Allow me a moment to preface what I want to say with a disclaimer. That is, I hate politics. Oh, I know I’ve written about politics in the past, talking about the actions of one politician or another and how that might affect you and I; but I certainly didn’t do that out of any […]
From City of Arcata v. Citizens in Support of Measure M, decided Friday by the California Court of Appeal (Justice Charles Smiley, joined by Justices Jim Humes and Monique Langhorne Wilson); seems quite right to me: In November 2022, the City’s voters passed Measure M, an initiative to enact an ordinance requiring the City to […]
The US Senate worked through the weekend on the “Big Beautiful Bill.” The goal was to pass it quickly to ensure the House will then pass it and send it to President Trump’s desk before the July 4th holiday. However, disagreements among Republican Senators over reductions in spending on programs including Medicaid and food stamps […]
An excerpt from the 12K+-word opinion by Judge Gerard McHugh (E.D. Pa.) yesterday in Landau v. Corp. of Haverford College (for more, read the whole opinion, and I’ll also post separately about the court’s allowing the breach of contract claim to go forward, but only for nominal damages): As recognized in my first opinion in […]
White House Responds to Elon Musk’s America Party Newsweek Read More Article from “libertarian” – Google News
The unforgiving war will be long and bloody. Yet the Angel of History seems to have caught a second wind. It’s one of the most mesmerizing passages in the history of knowledge. In the 9th of his Theses on the Philosophy of History, Walter Benjamin – Jewish, tragic figure, solitary genius – dissects Paul Klee’s haunting painting Angelus […]
The U.S. Supreme Court concluded its 2024–25 term on Friday with a high-profile ruling that leaves President Donald Trump with more power to impose his second-term agenda. But the Court’s decision on nationwide injunctions also contained several exceptions that may render Trump’s victory short-lived. The big question now is exactly how long the president’s new […]
To better understand history, we must understand how people tho Read More Article from Mises Institute
After years of opposing them, but facing constituents increasingly angry about rising electricity prices, New York Governor Kathy Hochul recently gave grudging support for two new Williams Companies natural gas pipelines. Assuming they clear new hurdles, the Constitution Pipeline will transport gas 100+ miles from northeastern Pennsylvania fracking fields toward Albany. The 23-mile Northeast Supply […]
I was alone on a wide swath of soft grass near Shelburne, Vermont. A weekend away, phone off, brain quiet. I thought I’d listen to the wind rustling the cedar trees, but what I heard instead was the entire world. The rumble of a plane at 30,000 feet, whisking honeymooners to Mykonos or accountants to […]