The Supreme Court issued five opinions today, most notably its decision in United States v. Skrmetti, rejecting a constitutional challenge to a Tennessee law prohibiting certain medical treatments for gender dysphoria for minors (e.g. puberty blockers and hormones). The decision produced 112 pages of opinions. Chief Justice Roberts wrote for a 6-3 Court. Justice Alito concurred […]
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Today the Court decided five new cases, including the blockbuster Skrmetti decision. I will have much more to say about that case in due course. For now, I will note that last night I concluded my post on Justice Barrett with this line: There is always hope for tomorrow. Indeed, tomorrow–that is today–brought hope! I try […]
Off to a conference today, so I can’t write about it in detail but the Court’s syllabus on p. 1-5 seems to summarize the opinion (U.S. v. Skrmetti) well. Here’s one particularly interesting passage I noticed, from Justice Thomas’s concurrence: The Court rightly rejects efforts by the United States and the private plaintiffs to accord […]
Psychologist and author Scott Barry Kaufman joins Reason‘s Nick Gillespie to discuss his new book Rise Above, which challenges the growing embrace of victimhood as identity. They explore how traits such as neuroticism and vulnerable narcissism are shaping modern culture, why social media rewards grievance over growth, and what it really takes to develop a […]
For months, Republicans have argued that there’s a glaring flaw in various budgetary projections showing that deficits will significantly increase if Congress passes a major tax cut and spending package. The problem, as they see it, is that initial budget projections of major legislation—like those crafted by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO)—fail to take into […]
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Israel says it struck more Iranian nuclear sites Wednesday morning. The Israeli military has said that 50 of its warplanes struck targets across the Iranian capital of Tehran, including factories that assemble nuclear centrifuges and missiles. Iran responded by launching missiles and drones at Israel, most of which Israel said were intercepted. These latest actions […]