Politics
Claudine Gay's Defenders Shot the Messenger
Harvard should pick someone with academic integrity as its next president.
Trump Ordered To Pay $364 Million for Inflating His Assets in Civil Fraud Trial
Despite brazenly lying on financial documents and inventing valuations seemingly out of thin air, Trump's lender did not testify that it would have valued his loans any differently.
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions
Jurisdictional bollards, standingripemootness, and a pretty good en banc grant.
Alexei Navalny's Death Is a Timely Reminder of How Much Russia Sucks
And, sadly, of how relatively powerless the United States is to fix the mess that Russian President Vladimir Putin has made.
Alvin Bragg Is Trying To Punish Trump for Something That Is Not a Crime
The essence of the case, the Manhattan D.A. says, is that Trump "corrupt[ed] a presidential election" by concealing embarrassing information.
Alexei Navalny, RIP
Russia's most prominent opposition leader died in prison today, quite possibly murdered at Vladimir Putin's order.
California Senate Hopeful Barbara Lee Wants $50 Per Hour Minimum Wage
If you’re going to set arbitrary prices for labor, why not shoot for the moon?
Conservative Group Concedes It Can't Back Up Its Election Fraud Charges
True the Vote told a Georgia court that it can't produce any evidence to support claims of widespread ballot fraud in Georgia.
Robert Hur Confirmed What Everybody Knows: Biden Is Old
Three-quarters of voters and more than half of Democrats are concerned about the president's age.
Shrinkflation Is Real—and It's Largely Biden's Fault
The president criticized companies for selling "smaller-than-usual products" whose "price stays the same." But it was his and his predecessor's spending policies that caused the underlying issue.
Taylor Swift and Political Ignorance
A recent poll finding that 18 percent of all Americans and 32 percent of Republicans believe Taylor Swift is part of a covert conspiracy effort to help Biden win reelection. This is just one example of the broader problem of political ignorance and bias.
Jon Stewart's Return to The Daily Show Was Actually Pretty Great
When he's on his game, he's still one of the best bullshit detectors in the media.
Brickbats: March 2024
News of politicians, police, and bureaucrats behaving badly from around the world
Biden's Cognitive Shrinkflation
Plus: A listener asks if the state of Oregon’s policy on drug decriminalization should be viewed as a success.
SCOTUS Is Troubled by the Claim That States Can Disqualify Trump From the Election As an Insurrectionist
Most of the justices are clearly inclined to reject a Colorado Supreme Court decision asserting that power under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment.
Biden's Bizarre 'Shrinkflation' Nonsense
The White House should stop taking policy and messaging tips from Elizabeth Warren.
Delinquent Countries
Plus: RFK Jr.'s Super Bowl ad, New York's war on Airbnbs, Biden's TikToks, and more...
Apply for the James Wilson Fellowship and the TFAS Summer Law Fellowship
These are important opportunities for law students.
Joe Biden's No Good, Very Bad Day
It was a week of bad news for the president. Fortunately for him, he probably won’t remember.
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions
Citizen Trump, political chalking, and rough business.
Nice Old Man
Plus: Tucker Carlson interviews Vladimir Putin, Rep. Ilhan Omar opposes minimum parking limits, my baby enjoys the DDR, and more...
Third Party Candidates Widening Trump's Lead Over Biden
There's a reason why Democrats are freaking out over comparative anti-interventionists RFK Jr., Jill Stein, and Cornel West.
Thoughts on the Supreme Court Oral Argument in the Trump Section 3 Case
The justices might well overrule the Colorado Supreme Court on the grounds that only Congress has power to enforce Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. Such a ruling would be a serious mistake.
Peter Meijer: Can the GOP Change?
Peter Meijer talks about his run for Senate, his Trump impeachment vote, and possibly competing against Justin Amash on the latest episode of Just Asking Questions.
C-SPAN Washington Journal Appearance on the Trump Section 3 Case
Co-blogger Josh Blackman and I debated the case that will be argued before the Supreme Court this morning.
