—or should be—largely identical," wrote the anthropologist David Graeber.
FTC Pivots From Competition to Children
The result is the same: attacks on tech companies and attempts to violate Americans' rights.
