Politics
Brendan Carr Says He Can Police TV Journalism Because Broadcast Licenses Are 'Free'
The FCC chairman's reasoning is faulty.
Careful with the Green Salsa, Says Federal Judge
"The green salsa, which Mr. Manz admitted he never sampled, smelled, or asked an employee regarding the conten...
FCC Chair Threatens Media Outlets That Don't Report Good Iran War News
Brendan Carr, who relishes his role as Trump's "media pit bull," sent a threatening X post while visiting the...
Josh Hawley Moves To Ban Abortion Pills
His push relies on dubious data about the pills' safety.
Trump Wants To Cover Up Bad News About the Iran War
And Middle Eastern dictatorships are helping him do it.
Iran War Leaves Helium Supply Chains Up in the Air
About 30 percent of the world's helium supply depends on the Strait of Hormuz. Its closure means higher prices...
Strait Outta Commission
Plus: Tucker Carlson says the CIA is after him, and Reason mourns the loss of longtime staffer Brian Doherty.
My New Lawfare Article on "Slavery and Birthright Citizenship"
The article explains how all the standard arguments for denying birthright ctizenship to children of undocumen...
Court Blocks Loud Preaching Outside Abortion Clinic
From State v. Andrade, decided Dec. 1, 2025 by Cumberland County (Maine) Superior Court Judge Darcie McElwee,...
Nuclear Power Regulators Scrap Rule Saying New Reactors Must Withstand 9/11-Style Plane Crashes
This regulation didn't make anyone safer but it did make it harder to build nuclear energy projects in the Uni...
Speedway Bomber Brett Kimberlin's Latest Lawsuit
The quotes below are from Kimberlin v. Metropolitan School Dist., decided Friday by Judge Tanya Walton Pratt (...
Today in Supreme Court History: March 16, 1925
3/16/25: Pierce v. Society of Sisters argued. The post Today in Supreme Court History: March 16, 1925 appeared...
Remembering Brian Doherty, Chronicler of and Participant in Wild and Wonderful Subcultures
The Radicals for Capitalism and This Is Burning Man author was more than an observer of the movements he wrote...
Brickbat: Without Warning
City officials in Bakersfield, California, agreed to a record $22 million settlement after a police officer ca...
Recent Shootings Are a Wake-Up Call To Take Responsibility for Your Own Defense
At best, the authorities will show up after the threat has already occurred.
This Cancer Researcher Home-Brewed a Beer That Works as a Vaccine
And he's publishing the process so you can do it too.
Neutral Principles ("Process, Not Outcome"): A New Advocacy Organization
This new group is run by my old friend and experienced appellate lawyer Erik Jaffe (who's also my colleague at...
Today in Supreme Court History: March 15, 1933
3/15/1933: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's birthday. The post Today in Supreme Court History: March 15, 1933 app...