On Tariffs, Trump Is a One Trick Pony
On a practical level, President Trump’s newly announced tariffs against Turkey are doomed to fail. The tariffs, which Trump announced yesterday in response to Turkish aggression in Syria, put a …
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Democrats Want to Make It a Federal Crime to Threaten Journalists
Following reports that a violent parody video depicting President Trump murdering a bunch of journalists was shown at a pro-Trump conference over the weekend, Democrats are calling on Congress to …
The Latest Synagogue Shooting Is Not an Excuse To Regulate Livestreams
Twitch became the latest streaming platform to be used by a mass shooter on October 9 when Stephan Balliet livestreamed himself killing two people near a synagogue in Halle, Germany, …
Fort Worth Police Chief Explains Why Atatiana Jefferson’s Welfare Check Turned Deadly
Fort Worth Police Chief Edwin Kraus provided more details on Tuesday following the officer-involved shooting of Atatiana Jefferson, who was killed in her own home. Over the weekend, a concerned …
LeBron James Is Getting Roasted for Criticizing Daryl Morey’s Hong Kong Tweet
The Los Angeles Lakers’ small forward LeBron James spoke to reporters yesterday about the early October tweet that has destabilized the NBA’s business deals in China. His remarks have infuriated …
Trump Changes His Mind About Turkey and Hopes Steel Tariffs Will Stop the Slaughter
The president has declared a national emergency over the crisis he helped create in Syria. In a letter to Congress on Monday, Donald Trump announced the issue of an executive …
Who is, and is not, on the Demand Justice #SCOTUS (Not-So) Shortlist?
Demand Justice has released a “shortlist of possible [Supreme Court[] nominees in the next Democratic administration.” The group selected 32 “brilliant lawyers who have spent their careers fighting for progressive …
University of Louisville Can’t Sue Escort for Exposing Prostitution in the Louisville Basketball Program
From Hornback v. Powell, decided Friday by the Kentucky Court of Appeals: [Plaintiffs] alleged that Appellee Katina Powell claimed that she and her daughters engaged in or agreed to engage …
Today in Supreme Court History: October 15, 1883
10/15/1883: The Civil Rights Cases are decided. The Grand Opera House in New York denied “another person, whose color is not stated, the full enjoyment of the accommodations.” ReasonFounded in …
Volunteers Rescue Florida’s Reefs.
Volunteer diver Yasushi Kato scrubs algae from a line holding a piece of critically endangered staghorn coral at an underwater nursery maintained by the Coral Restoration Foundation (CRF). Vast thickets …