Brickbat: Code Red
Hundreds of people in China’s Henan province had planned to protest their banks, which have been refusing to allow them to withdraw money for the past two months. But shortly …
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Without Roe v. Wade, Litigants Look to State Constitutions for Protection of Abortion Rights
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled last week in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that the U.S. Constitution does not guarantee a right to abortion. But several state supreme courts have …
‘Prevention Through Deterrence’ Is How You Get 53 Dead Migrants in the Back of a Truck
On Monday, dozens of bodies were found in a tractor-trailer outside San Antonio, Texas, in an incident that left 53 migrants dead. They included 27 Mexicans, 14 Hondurans, seven Guatemalans, …
Abolishing the Filibuster To Protect Abortion Rights Would Clear the Way for Republicans To Ban Abortion
Last week’s overturning of Roe v. Wade (1973) by the U.S. Supreme Court was made possible, at least in some small ways, by what then-Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D–Nev.) did in …
Criticizing Lack of Grocery Stores in the South Bronx Means the Twitter Mob Will Try To Get You Fired
“I’ve literally been to like five of those now, and I don’t know what the fuck I’m about to do for dinner,” said NYC newcomer Griffin Green in a TikTok …
The FDA’s War on Juul Will Kill People
There’s something terrifying about a government so powerful that it can shut down your business overnight without even bothering to offer substantive arguments. Yet that’s what U.S. Food and Drug …
The Case for Drinking
“We’ve been looking at alcohol consumption through this very distorted lens,” says Edward Slingerland, author of Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization. “We’ve only been …
Supreme Court Gives Biden Administration a (Temporary?) Win on Immigration with Final Decision of Term
This morning Chief Justice Roberts delivered a gift to the BIden Administration with the final opinion in an argued case this Supreme Court term in Biden v. Texas. In a …
Biden Can End ‘Remain in Mexico’ Border Policy, Says SCOTUS
The Supreme Court has ruled that the Biden administration may end a Trump-era border policy known as the Migrant Protection Protocols, or “Remain in Mexico.” Chief Justice John Roberts wrote …
California Accidentally Leaked the Personal Data of Thousands of Licensed Gun Owners
The government of California inadvertently made public the names, birthdates, and addresses of hundreds or perhaps thousands of licensed concealed-carry permit holders who live in the state. California’s Firearms Dashboard …