Biden Administration Files Dubious Lawsuit Challenging Missouri's Gun Sanctuary Law [Updated with a Note on State Courts]
The suit deserves to fail for much the same reasons as Trump-era attacks on immigration sanctuaries.
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Stop Messing With the Immigration Mission Statement and Start Letting More People In
Joe Biden is just the latest president to tinker with USCIS's mission statement. Watch his deeds, not his words.
Sidney Powell Disowns Her Kraken, Saying She Is Not Responsible for Her Phony Story of a Stolen Election
The former Trump campaign lawyer, who is fighting sanctions against her, says the claims she made in her Michigan lawsuit "perhaps" were true.
Trump's Trade Deal With China Was an Abject Failure, Just Like the Trade War
China ended up buying fewer American goods over the past two years than it did before the trade war started, despite promises from both sides to increase trade.
The Federal Government's Pandemic Jobs Program Was a Resounding Failure
Most of the $800 billion Paycheck Protection Program went to business owners, not preserving jobs, according to a new study.
Partisan Politics Cloud the Capitol Riot's Significance
Neither Republicans nor Democrats can be trusted to give an honest account of what happened that day.
Mike Pence: 'Trump Is Wrong. I Had No Right To Overturn the Election.'
Republican party officials voted earlier on Friday to censure Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, the only two Republicans participating in the investigation of the January 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol
Biden Is Deporting Venezuelans Fleeing Socialism, Despite Condemning Trump for the Same Practice
"It's abundantly clear he has no regard for the suffering of the Venezuelan people," then–presidential candidate Biden said of Trump's deportation flights.
Biden Administration Builds on Trump-Era Attempts To Crack Down on TikTok
Are TikTok security risks real or imagined? And will users be served by greater federal government intervention?
Don't Blame 'Greedy Corporations' for Inflation. Blame the Government.
"Greed is constant. If it's greed, how do we explain prices falling?"
Same Border Rules, Vastly Different Portrayals
Trump's pandemic travel bans received vastly different media treatment than Biden's.
Donald Trump Just Showed Why Reforming the Electoral Count Act Is Essential
By saying the quiet part loud, the former president should spur Congress into action.
Did Madison Cawthorn Engage in 'Insurrection' by Reinforcing Donald Trump's Election Fantasy?
The North Carolina congressman's opponents argue that the 14th Amendment disqualifies him from seeking reelection.
Biden Is Not Trump. After a Year, That's No Longer Enough.
Things are getting so bad for Democrats that some are starting to wish for Hillary Clinton to return to politics. Yikes.
Bad Politicians Think Elections Are Illegitimate if They Don't Like the Winner
Democracy means accepting results you're not happy about.
The U.S. Export-Import Bank Is a Cesspool of Crony Capitalism. Biden Wants To Expand It.
Boeing may love an additional handout, but such subsidies will be a net negative for the country's economy as a whole.
The Sedition Indictment Against 11 Oath Keepers Describes a Plot That Was Pitifully Inept and Ineffectual
This is the first time that participants in the Capitol riot have been charged with sedition.
One Year Into His Presidency, Joe Biden's Immigration Policy Hasn't Made Anyone Happy
Some good changes have flown under the radar. But there have been few wins—political or practical.
These Lawsuits Argue That Trump Conspired To Incite the Capitol Riot
Proving that claim requires more than reckless rhetoric, which is constitutionally protected.
Was the Capitol Riot Really the Opening Battle of a Civil War?
There are good reasons to think polls grossly exaggerate the number of Americans who support political violence.
January 6 and the Problem of Political Ignorance
Ignorance and bias played a major role in the attack on the Capitol and in the continuing belief of many Republicans that Biden didn't really win the 2020 election. The issue is part of the broader problem of political ignorance and bias, which is by no means confined to any one side of the political spectrum.
The Strategic yet Self-Defeating Hyperbole of 'Democracy in Peril' Journalism
As awful as things are, Trump is not Milošević, Republicans are not unified behind him, Stacey Abrams is not a hero, and every day is not January 6.
