Libertarian News
Held Hostage Overseas? The IRS Wants Your Back Taxes.
Many Americans who return home after being illegally detained overseas arrive to find they’ve been billed thousands of dollars by the IRS—including late fees for unpaid taxes. That’s the bizarre situation in which hostages Evan Gerskovich, Paul Whelan, and Vladimir Kara-Murza found themselves after they were released from detention in Russia last month. All three […]
Waiving the Filibuster to Pass a National Abortion Bill is a Bad Idea
Vice President Kamala Harris has called for eliminating the filibuster to pass a national bill codifying abortion rights. Other top Democrats have called for abolishing the filibuster to pass a Supreme Court packing bill or voting rights legislation. Suspending the filibuster for your highest policy priorities, like guaranteeing abortion rights nationwide, is a very bad […]
Second Amendment Roundup: Textualism and ATF’s Redefinition of “Firearm”
This is my second installment preceding the upcoming October 8 argument in Garland v. VanDerStok, a challenge to the regulatory redefinition of the term “firearm” in the Gun Control Act. By expanding the statutory definition, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF) in its 2022 Final Rule purports to criminalize numerous innocent acts […]
Held Hostage Overseas? The IRS Wants Your Back Taxes.
Many Americans who return home after being illegally detained overseas arrive to find they’ve been billed thousands of dollars by the IRS—including late fees for unpaid taxes. That’s the bizarre situation in which hostages Evan Gerskovich, Paul Whelan, and Vladimir Kara-Murza found themselves after they were released from detention in Russia last month. All three […]
Waiving the Filibuster to Pass a National Abortion Bill is a Bad Idea
Vice President Kamala Harris has called for eliminating the filibuster to pass a national bill codifying abortion rights. Other top Democrats have called for abolishing the filibuster to pass a Supreme Court packing bill or voting rights legislation. Suspending the filibuster for your highest policy priorities, like guaranteeing abortion rights nationwide, is a very bad […]
Second Amendment Roundup: Textualism and ATF’s Redefinition of “Firearm”
This is my second installment preceding the upcoming October 8 argument in Garland v. VanDerStok, a challenge to the regulatory redefinition of the term “firearm” in the Gun Control Act. By expanding the statutory definition, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF) in its 2022 Final Rule purports to criminalize numerous innocent acts […]