Interoperability issues could make the US think twice about intervening in the EU’s support against Russia. “Trump Is Unlikely To Pull All US Troops Out Of Central Europe Or Abandon NATO’s Article 5”, but he’s definitely “Pivoting (back) to Asia” in order to more muscularly contain China, which will have consequences for European security. Although […]
Six U.K. police officers arrested Maxie Allen and Rosalind Levine at their home in Hertfordshire after they complained about their disabled daughter’s primary school in a WhatsApp group and through emails. The couple, upset over the school’s headteacher recr Read More Article from Reason.com
Life seems fast and furious lately. In fact, it has even rendered me wordless—the writer’s version of speechless—as everything from blossoming life to advancing years invades at once. Sometimes it feels a bit scary. With eyes of faith, I find myself riding the waves with some mix of exhilaration and terror, hanging on to the […]
After two decades of speculation following Mel Gibson’s groundbreaking The Passion of the Christ, it’s finally official: a sequel will begin shooting this summer in Italy. Like the first film, The Resurrection of the Christ will seek to challenge audiences as a wild work of cinema in a world (and a Church) growing devoid of anything like bold originality […]
When I specialize in the work that others pay me more for, I produce more of what people value. If one of my customers lives where he is subject to different government people, often those people force him to pay them some money before he can buy my work. Tariffs Done Right versus Tariffs Done […]
It is not a full quarter as his inauguration was 20 days into it, but it is the first quarter of 2025. How does it look? Perhaps I can put it this way: a lot of good initiatives undertaken in a haphazard way that could limit their effectiveness or even result in failure. I will use a […]
The Supreme Court. (NA) Tonight’s Supreme Court ruling in Trump v. JGG is a mixed bag. On the one hand, it overturns lower court rulings temporarily barring deportations under the Alien Enemies Act. But it also makes clear that migrant detained for deportation under the AEA are entitled to due process, and that the president’s invocation […]
The vote in Trump v. JGG was 5-4. Here, Chief Justice Roberts joined Justices Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh. This case was largely a victory for President Trump, in that the case can be heard in the Fifth Circuit, rather than the D.C. Circuit. Still, the Court went beyond its ambit. The only requested relief was […]
On March 30, I wrote a post titled “Coastal Judges Play Keep-Away From The Fifth Circuit.” One week later, the Supreme Court has turned the tides. Last Friday, in Department of Education v. California, the Court ruled that a federal court in Boston improperly exercised jurisdiction and venue. The challenge to the funding cut belonged […]
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, led by guards through the Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador. (NA) Yesterday, a federal district court ordered the Trump Administration to secure the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran immigrant the government admits was illegally deported to El Salvador and then incarcerated in the horrendous CECOT prison, as part […]