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Mandatory National Military Service Is a Bad Idea

Donald Trump's acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller advocated the plan this week, which Trump later called a "ridiculous idea."

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The Myth of the Argentine Yoga School Sex Cult

Prosecutors say the Buenos Aires Yoga School was a sex trafficking cult, but the alleged victims say this isn't true.

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Glenn Loury: Tales of Sex, Drugs, and Capitalism

The economist and podcaster discusses his new memoir Late Admissions: Confessions of a Black Conservative.

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Federal Court Rules 3 of 11 Plaintiff States Have Standing to Challenge Biden's New Student Loan Forgiveness Program

The decision allows the lawsuit to proceed, albeit with fewer plaintiffs.

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Going Down?

Plus: Hunter Biden is guilty of crimes that shouldn't be crimes, North Dakota's voters take on gerontocracy, and more...

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Oklahoma S. Ct. Vacates Restraining Order Against Self-Described Pastor Who Was Sharply Condemning Pro-Gay-Equality Activists

The court concludes the pastor's posts were about the activists' organization (Oklahomans for Equality) and not about them personally; it thus avoided having to decide whether the First Amendment would have protected the speech if it was indeed about the activists personally.

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Brickbat: …Where Everybody Knows Your Name and Badge Number

A group of New York City sheriffs created a "man cave" at a city storage facility and stocked it with booze and tobacco products seized from stores and bars they raided and closed for violating COVID-19 shutdown orders. They reportedly blocked off the security cameras so they could drink and…

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This New York Charter School Is Helping Low-Income Students. But the City Is Holding It Back.

Government school advocates say competition "takes money away" from government schools. That is a lie.

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Trump's Abortion Dilemma

The "most pro-life president in American history" cannot please hardline activists without alienating voters.

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Latest About UCLA Protesters

From the Associate Vice Chancellor for Campus Safety today: Dear Bruin Community: I write to share an update on demonstration activity on campus yesterday, which resulted in violence, destruction of property and the blocking of student access to parts of campus. This was completely unacceptable. The demonstration activity disregarded our…

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The Best of Reason: American Small Businesses Are Desperate for Foreign Workers

The number of job openings far exceeds the number of unemployed Americans. Seasonal businesses can't get the foreign labor they need.

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Can Biden's New Student Loan Program Be Stopped?

Several lawsuits are attempting to stop the SAVE program but with uncertain impact.

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Is the Clean Water Act Enforced Less Stringently in Battleground States?

A new study suggests political considerations may influence the enforcement of federal environmental law.

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Hunter Biden's Gun Conviction Does Not Resolve a Constitutional Dispute That Pits Him Against His Father

The president's son, who faces up to 25 years in prison for conduct that violated no one's rights, can still challenge his prosecution on Second Amendment grounds.

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More Evidence that Bans on Flavored Vaping Products May Increase Teen Smoking

Policies that increase the use of traditional cigarettes are unlikely to improve public health.

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Trump Wants To Exempt Tips From Income Taxes. Why Stop There?

Reducing revenue without identifying offsetting spending cuts means Trump is merely promising to borrow more heavily.

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Preliminary FBI Data: Crime Steeply Declined in Early 2024

While the data is far from perfect, if the overall trend holds, violent crime could be back to pre-COVID levels by the end of the year.

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Will This Bill Save or Scuttle California's Builder's Remedy?

Plus: Sen. John Fetterman introduces a new zoning reform bill, U.C. Berkeley finally beats the NIMBYs in court, and Austin's unwise "equity overlay."

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Up to Hamas

Plus: Truthiness at Wikipedia, gender clinic whistleblowers under investigation, the death of dining spaces, and more...

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Brickbat: Injustice Is Blind

Darien Harris spent 12 years in prison for murder but was freed last year after it was discovered an eyewitness against him was legally blind. Court records show the man denied under oath that he had vision problems. In fact, he had advanced glaucoma and had been declared legally blind…

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Judge Tatel's Vision of the Shadow Docket From Inside the Penumbra

"The Court, we were told, 'would really like us to act tonight'—and, if possible, 'within an hour.'"

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Partisan Border Wars

Plus: A listener asks the editors about the Constitution and trains.

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Equity Does What It Does–For the Parties

In reading an old treatise's discussion of preliminary injunctions, I came across this quotation: An interlocutory injunction is merely provisional in its nature, and does not conclude a right, while the perpetual injunction is a final decree upon full hearing, and concludes all parties in interest. Thomas Carl Spelling, Treatise…

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Texas Public Library Can't Remove Books About 'Butts and Farts,' Federal Judge Says

The court ruled that it is unconstitutional for officials to remove library books with the "intent to deprive patrons of access to ideas with which they disagree."

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