The Latest #NeverTrump Bug To Splat on the Windshield of MAGA?
Anti-Trump Republicans have yet to win an intra-party fight. And launching third parties are for marathoners, not sprinters.
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Video of Federalist Society Executive Branch Review Panel on "State Sovereignty or Fair-Weather Federalism?"
Participants include Prof. Edward Rubin (Vanderbilt), Prof. Carolyn Shapiro (Chicago-Kent), Ilya Shapiro (Cato Institute), and myself.
Facebook's Oversight Board Was Right To Ban Trump
It's a working model for non-state governance in cyberspace that is vastly preferable to government control of social media.
Will a Coalition of Hawks, Mormons, and Libertarian-Leaners Form a New Third Party?
Three reasons to be skeptical about Evan McMullin's latest political initiative.
John Samples: Facebook's Oversight Board Was Right To Uphold Trump Ban
A member of the board (and a Cato Institute vice president) defends the controversial decision to kick the former president off the social media platform.
Trump Is Right That Liz Cheney Was a 'Poor Leader' for a Party Dedicated to Indulging His Fantasies and Whims
By stripping her of her leadership position, House Republicans proved her point.
Liz Cheney's Expected Ouster Shows the GOP Stands for Nothing but One Man's Whims
The main qualification of Cheney's likely replacement as chair of the House Republican Conference is her willingness to indulge Donald Trump's election fantasy.
FEC Drops Case Against Trump for Alleged Hush Money Payments
Plus: The difference between conservatives and libertarians, Utah Supreme Court upholds sex changes on birth certificates, and more...
Both the Left and the Right Are Exaggerating the Threat Posed by Facebook
Facebook can't kill, jail, or tax you. It can only stop you from posting on Facebook.
Oversight Board Upholds Facebook's Initial Suspension of Trump, but Says Company Must Reassess
"At the time of Mr. Trump's posts, there was a clear, immediate risk of harm."
Raising the Refugee Cap Should Be Just the Start of Fixing America's Inhumane Immigration Policy
The president reneged on that promise last month. People weren't happy.
New York's Failed Political Class Puzzles Over Why Voters Seem To Prefer Outsider Andrew Yang
When government doesn't deliver, voters look for unpolished candidates from outside government. Go figure.
Foxconn Finally Admits It Won't Create 13,000 Jobs in Wisconsin
It now plans to employ just 1,454 people after bulldozing dozens of homes to make room for a factory Donald Trump once touted as the "eighth wonder of the world."
Donald Trump's Presidency Is Over. MAGA Rap Is Keeping His Legacy Alive.
Songs like "Gun Totin' Patriot" and "We Outside" might be ridiculous, Trump-worshiping schlock, but their embrace of controversial themes breathes some rebelliousness back into rap.
Biden Called Trump's Refugee Cap 'Cruel and Shortsighted.' He's Keeping It in Place—for Now.
His explanation makes little sense.
After Promising To Stop Land Seizures, the Biden Administration Just Stole This Family's Property for a Border Wall
"We are utterly devastated," said Baudilia Cavazos.
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich Sues Biden Administration for Not Studying the Environmental Impact of More Migrants Coming Into the U.S.
A signature priority of President Donald Trump's administration was paring back federal environmental laws. Republicans are now stretching the definition of those same laws to save the former president's immigration policies.
Stop the Steal? Organized Labor Can't Accept Loss in Amazon Unionization Election.
The pro-union left agrees with the MAGA right: If you can't beat 'em, claim they cheated.
Scandinavia Understands the Value of Low Corporate Taxes. Why Doesn't Joe Biden?
The president's proposed tax hike would fall on workers. This isn't a controversial point.
Ronald Bailey: Covid-19 Should Be Our Last Pandemic
Technological breakthroughs mean we'll never again have to suffer with disasters like the novel coronavirus—if politicians will get out of the way.
Yale Journal on Regulation Symposium on Adam Cox and Cristina Rodriguez's book "The President and Immigration Law"
Contributors include a variety of legal scholars, including, Jessica Bulman-Pozen, Dan Farber, and myself, among others.
The Bump Stock Ban Highlights the Danger of Letting Bureaucrats Invent Crimes
A federal appeals court rejects a highly implausible redefinition of machine guns.
First Appellate Court Ruling on CDC Eviction Moratorium Goes Against the Government
A unanimous Sixth Circuit decision upheld a lower court ruling holding that the moratorium is illegal.
