Lying about the Devil's Triangle may or may not be disqualifying for the Supreme Court, but this whole process is a reminder that the federal government's power makes politics too important.
"We oppose him in light of the credible allegations of sexual assault against him."
Plus: The Justice Department goes after "net neutrality" in California and SNL takes on Brett Kavanaugh.
The Supreme Court nominee's teenaged tippling was typical, although the law pretends otherwise.
Temperamental centrism and case-by-case decision-making, on Brett Kavanaugh and other issues, irritates nearly everyone-and is necessary.
The passage of tax reform 2.0 blows a huge hole in the budget, and a much-touted opioid bill might just make the crisis worse.
If you want to show your support for the accused or the accuser, stay away from these.
Sen. Lindsey Graham had the quote of the day: "I think I know what happened."
An index of recurring topics
The Supreme Court confirmation fight is a preview of things to come.
Plus: Giving cops the finger is protected speech and Elon Musk is under fire from the SEC.
If he's innocent, he's been falsely accused and dragged through the mud. If he's guilty, he'll try to appear innocent.
We didn't get another Anita Hill hearing. Let's consider that a small silver lining.
This isn't due process-this isn't even an honest attempt to determine what actually happened.
It's a given that many senators are acting in bad faith. But what about the rest of us?
Plus: Is postmodernism bad?
Julie Swetnick's charge may well turn out to be untrue too, but there are some significant differences between her story and Jackie's.
Unlike most of us, he's in a position to do something about it.
The allegations were released on Twitter this morning by lawyer Michael Avenatti, who is asking for an FBI investigation.
They got plenty of attention, but that's about it.
"For civil disobedience to be praiseworthy and serious, protestors must be willing to bear the costs of the then-extant sanctions."
Plus: Why is Latin America's murder rate so high?
Here's the full Fox News interview with the SCOTUS nominee and his wife Ashley.
Reason's editors discuss the latest Brett Kavanaugh revelations, Rod Rosentein's fate, and how to recover basic norms of political discourse.
Plus: The Trump administration plans to make China our new "bogeyman."
Claim that Kavanaugh exposed himself at a Yale party 35 years ago is less convincing than Ford's alleged rape, but suggests a pattern.
"If this were a legal proceeding, many (if not all) of the members of the [Senate Judiciary Committee] would have to recuse themselves."
The Kavanaugh hearings are a great example of why voters rightly hold Congress in contempt.
Plus: 1st Amendment coalition sues over DOJ seizure of Times reporter records and more boomers and seniors cop to pot use.
Leftist partisans say he's guilty, conservative partisans are convinced he's innocent. How convenient.
It might clear him without subjecting her to an inquistion
Plus: Trump orders FBI text messages declassified and Tyler Cowen on why "the trade war may be worse" than expected.
The perils of poorly sourced stories
Plus: Henry Winkler takes home an Emmy.
Understanding what happens next if the Kavanaugh nomination falls apart.
Reason's editors debate whether a single-source allegation from 35 years ago should be enough to derail a Supreme Court pick.
A fast-moving, public airing of the claims against Kavanaugh would serve the public interest-and could help restore trust in a battered institution.
Plus: Wikileaks says AP was hoaxed by FBI informant and U.S. border-protection agent admits to being a serial killer.
The situation is a mess-and it's Dianne Feinstein's fault-but the public needs to take this accusation seriously.
Anonymous officials claim the accusation involves a high school sexual misconduct case.
"If you can't debate hard issues honestly, with honor, with integrity, how do we keep a civil society?" Thomas said.
The Supreme Court nominee talks warrantless government surveillance with Sen. Patrick Leahy.
Clinton runs with a Kamala Harris whopper that's already been debunked.
This time the Libertarian Party seems to be hurting the Democrat, who's trying to run out the clock on confirming Brett Kavanaugh.
"Brett Kavanaugh said he would kill Roe v. Wade last week." Except he didn't.
Harris and other Democrats distorted Kavanaugh's comments on birth control to portray him as a religious extremist.
Fun fact: All laws give government control of the decisions that everybody of any gender can do with their bodies.
Pretty much what everyone expected. Unfortunately.
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