Trump’s Trade War Is a Loser for America
On the campaign trail, candidate Donald Trump said that, if elected, “We’re going to win so much. You’re going to get tired of winning. You’re going to say, ‘Please Mr. …
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SCOTUS reins in a national injunction
Big news on the national injunction front: the US Supreme Court, by a vote of 7-2, has just issued a stay of the district court’s national injunction in Barr v. …
“Saved by the Militia”
Here is what I posted on the Volokh Conspiracy on the 10th Anniversary of 9/11: On this tenth anniversary of 9/11, I am in New York, staying at a hotel …
28% of Democrats, 15% of Republicans, 10% of Unaffiliateds Would Support Bans on Pro-Gun-Rights Organizations
A Rasmussen Reports survey from Sept. 5 & 8 yielded these results, in response to the question, Should Americans be prohibited by law from belonging to pro-gun rights organizations like …
DACA, Major Questions, Gundy, and the Non-Delegation Doctrine
Ilya Shapiro and I filed an amicus brief on behalf of the Cato Institute and Professor Jeremy Rabkin in DHS v. Regents of the University of California. We filed the brief …
Trump Demands Zero Interest Rates From “Boneheads” at the Federal Reserve
President Donald Trump tweeted this morning that “The Federal Reserve should get our interest rates down to ZERO, or less, and we should then start to refinance our debt. INTEREST …
Why Suing for Less Money Might Be Better
From yesterday’s decision by U.S. District Court Judge John Z. Lee in Wedgewood v. Daily Beast Co.: Plaintiff Eric Wedgewood sued Defendant The Daily Beast Co., LLC (“TDB”) in Illinois …
Trump’s Ban on E-Cigarette Flavors Endangers Public Health
Today President Donald Trump announced that his administration plans to ban the sale of e-cigarettes in flavors other than tobacco, a move that will undermine public health in the name …
Elizabeth Warren Issues Misleading Claim That Three Industries Are Responsible for 70 Percent of Carbon Pollution
Elizabeth Warren claims three industries are responsible for 70 percent of carbon pollution. One of those industries is…”industry.” Any time a politician makes an argument using a single, simple statistic, …
Michael Bloomberg’s Anti-Vaping Crusade Is Objectively Pro-Tobacco
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire busybody who can be counted on to oppose individual freedom in almost every area of life, is launching a prohibition crusade …