Here's How Biden's Proposed Tax Increases Will Affect You
It seems some are just waking up to the size and scope of the president's federal tax plan.
Biden Administration Extends CDC Eviction Moratorium Until June 30 - the Legal Battle Over it Will Continue
The new order is similar to the old, but includes an extensive section defending the measure on public health grounds.
Conservative Economic Nationalism Is Not as Popular as People Think
Even supporters of Donald Trump think foreign trade and free markets are good for America.
ICE's Fake College Defrauded Students, Then Deported Them. The Biden Admin Is Defending the Scheme.
The government has pocketed millions of dollars from immigrants who came to the U.S. legally—and has refused to pay them back.
Sidney Powell Says She's Not Guilty of Defamation Because 'No Reasonable Person' Would Have Believed Her 'Outlandish' Election Conspiracy Theory
The former Trump campaign lawyer insists her allegations about systematic voting fraud were not "statements of fact."
Biden Stimulus Bill Provision Targeting State Tax Cuts Might be Struck Down by Courts for Same Reasons as Trump Efforts to Pull Federal Grants From Sanctuary Cities
In both situations, the grant conditions in question were not clearly and unambiguously authorized by Congress.
Joe Biden, Border Cop
People on both the left and right assumed Biden would lift Trump’s draconian immigration restrictions. But for some hopeful immigrants, things have actually gotten worse.
When It Comes to Policy, Biden and Trump Aren't That Different
The president's approach to immigration, trade, and industry may sound familiar.
Trump Never Told Georgia's Lead Election Investigator To 'Find the Fraud'
He said plenty of other bad things. But more than one quote sourced to anonymous informants has turned out to be wrong.
Georgia Republicans Aim To Restrict Voting by Mail
The state Senate approved some cynical changes to Georgia's absentee ballot laws under the guise of securing future elections from fraud that no one seems to be able to find.
Twitter Sues Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, Accusing Him of Retaliating Against the Company for Banning Donald Trump
Plus: Iowa limits early voting, a prominent sex trafficking "rescue" group relies on psychics, and more...
Woke Excess Causes Minority Voters To Flee the Democratic Party
The cultural views of elite white liberals are not popular with many minorities.
The Constitution and Biden's Syria Air Strike
The strike was probably legal (as were similar small-scale strikes by Trump). But there are serious constitutional problems with the overall US military presence in Syria.
Donald Trump on School Reopening Failures: Joe Biden and Teachers Unions Have Betrayed America's Youth
The former president's wild CPAC speech was full of misleading claims, but he made a valid point about schools.
Trump-Biden Continuity As U.S. Military Carries Out Airstrikes in Syria
Plus: The Republican Civil War has ended before it began, Mr. Potato Head rage is misplaced, and more...
Biden Administration Revokes Trump Changes to Citizenship Test for Immigrants
The previous administration had made some reasonable changes, but also introduced questions based on factual errors and questionable normative assumptions smuggled in under the guise of factual knowledge.
Dominion Makes Good on Threat to File Defamation Suit Against Mike Lindell
The election systems company is taking its fight to the conspiratorial My Pillow CEO.
Supreme Court Allows NY State Prosecutors to Obtain Trump Tax Returns
The ruling is an unsigned, one-sentence order.
Joe Biden Offers Bold Talk, Timid Action on Immigration
He campaigned against Trump’s restrictionism, but has implemented mostly symbolic initiatives so far.
Romney and Cotton Want to Punish Businesses With Minimum Wage Hike and More Immigration Paperwork
Leading Republicans continue to find dubious areas of agreement with Democrats.
Can a Former President Be Prosecuted for Conduct for which He Was Impeached but not Convicted?
A 2000 OLC memo suggests the answer is "yes."
On This Presidents Day, Stop Worshiping the Imperial Presidency
Presidents aren't saints. They aren't monarchs. They aren't celebrities. And they aren't your friends.
After Voting to Acquit Trump, Mitch McConnell Explains Why He Was Guilty
The Senate minority leader's triangulation does not bode well for the GOP's ability to stand for something other than a personality cult.
The Future of the Latino Vote, If There Is Such a Thing
An overreliance on identity politics may drive these voters away from the Democratic Party.
Trump Acquitted in Second Impeachment Trial Despite 7 Republicans Voting To Convict
Whether the reality-show-star-turned-first-president-to-be-impeached-twice has a future in American politics, however, sadly remains an open question.
