Politics
Lara Trump and Katie Miller Cite Junk Poll About Gen-Z Tradwives
In the culture war, no survey is too sketchy and no generalization too broad.
Viktor Orban's Hungary Exemplifies the Perils of Nationalism
As a new analysis by Johan Norberg shows, the regime many MAGA Republicans see as a model to emulate has repre...
New York Wants a Cut of Counter-Strike's Loot Boxes
Attorney General Letitia James says they're a form of illegal gambling. But the state seems more interested in...
The Easiest Way to Resolve the Birthright Citizenship Case
The Administration's constitutional arguments are unconvincing, but rejecting them is not necessary to decide...
'Every Bridge in Iran Will Be Decimated'
Plus: Artemis astronauts set record, D.C.'s terrible electricity policy, Ye returns, and more...
Zoning's War on Cuddly Animals, Cute Kids, and Christian Charity
A recent string of zoning controversies show how land use regulations have become the enemy of all good things...
The US News T14 Is Dead, and Has Been Replaced by the T11 (or, if You Prefer, the T10 with 11 Members)
The revamped US News law ranking methodology adopted in 2023 has killed an old grouping and created a successo...
Massachusetts Denial of Gun Rights Restoration Reversed by Appellate Court
From In the Matter of K.P., decided June 26, 2024 by the Massachusetts District Court Appellate Division (Judg...
AI "Hallucinated Cases" Lead to $47K Sanctions
A short excerpt from the long opinion in Judge Anna Manasco (N.D. Ala.) in last week's Rivera v. Triad Propert...
Why SCOTUS Ruled 8–1 Against Colorado's 'Conversion Therapy' Ban
Understanding the Supreme Court’s decision in Chiles v. Salazar.
Today in Supreme Court History: April 7, 1969
4/7/1969: Stanley v. Georgia decided. The post Today in Supreme Court History: April 7, 1969 appeared first on...
Brickbats: May 2026
News of politicians, police, and bureaucrats behaving badly from around the world
Brickbat: School Daze
The Connecticut General Assembly Education Committee voted 26–20 to advance House Bill 5468, despite thousands...
Iowa Law Requiring Parental Notification as to Accommodations "Intended to Affirm [Public School] Student's Gender Identity" Upheld
From Iowa Safe Schools v. Reynolds, decided today by Eighth Circuit Judge Ralph Erickson, joined by Judges Lav...
Iowa Law Barring Books with "Descriptions or Visual Depictions of a Sex Act" from School Libraries Upheld
When may public libraries, and especially public school libraries, remove books based on their content? In Pic...
Why Does Trump Want the Biggest Defense Budget Ever?
Plus: Trump’s budget ignores the deficit, NASA’s Artemis program faces delays and rising costs, and a listener...
With His Grandiose White House Ballroom Plan, Trump Again Asserts the Power To Do As He Pleases
"No statute comes close to giving the President the authority he claims to have," U.S. District Judge Richard...
Court Rejects Facial Challenge to Iowa Law Barring Public School K-6 Programming Related to "Gender Identity to Sexual Orientation"
The law provides, "A school district shall not provide any program, curriculum, test, survey, questionnaire, p...