The High Risk of Learning the Wrong China Lessons
Everywhere you look in Washington these days, you’ll find a China hawk. Many, however, look upon China’s recent and obvious economic, foreign policy, human rights, and public health offenses and …
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Part V: Barr v. AAPC, Severability Doctrine, and Chief Justice Marshall
I have published four posts on Barr v. AAPC. The first considered judicial departmentalism. The second focused on content-based restrictions. The third analyzed stare decisis. And the fourth analyzed modern …
Part IV: Barr v. AAPC and Modern Severability Doctrine
I have published three posts on Barr v. AAPC. The first considered judicial departmentalism. The second focused on content-based restrictions. The third analyzed stare decisis. This post turns to severability. …
Brickbat: Getting Their Money’s Worth
The University of Queensland, a public university in Australia, is under fire from some lawmakers and professors for an economics class critics are calling propaganda for the Chinese government. The …
Cancel Culture Is Out of Control
The online mob came for Harald Uhlig. What terrible thing had he done? As I show in my new video, he tweeted that Black Lives Matter “torpedoed itself, with its …
Qualified Immunity Is a Test for Conservatives
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin faces murder and manslaughter charges for kneeling on George Floyd’s neck until he stopped breathing. But even if Chauvin is convicted, Floyd’s family may …
What Explains the “Republican Reversal” on Environmental Protection?
In 1970, President Richard Nixon created the Environmental Protection Agency. Running for President in 2016, called the EPA a “disgrace,” and a Republican member of Congress introduced legislation to eliminate …
What happened in Colorado Department of State v. Baca?
In May, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in two faithless elector cases. First, Chiafalo v. Washington arose from a criminal prosecution; the state imposed a $1,000 fine against a faithless elector. …
San Quentin Prison’s COVID-19 Deaths Highlight Officials’ Inept Pandemic Response
A week ago, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and state officials acknowledged a massive coronavirus infection spike in San Quentin State Prison, affecting nearly a third of its prisoners. No …
Visas of Students Taking Online Classes at Risk
Yesterday, U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced–on behalf of the Student Exchange & Visitor Program (SEVP) that acts for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)–a modification to the temporary …