Trump's Tariff War Is Crushing American Alcohol Makers
A Canadian boycott and retaliatory trade barriers have wiped out U.S. wine and spirits sales abroad, costing American producers jobs, revenue, and entire export markets.
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My New Lawfare Article on "Minnesota's Compelling Tenth Amendment Case Against Trump's ICE Surge"
The article describes the suit, and explains why it deserves to prevail.
The Case Against Deferring to Presidential Invocations of the Insurrection Act
Prof. Josh Braver questions the conventional wisdom on this issue.
Trump Taps Kevin Warsh To Lead Fed
Plus: Shutdown averted? Pixar's NIMBY robot beavers, Amazon goes big on AI, and Trump wants to prop up home prices.
Free Nations Don't Have To Care About the Whims of Elected Officials
Limited government means those in power can do limited damage to the rest of us.
Review: Charting the 3 Factions of the MAGA Movement
Furious Minds identifies national conservatives, postliberals, and Claremonters as the coalition driving the New Right.
DHS Retreats From the Claim That the Agents Who Killed Alex Pretti Faced a 'Violent Riot'
The department now describes the threat as "several civilians" who were "yelling and blowing whistles."
Stephen Miller's Hardline Immigration Tactics Are Backfiring
Miller says he’s waging a war for America. Americans see a brutal war on them.
Bessent Says Construction Jobs Are Booming Under Trump's Tariffs. Government Data Show the Opposite.
Meanwhile, Trump is touting low gas prices, which are due in part to the lack of tariffs on oil and gasoline.
Ice, ICE…Maybe?
Plus: Trump accounts, Klobuchar runs for governor, and who wants to buy CNN now?
Conservative 'Judicial Activists' vs. ICE
Why a conservative judge’s “patience is at an end” over Trump’s immigration crackdown.
Trump Says States Are Required To Enforce Federal Immigration Laws. He's Wrong.
"The Framers...designed a system in which the State and Federal Governments would exercise concurrent authority over the people," wrote Justice Antonin Scalia.
The Killing of Alex Pretti Is a Reminder That All State Laws Are Backed Up by Violence
If enforcing a law isn't worth killing someone over, it probably shouldn't be a law.
Disarming Millions of Americans Simply Because They Use Marijuana Is Unconstitutional, a SCOTUS Brief Says
The Liberty Justice Center is urging the Supreme Court to uphold a 5th Circuit decision rejecting the claim that cannabis consumers have no Second Amendment rights.
Alex Pretti's Death Widens a Split Between Trump and Gun Rights Groups
Federal officials suggested that carrying a firearm is inherently threatening and an invitation to police violence.
Trump Issues Order Cracking Down on Corporate Homeownership
The president's order is not the comprehensive ban on large investor–owned housing that he promised. But it could still have a chilling effect on the single-family rental market.
Tom Homan Isn't the Solution
Homan is a bully with little regard for rights or the rule of law. And the problems with Trump's immigration tactics point back to the White House itself.
It's OK To Use Sports as an Escape From Politics
We don’t have to treat everything as political, even if politics has a meddlesome hand in everything.
Trump Backpedals From Portraying Alex Pretti As a 'Domestic Terrorist' and 'Would-Be Assassin'
Although the president initially reinforced that plainly inaccurate narrative, his subsequent comments cast doubt on the initial justification for shooting the Minneapolis protester.
Could the President Invoke the Alien Enemies Act in Response to the "British Invasion" of Rock Stars Like the Beatles?
In a crucial appellate court oral argument, the Trump Administration admits that their position says the answer is "yes." The exchange highlights the dangers of judicial deference on judicial invocation of extraordinary emergency powers.
The Trump Administration Plans To Deport Iranians Amid Deadly Crackdown in Iran
With thousands of people dead in Iran, the Trump administration still plans to go ahead with a deportation flight as early as this weekend.
Where Have the 'Don't Tread on Me' Republicans Gone?
Many conservatives are embracing big government, from police-state immigration tactics to socialist economic policies.
