Dudes and Pharisees. Mugwumps. Those were just some of the names that party regulars called the disaffected Republicans who refused to support James G. Blaine for President in 1884. That contest, which pitted Blaine against Democrat Grover Cleveland, was one of the nastiest in American history....
Ed Gillespie, the Republican candidate for governor of Virginia in Tuesday’s election, has made the gang MS-13’s alleged role in rising violent crime in his state a major facet of his campaign, running ads attempting to connect the policy positions of Democratic candidate Ralph Northam...
The rise of Asia, and particularly of China—the tremendous growth in its economic, diplomatic, and military power—has not escaped the notice of anyone on this planet, and many commentators now take Asian ascendancy in the 21st century as an inevitability. Michael R. Auslin of the...
(Here is the latest edition of the Institute for Justice’s weekly Short Circuit newsletter, written by John Ross.) Chilean citizen (the owner of a fashion museum) sues his cousin, also a resident of Chile, who had power of attorney over his finances and allegedly stole tens...
My congratulations to Richard Reinsch for selecting this outstanding panel and thanks to the commentators for their fair and insightful reviews. All of them have addressed the topic for the standpoint of their particular expertise – church history in Richard Gamble’s case, grand strategy in...
President Trump rejected calls for tighter gun control after a mass shooting in Texas that claimed at least 26 lives, describing the massacre as the product of a “deranged individual” in need of better access to mental health care, Politico reports. “This is a mental...
We’re now halfway through the Supreme Court’s November sitting. Although the court didn’t grant any new cases last week, it gave us plenty of other things to talk about. Among the many questions we discuss: Why does Chief Justice John Roberts think one of his...
The puzzle is why judges review the constitutionality of (some) laws deferentially. Last week I considered one of the most often provided reasons for deference, that the judges are “unelected,” and so, in a republican political system, should be careful when striking down the enactments...
This morning the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Merit Management Group v. FTI Consulting, which asks when a bankruptcy trustee can unwind transactions made by or to a financial institution. Ronald Mann previewed the case for this blog. Connor O’Neill and Abigail Yeo...
Policing in the United States is in the midst of transformative changes, partly spurred by the well-publicized officer-involved shootings around the country—but also as a consequence of generational change, as police ranks open up to a more diversified group of recruits and as departments modernize...