Don't Make Every Day January 6
The Capitol riot was awful, but it shouldn't serve as an excuse to violate civil liberties.
David Harsanyi: Why America Must Reject 'Eurotrash' Ideas
The National Review staffer's new book is a spirited defense of capitalism, individualism, and free speech.
In 2022, Pay Attention to Right-Wing Authoritarianism
For decades, libertarians have focused on illiberalism coming from the political left. But authoritarianism has taken root among many conservatives across the world.
2021 Was Another Disappointing Year for Immigration Policy
Joe Biden promised to do better by migrants upon taking office, but he fell short in 2021.
Why the Pandemic Will End Only When We Demand It's Over
Ronald Bailey and Jacob Sullum on the future of COVID-19, the politicization of science, the failure of mandates, and how to talk with anti-vaxxers.
The Year's Highlights in Blame Shifting
Politicians and cops found creative ways to dodge responsibility in 2021.
California Reinstates Mask Mandate as Omicron Panic Devours Team Blue
Plus: Trump's family members and cable news supporters pleaded with him to stop the January 6 riot, the D.C. metro needs a reckoning, and more...
D.C. Circuit Rejects Trump Effort to Block Release of Documents to January 6 Committee
Will the Supreme Court step in?
Is Dr. Oz Fit To Join the U.S. Senate?
The TV personality's extensive history of promoting dubious nostrums suggests that he isn't.
Two More Lawyers Sanctioned for Filing Frivolous Election Challenges
A federal magistrate judge in Colorado orders two attorneys to pay over $180K in fees to cover defendants' legal costs.
The Case for Compensating Victims of Trump's Brutal Child Separation Policy
Both legal and moral considerations support it.
Don't Worship an FBI That Took the Steele Dossier Seriously
Why trust an agency that conceals information from judges but prosecutes us for lying to it?
DC Circuit Temporarily Blocks Release of White House of January 6 Documents
A panel of the court will hear Trump’s challenge to the release of material on an expedited basis.
District Court Rejects Trump's Executive Privilege Claim for January 6 Records (Updated)
In a well-reasoned opinion, the district court rejects the former President's efforts to prevent the release of information by the National Archives to the January 6 Committee.
Let Trade Topple Cuba's Tyranny
Biden should denounce Cuba’s communist tyranny while pushing for more free trade with Cubans.
Trump Laid the Groundwork for Biden's Infrastructure Boondoggle
It's Biden's bill, but Trump helped set the stage.
Justice Department Charges a Steele Dossier Source With Lying to the FBI
The investigation of Trump aide Carter Page has exposed major problems with federal secret surveillance warrants.
Joe Biden Says Families Separated at Border Won't Be Receiving $450,000 Settlements
Plus: Children's vaccine passports in San Francisco, investors' inflation fears are on the rise, and more...
Mad, Trump-Averse Parents Finally Had Someone To Vote Against
Politicians continue to ignore—or insult—independents at their peril.
Congressional Report Confirms Trump's USDA Food-Box Program Was a Huge Waste of Money
Replacing parts of SNAP with a poorly overseen food delivery program turned out to be an expensive disaster.
Popular Progressive Policies Helped Ruin Venezuela. They Won't Work Here Either.
The idea that massive government spending, hate speech laws, and gun control will improve America—when they failed horribly elsewhere—is a dangerous myth.
Garry Kasparov: From Communism's Last Chess Champion to Freedom Fighter
30 years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, its greatest—and last—chess champion reflects on the awful system that produced him.
Biden's Support Among Independents Has Crashed
As Democrats wrangle over his domestic agenda, and anti-Trump conservatives agonize over political strategy, both should pay more attention to the 27-point drop in presidential approval among self-described independents.
Holding Steve Bannon in Contempt
Congress prepares to assert its investigative authority.
Biden Administration Set To Reinstate 'Remain in Mexico' Policy Next Month
The Trump-era border measure relegated 70,000 migrants to dangerous conditions in Mexico while they awaited immigration court dates.