The Greenland Fiasco Shows the Stock Market Is the Ultimate Check on Trump
Economic globalization and financial markets encourage the "Trump always chickens out" (TACO) cycle. If you like peace, that’s a good thing.
The GOP Looks Increasingly Like a Home for Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders
Many Republicans are now openly embracing ideas from the progressive playbook. Call them "Depublicans."
The West's Already-Messy Divorce
Mark Carney's speech, and Donald Trump's blunderbussing, foreshadow future ruptures.
Greenland as a Stress Test for MAGA Loyalty
Brexit leader Daniel Hannan urges Trump voters to hit the exits.
Brett Kavanaugh Says Trump Threatens Federal Reserve Independence
Trump’s legal arguments “would weaken, if not shatter, the independence of the Federal Reserve,” the justice said.
A Trump-Appointed Federal Judge Orders Lindsey Halligan To Stop 'Masquerading' As a U.S. Attorney
The lawyer, who delivered the grudge-driven indictments that the president demanded, refused to relinquish her job after another judge ruled that her appointment was illegal.
The Federal Trade Commission Won't Give Up Its Crusade Against Meta
The government insists that Meta has a monopoly. If anything, the social media market is fiercely competitive.
Why So Many Venezuelans Support Trump's Capture of Maduro
Venezuelan opposition leader Freddy Guevara explains support for U.S. intervention, how socialism destroyed Venezuela, and what a democratic transition would require.
Greenland Will Find Out
Plus: Lawfare in Minnesota, Netflix grows, and Kamala Harris considers her options.
The Insurrection Act, Which Trump Keeps Threatening To Invoke, Is Alarmingly Vague and Broad
The antiquated statute arguably allows the president to deploy the military in response to nearly any form of domestic disorder.
Is America Really Going to War for Greenland?
Plus: Threats of new tariffs on NATO allies, masked federal agents stir unrest in Minnesota, and Trump’s new health care proposal.
Europe's Biggest Advantage in the Showdown Over Greenland? America's Huge Pile of Debt.
America's large and growing national debt is not just a budgetary liability, but increasingly a geopolitical one too.
As ICE Cracks Down Harder, Support for Abolishing ICE Surges
A plurality of Americans now say they'd like to end the agency.
Trump's Immigration Crackdown Threatens What Makes Sports Great
It’s not just the World Cup and the Olympics—baseball, basketball, and other sports are getting hit too.
Why Doesn't Regime Change Ever Seem To Work?
The problem is not that revolution is bad or that some cultures can’t rule themselves—it’s that social engineering is hard.
Eric Trump Congratulates His Father for a Drop in Fentanyl Deaths That Happened Before He Took Office
The president's son also claims destroying cocaine boats somehow reduces fentanyl overdoses, echoing his father's confusion.
The Art of the Deal Goes to Norway
Great Moments in Twenty-First Century International Diplomacy
Trump's Plan to Seize Greenland is Simultaneously Evil, Illegal, and Counterproductive
It would alienate allies, impose US rule on an unwilling population, and blatantly violate both US and international law.The plan to impose tariffs on nations opposing the seizure is also illegal and harmful.
How the FCC Became the Speech Police
The constitutionally anomalous status of broadcasting invites government meddling.
How to Abolish ICE
Recent events in Minnesota bolster the already strong case for abolishing ICE - and for the plan of doing so by transferring its funds to ordinary state and local police.
Trump's Push To Restore 'Truth and Sanity in American History' Tests Nonpartisan Institutions
Politically-motivated firings and increased executive branch scrutiny set “a dangerous precedent,” warns a former archivist of the United States.
Greenlanders Don't Consent To Becoming Americans
Residents of the chilly island coveted by President Trump favor independence—and subsidies.
Seizing Greenland Might Be the Least Popular Idea in American Political History
This foolish, unnecessary, bellicose idea is running up against the "Lizardman's Constant."
Trump's Unconstitutional Plan to Withhold all Federal Funding From Sanctuary Cities and States
The plan violates multiple constituitonal provisions and goes against Supreme Court precedent. If somehow allowed to stand, it would gravely imperil federalism and the separation of powers.
