On December 8, Syria appeared to turn a page on dictatorship. After 14 years of brutality under former president Bashar al-Assad, the country ostensibly stood at the threshold of liberty. But liberty, as it turns out, is a fragile thing—its promise now eroded by bloodshed and betrayal. As the dust settles, Syria’s new chapter seems […]
Over at The Dispatch, I have a new piece on the impeachment of federal judges. In a Truth social post, President Donald Trump did what no sitting president has done before, publicly called for the impeachment of a federal judge. In doing so, he stoked the flames of MAGA world which, since the start of […]
I was delighted to be one of the guests on this podcast, which was recorded yesterday and just released this morning: The other guests were Mark Goldfeder ( Read More Article from Reason.com Reason MagazineThe Reason Magazine website is a go-to destination for libertarians seeking cogent analysis, investigative reporting, and thought-provoking commentary. Championing the principles […]
Claiming vast executive powers and “the mandate of the electorate,” the Justice Department on Monday night informed a federal judge that it was invoking the state secrets privilege and refusing to answer a judge’s orders for more information on several deportation flights of alleged Venezuelan gang members. Attorney General Pam Bondi and other high-ranking Justice […]
In a lab in Japan, scientists transformed cells from the tails of male mice into eggs. They fertilized the eggs with ordinary mouse sperm and implanted them in surrogate mouse moms. The experiment was repeated 630 times. Although most of the pregnancies failed, seven healthy mice were born. Each of those seven baby mice had […]
Everyone has been there. You were added to a group chat that you’re not supposed to be a part of, and you can’t seem to stop the messages. Or, more embarrassingly, you’ve added someone else to a group chat they were not supposed to see. But most people have not done so with Top Secret […]
In public, President Donald Trump promises that high tariffs will make Americans wealthier than ever. “We’re going to become so rich we’re not going to know where to spend that money,” he said earlier this month while discussing his tariff plans with reporters. Behind the scenes, however, the White House is reportedly confronting a very […]
Tren de Aragua (and other) deportations continue: Yesterday, U.S. District Judge James Boasberg “ruled his temporary order will remain in effect, restricting new deportations [of accused Venezuelan gang members] until the men are given an opportunity to challenge their connection to the gang,” reports Bloomberg. Trump has invoked the Alien Enemies Act, which applies in situations […]
From D.C. Court of Appeals Judge John Howard’s concurrence las month in Ross v. U.S., about the possible upsides and downsides of judges using AI (entirely apart from whether they use AI results as arguments in their opinions): To be clear, I cast no aspersion on the use of AI by my colleagues. I find […]
Most courts that have considered the constitutionality of such bans have struck them down (and others have been recently repealed). But Judge Edgardo Ramos’s opinion yesterday in Calce v. City of N.Y. (S.D.N.Y.) upheld the New York state ban and New York City ban, concluding that the plaintiffs had the burden of introducing specific evidence […]