Brickbat: Going Out with a Bang
In Georgia, Philip Woodward, the Juvenile Court judge for Whitfield and Murray counties, has announced his retirement, a week after a newspaper revealed he had fired a gun in his …
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Former S.C. Congressman Mark Sanford Launches Longshot Primary Bid One Day After GOP Cancels S.C. Primary
Mark Sanford, a former governor and former congressman from South Carolina known for his fiscally conservative views, will challenge President Donald Trump for the Republican presidential nomination. Sanford announced his …
Hells Angels Meet Housewives on Harleys
On a rainy night in 1974, Charles Umbenhauer pulled his Yamaha motorcycle into the parking lot of a hotel in New Jersey so that he and his wife could wait …
Pointless CBD Bans Are Spreading Like, Well, CBD
Last month, Washington State regulators announced they were banning the sale of foods containing CBD—short for cannabidiol—an active ingredient in cannabis. “Recent federal and state legislative changes regarding hemp have …
Don’t Just Do Something
“I don’t know what the answer is,” Kacey Musgraves shouted during her set at Lollapalooza on August 7, “but obviously something has to be fucking done.” The country music star …
Salt Lake City Major League Soccer Team Bans Betsy Ross Flag
Fox 13 Salt Lake City (Lauren Steinbrecher) reports that fans displaying the “Betsy Ross” flag (the American flag with 13 stars) were told they had to take it down or …
Uber and Lyft Offer Drivers a $21 Minimum Wage. California Lawmakers Say It’s Not Enough.
California is on the verge of passing a bill that would reclassify all “gig economy” workers—those who drive for Uber or Lyft, for example—as employees rather than contractors. Ride-sharing companies …
San Francisco’s Anti-NRA Policy Could Be Unconstitutional
When the San Francisco Board of Supervisors declared the National Rifle Association a “domestic terrorist organization” on Tuesday, it also said “the City and County of San Francisco should take …
Latest Trade War Causalities: More Than 10,000 Layoffs in August
President Donald Trump’s trade war triggered more than 10,000 job losses during the month of August alone, and the costs associated with his tariff increases have sapped roughly 30 percent …
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions
Please enjoy the latest edition of Short Circuit, a weekly feature from the Institute for Justice. An honest living is one of the best ways to prevent re-offending. But across the …