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Shmoo & Ozzie Go to Washington, a self-published children's book about bipartisanship written by two high schoolers, Ellie Gottheimer and Larra Mullin, received favorable coverage this summer in The New York Times and Fox News.

Magic lantern shows, in which live performers build stories around projected images, were a once-popular, now-half-forgotten precursor to modern movies.

Indiana State Police arrested Hancock County sheriff's deputy James Heneghan and charged him with 220 counts each of official misconduct and fraud, plus one count of intimidation.

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On Thursday, the NFL filed an amicus brief supporting New Jersey's cert petition against Kalshi, asking the Supreme Court to clarify whether the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has exclusive jurisdiction to regulate sports wagering on predicti…

Gather 'round!

This week on Freed Up, Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi tackle the possibility of another global pandemic—this time from Russia—as well as debates over whether or not superintelligence is sentient.

Bless my Italian-American mother's memory—her maiden name was Guida, and her parents were immigrants from southern Italy who never learned to speak English.

The District of Columbia is considering a bill to legalize commercial autonomous vehicles (A.V.s) in the city that would subject companies to hefty fees to fund programs for displaced ride-share drivers.

Kimberly Guilfoyle is the current U.S. ambassador to Greece and longtime cheerleader for President Donald Trump.

Valley of Death: How Big Tech Is Fueling the Future of War, by Sharon Weinberger, Little, Brown and Company, 320 pages, $32 Donald Trump reportedly consulted a chatbot before attacking Venezuela.

A North Carolina appeals court on Wednesday rejected a woman's First Amendment challenge to a judge's order barring her from publicly sharing body camera footage of a state trooper killing her two dogs.

Last April, Missouri's Kearney School District (KSD) announced that it had hired a new principal to run Southview Elementary School: Ali Stewart, who had been the district's director of curriculum and instruction since 2023.

Amnesty International USA and the ACLU issued a report last month purporting to document what they describe as an illicit crackdown on "pro-Palestine" expression since October 7.

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New York state's Amish community has been facing heavy government fines for allowing students to attend Amish schools without proof of vaccination.

Part I and Part II.

With the midterm elections now less than a month away, Republicans are finding it more difficult to hide from the obvious consequences of the Trump administration's trade policies—and some are publicly challenging the tariffs.

The Democratic Socialists of America ("DSA") have won an unprecedented number of Democratic primaries, and their candidates are on the ballot now in many places.

Most Americans apparently agree on at least one thing.

From Straight Arrow News (Devin Pavlou): One morning in late September, Carli Heller opened up an artificial intelligence chatbot and began venting.

Civitas Outlook published my review of Senator Ted Cruz's biography about Justice Clarence Thomas.

On Wednesday I recorded an episode of the "Blessings of Liberty" podcast, hosted by Jeffrey Rosen, on Suncor Energy v.

Lebanon was the birthplace of drone warfare.

Dems invest in Texas: A week ago, I wrote that the Democratic Governors Association was under pressure from prominent Latino Democrats to perceive the Texas gubernatorial election as competitive and to invest in Gina Hinojosa's bid against the Republican…

An excerpt from a long opinion by Judge Jasmine Yoon (W.D.

A federal agency that coordinates government homelessness programs was supposedly shuttered by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in the early days of the second Trump administration.

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10/8/1888: Chief Justice Melville Fuller takes the judicial oath.

Ever since Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump crashed through the gates of American politics in 2015, the professional moderates of both major political parties have twisted their ears toward the dreaded sound of oncoming hooves.

In Texas, the Galveston County Sheriff's Office fired Deputy Carlos Ramos after a video showed him tailgating a driver without using his emergency lights or siren, and swerving to prevent other vehicles from passing.

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Recently, Justice Alito sat down with Kyle Peterson of the Wall Street Journal for an extended chat about his new book.

The talk, "Litigating for Liberty / Judging About Liberty," is part of the Libertarian Litigation Speaker Series at UCLA School of Law (room 1457).

In a 32-page plan unveiled Wednesday, Sen.

How much money should any one person have?

After surging during the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. homicide rate has declined sharply in the last few years, hitting a record low in 2025.

Over the past several weeks, New York City leaders have used their time and influence to save a beloved institution.

Starting next year, school choice will be a more attainable option for many American families.

Researchers argue that a profound generational shift by millennials and Gen Zers away from criminal behavior is ending mass incarceration and will ultimately reduce the prison population by 50 percent over the next two decades, with or without accompanying

In his second term, President Donald Trump has shown no compunction about using the powers of government against people he doesn't like.

The union representing Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screeners is trying to enlist passengers in its fight against petty rules that don't improve safety.

NA Today is the third anniversary of the horrific October 7, 2023 Hamas terrorist attack on Israel.

From HB2, which was enacted last month: Beginning October 1, 2026, all state and local entities and their employees shall be required to do all of the following: (1) Refer to the body of water that borders the coast of Alabama as the "Gulf of America." (2)

Randy Barnett and I continue to discuss shifts in our constitutional law casebook over the past two decades.

I recently saw a patient in my clinic who told me she made an appointment with me because I was a highly rated surgeon—at least according to her Garner app.

Today, there's yet more evidence that the tide is turning against Flock, an automated license plate reader (ALPR) system in pervasive use around the country.

Convicted fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried is serving a 25-year sentence in federal prison, but his now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange, FTX, remains top of mind for federal regulators.

Today's guest, Nobel Prize winner James Heckman, is one of the world's most influential—and misunderstood—economists.

Normie consumer use case: Is consumer AI a solution in search of a problem?