Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions
Bird poop, non-testimonial thumbs, and the heckler's veto.
Bird poop, non-testimonial thumbs, and the heckler's veto.
We've seen this saga so many times before.
Exaggerated threats of terrorists crossing the southern border lead to costly, disproportionate policy decisions.
Plus: Skirting New York residency requirements, undisclosed AI use in documentaries, prison commissary markups, and more...
Since Donald Trump's alleged falsification of business records happened after he was elected president, he clearly was not trying to ensure that outcome.
The university has a history of suppressing speech from both sides of the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Economist Bryan Caplan, former National Association of Home Builders Director Jerry Howard, and I will speak at event sponsored by the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University.
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Many of the Washington hawks calling for war with Iran had sworn up and down that more pressure was not a path to war.
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The Supreme Court's interpretation of the statute also could affect two charges against Donald Trump.
It's a good thing opponents of the move can appeal to the liberal values of free speech, free association, and equal treatment under law.
It's a test of the unofficial coalition that's effectively ruling the House right now.
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"This isn’t about forum shopping. It’s about forum shaming. It’s about shaming judges who won’t distort their rulings to do their bidding—while rewarding those judges who do."
Plus: A listener asks the editors for examples of tasks the government does well (yikes).
The leading possibilities are all problematic in one way or another.
Reproductive freedom initiatives are advancing toward November ballots, putting the matter of abortion access in voters' hands.
Plus: Trump's trial, MMA fighter trots out Mises, the forgotten canceling of Brendan Eich, and more...
Matt Yglesias and Bryan Caplan offer contrasting theories. But neither fully works.
Olson explains why the idea of widespread noncitizen voting is a myth.
"There's all these illiberals on the left, there's all these illiberals on the right, and yet liberalism endures," says the longtime executive vice president of the Cato Institute.
Neighborhood character, three-judge district court panels, and a moldy office.
The team's owner, John Fisher, may have overestimated Las Vegas residents' enthusiasm for a new baseball team.
Wealthier Americans pay a record share of federal taxes, but voters (and President Joe Biden) believe they're freeloading.
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Fight back through better information and discourse, not by empowering the government.
The case hinged on statutory interpretation, not the merits of the state's 1864 ban.
Vance's latest gambit is pretty nonsensical, intellectually embarrassing, and obviously self-serving. But that doesn't mean that it's not dangerous too.
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Survey data shows relatively infrequent voters are significantly more likely to support the Trump-era GOP than those who vote more often. Will this change traditional left and right-wing attitudes towards mandatory voting and other policies intended to increase turnout?
Plus: Defunding NPR, defending Lionel Shriver, and more...
Too many people think democracy works only if they get to dominate their opponents.