After Trump v US: Presidents and Domestic Use of Lethal Force
Patrick G. Eddington This week, in a 6–3 decision, the Supreme Court issued an opinion that appears to have the effect of fully legally immunizing the current and any future chief…
Patrick G. Eddington This week, in a 6–3 decision, the Supreme Court issued an opinion that appears to have the effect of fully legally immunizing the current and any future chief…
David J. Bier The immigrant share of the US population is approaching near‐record highs of about 15 percent nationwide. However, this share is still significantly lower than two‐thirds of other…
Thomas A. Berry On June 28, the Supreme Court’s Loper Bright decision overruled the 40‐year‐old Chevron doctrine. My immediate reaction to the decision is here, and I discuss the case on…
Romina Boccia What if the story we were told about Social Security’s financing was just a myth? As the program faces increasing financial strain, it is imperative that we are clear‐eyed…
Adam N. Michel A recent G20 proposal for a globally coordinated wealth tax on the world’s billionaires highlights an under‐discussed risk of the tools being developed by the Organisation for Economic…
Thomas A. Berry Three years ago, Texas passed a law declaring that large social media services are “common carriers” subject to onerous regulations dictating what speech they must disseminate. The law…
Andrew Gillen Note, this post updates last month’s post. The biggest changes from last month include: Update on the lawsuits regarding the SAVE plan to reflect the court injunctions. Update…
Jeffrey Miron Bump stocks are devices that enable semi‐automatic weapons to fire faster—although still slower than—fully automatic weapons. Bump stocks became the target of legal and public scrutiny after a gunman…
Thomas A. Berry In April, President Biden signed an unprecedented law that required TikTok to either “divest” from its parent company ByteDance by January 2025 or cease operations in the…
Marc Joffe Enacting legislation and realizing its purported benefits are two very different things: a lesson now being learned by supporters of the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), known…