Murder in America is deeply local, the Wall Street Journal concludes in a two-part series published this week. Homicides in the U.S. rose about 9 percent last year, according to the FBI, and more than one-third of the increase was concentrated in a cluster of...
Briefly: At the Cato Institute’s Cato at Liberty blog, Ilya Shapiro and others weigh in on National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra, a First Amendment challenge by crisis-pregnancy centers to a California law that requires disclosures about the availability of publicly funded family-planning...
In the few months since Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was accused of sexual assault, at least 18 male state lawmakers facing allegations in a dozen states have resigned, announced they will resign, been ousted from a leadership position, or otherwise punished, a Stateline review has...
Paul Kennedy’s 1987 book, The Rise and Fall of Great Powers, caused quite a stir at the time, predicting the relative fall in power of the United States. I’ve always thought the thesis obvious; the alternative hypothesis, that Americans should expect the U.S. to sustain...
President Trump called it proof of the need to build a wall; Senator Ted Cruz said it was a “stark reminder” of insecurity along the border. To everyone, it seemed like a horrendous example of the dangers that border patrol officers face as they cover...
Minnesotans who hold permits to carry concealed guns could soon be able to carry their firearms in all 50 states, a move advocates said would preserve the right to self-defense wherever people travel in the country, reports the Minneapolis Star Tribune. But law enforcement leaders...