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My Guest Appearance on First Mondays: "Stale Cake"
I discuss last week's Supreme Court opinions and much more with Professors Dan Epps and Ian Samuel.
Giuliani and Trump Blunder Toward the North Korea Summit
American national security is in the hands of fools and incompetents.
Thoughts on the Trump Administration's Decision Not to Defend Obamacare [updated with acknowledgement that I misinterpreted one of the administration's arguments]
They have every right to refuse to do so, much as Obama had a right to refuse to defend the Defense of Marriage Act. But some of the arguments Trump is making are extremely dubious.
N.Y. Set to Criminalize Much "Verbal" "Abuse" of Under-18-Year-Olds Online
The N.Y. Senate just unanimously passed a bill that would do that.
The Farm Bill for Billionaires
Farm subsidies are a menace, especially when they line the pockets of the wealthy.
Short Circuit: A roundup of recent federal court decisions
Defamation insurance, child labor, and a virulently racist attorney.
On This Day in History: The Curious Death of George Wythe, Founding Father and Nation's First Law Professor
Did his murderer walk because Virginia law did not permit African Americans to testify against whites?
Mix Yourself a Cocktail Before Enjoying this Prohibition Documentary
Smithsonian Channel tells two-part story of the history of America's doomed booze crackdown.
16-Year-Old Distributed Child Pornography -- by Sending Sex Tape of Herself to Friends
So holds the Maryland Court of Special Appeals, affirming a juvenile court finding of responsibility.
Expect Fully Legal Weed Within 5 Years, Says Former Top Pharma Lobbyist and Congressman Billy Tauzin
He has been a Democrat, a Republican, a lobbyist, and a cancer survivor. Now he wants to end the war on weed.
Trump Endorses Marijuana Federalism Bill
The president gave a hedged endorsement of a bill to exempt state-level legal weed from federal prohibition.
Trump Continues Obama's Pursuit of Leakers by Snooping on Media Contacts
Former Senate Intel Committee staffer charged with lying about relationships with reporters covering Carter Page investigation.
Sucking Carbon Dioxide from the Air to Produce Gasoline?
Carbon-neutral transportation fuels might be possible.
Trump to Kneeling NFL Players: Tell Me Who I Should Pardon
The president has discovered the power of the pardon. Could that make this a moment for criminal justice reform?
Child Custody and Vegetarianism
New York appellate court reverses a judgment (likely prompted by one of the parents' religious beliefs) that bars either parent from feeding the child "fish, meat, or poultry" without the other's consent.
Anthony Bourdain, Lover of Food and Enemy to All Tyrants, Has Died
America's realest celebrity chef is gone, and the world is less interesting for his absence.
Georgia Cops Jail an Elderly Woman for Mouthing Off to a Code Enforcement Officer
A 75-year-old woman who threatened to call a code enforcement officer's supervisor ended up in jail.
Justice Department Rejects Salvadoran Woman's Application for Asylum Because She Provided "Material Support" to Terrorists - by Working as a Slave Laborer for Them
Guerrillas forced the applicant to cook and clean for them, after killing her husband.
Anthony Kennedy Disappointed Everybody in Masterpiece Cakeshop. No Surprise, He's Done It Before.
The mercurial justice lets everybody down, again.
Trump Wants Russia Back in the G7: Reason Roundup
Plus: bipartisan bill would tell feds to buzz off on marijuana, prosecutors seize New York Times reporter's emails, and Trump may take pardon suggestions from NFL players.
Trump's Zero Tolerance Cruelty at the Border
In the name of punishing minor border violations, his administration has become lawless
The Trump Administration Won't Defend Obamacare's Individual Mandate In Court
Instead, the executive branch will argue that the insurance requirement and the health law's preexisting conditions rules should be struck down.
Republican John Cox Survived California's Wild Primary by Running a Quietly Intriguing Campaign
Could a Republican win a governors' race in deep blue California? Here's how John Cox plans to try, now that he's earned the shot.
Movie Reviews: Hereditary and Ocean's 8
An instant-classic horror film, and a gimmicky retread.
Congressional Republicans Say They Just Cut $15 Billion in Spending. It's Actually Only $1.1 Billion.
President Donald Trump's rescission bill actually cuts just $57 million from current year spending. So that oughta solve the fiscal crisis.
Tom Brady Is the Latest Celebrity to Hop On the Anti-Straw Bandwagon
Celebrity environmental activism against straws only lends moral support to prohibitionist politicians.
This Is Your Hand on Opioids: Trump's 'Very Bad Commercials' Rely on Dishonest and Pernicious Scare Tactics
The anti-drug ads exaggerate the risk of addiction and falsely portray pain treatment as a highway to hell.
Theranos, Elizabeth Holmes, and the Cult of Silicon Valley
In Bad Blood, Wall Street Journal reporter John Carreyrou explains why Silicon Valley's mystique makes suckers out of billionaires.
Theranos, Elizabeth Holmes, and the Cult of Silicon Valley
In Bad Blood, Wall Street Journal reporter John Carreyrou explains why Silicon Valley's mystique makes suckers out of billionaires.
Cory Gardner and Elizabeth Warren Introduce Bill Largely Abolishing Federal Ban on Marijuana in States that have Legalized it Under their Own Laws
If it passes, this will be a major victory for both marijuana legalization and federalism.
Flake: 'This Is Not Grown-Up Leadership.' Trump: Flake's a 'Flake.'
The outgoing senator wants to require congressional approval for "national security" tariffs, while the low-polling president taunts Flake about his low poll numbers.
Bureaucrats Shut Down Your Kids' Lemonade Stands? Country Time Will Pay the Fines.
A summer promotion will cover fines and fees when your local code enforcers come calling.
Trump Suffers Another Defeat in Philadelphia Sanctuary City Case
The ruling is the latest in long line of defeats for the administration's efforts to cut federal grants to sanctuary jurisdictions. It breaks new ground by showing how the recent Supreme Court ruling in Murphy v. NCAA helps sanctuary cities.
In Jordan, Labor Unions and Businesses Have Joined Forces to Fight an Unpopular Tax Bill
Tax increases aimed at balancing the government budget have squeezed the poor and middle class and sparked a wave of protests.
San Francisco's Next Mayor Might Not Be the Person With the Most Votes
Golden Gate City voters ranked their choices for top office. And now the outcome is getting a little messy.
Video Game Company Valve's New Content Policy for Online Store Steam Is Amazing
The company's hands-off, user-centered approach is a model other content platforms would do well to emulate.
Congress Needs to Reclaim Its War Powers, Argue Constitutional Scholars at Senate Hearing
The proposed new Corker-Kaine AUMF would give even more power to the president to wage war against whoever he wants with Congress essentially powerless to curb him.
U.S. Income Gap Has Stopped Growing: Reason Roundup
Plus: Google ditching political ads in Washington state and Alice Marie Johnson freed
Syria Shows Not Much Has Changed Under Trump's Foreign Policy
The cautious prudence the U.S. desperately needed after a decade and a half of shoot-from-the-hip interventionism has been relegated to a talking point.
Brazilian Anthropologists Say Killing Twin, Disabled, or Transgender Children (Even When Their Parents Object) Ought to Be Tolerated, So Long as the Perpetrators are from One of Those … Er … Unassimilated Indigenous Tribes
And woe to anyone who attempts to inform tribal members that there may be alternatives to their traditional practices.
The Republicans Abandon Free Trade
The GOP betrays its principles for the sake of political expediency.
