Politics
Depends on the Meaning of "Miss" Is: The Miss America Gender Identity Controversy
To advance in competition, Miss North Florida 2025, Kayleigh Bush, was told to sign a contract that forced her...
Expedited Discovery Allowed in Sheriff's Defamation Case, Which Alleges Claims of Unwarranted ICE-Related Detention were a Hoax
From Monday's order by Judge Brett Ludwig in Schmidt v. Naqvi (E.D. Wis.): Plaintiff Dale Schmidt is … the ele...
Mamdani's Fix for Food Deserts: Opening a $30 Million City-Owned Grocery Store Near Other Grocery Stores
New York City plans to open five city-owned grocery stores by 2029.
Court Ordered Critic of Ex-Mayoral Candidate to Stop "Publicly Writing, Printing, or Speaking [Ex-Candidate's] Name"
Fortunately, an appellate court just reversed the decision.
Anti-Hate Poster Has No Home in Ohio Classroom, Says School District
The poster, which included a rainbow flag, counts as "instruction that includes sexuality content" and trigger...
On the Duty To Disobey Unjust Commands
Philosopher Omri Boehm argues persuasively that universal human dignity is anathema to identitarian politics.
Trump's Illegal War in Iran Is Financed by Your Taxes. That's a Good Reason To Stop Paying Them.
If Congress will not deploy the power of the purse to restrain a lawless administration and an illegal war, th...
How the Iran War Could Backfire
Emma Ashford discusses Trump’s incoherent Iran strategy, the failures of post–Cold War foreign policy, and why...
Today in Supreme Court History: April 15, 1931
4/15/1931: Stromberg v. California argued. The post Today in Supreme Court History: April 15, 1931 appeared fi...
House Readies Spy Powers Vote
Plus: New York wants to tax second homes, water in the Dupont Circle fountain, Polish robots chase wild boars,...
Claim That U Texas Engaged in Viewpoint Discrimination in Forbidding 2024 Palestine Solidarity Committee Protest Can Go Forward
From yesterday's longish decision by Judge Robert Pitman (W.D. Tex.) in Qaddumi v. Davis: Qaddumi challenges h...
Lawsuit by Muslim Group, Over Alleged Public Pressure Campaign That Caused Cancellation of Conference, Dismissed
From S. Fla. Muslim Fed., Inc. v. Atrium Trs I, LP, decided Jan. 27 by Judge Raag Singhal (S.D. Fla.),… The po...
Sky-High European Cigarette Taxes Drive Thriving Black Market
Smuggled smokes account for more than a third of consumption in France and Ireland.
60% of Americans Agree Taxes Are Too High. Here Are 4 Other Reasons To Hate the Tax System.
A noncomprehensive list
Brickbat: Cash Is King
The Russian government caused a major disruption to the country's online financial services while attempting t...
The FTC's Probe of Media Matters for America Is a Blatant Assault on Freedom of Speech
In the guise of investigating "potentially unlawful advertiser boycotts," the commission is punishing the orga...
Sorry About the Doubled Daily Open Thread Glitch
It just started a couple of days ago; our tech people are looking into it, and I hope it will… The post Sorry...
With Viktor Orbán Gone, Will Hungary Embrace Free Markets Under Péter Magyar?
Hungary’s voters turned against the poster boy of the national conservative movement.