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SimpleFX Relaunches First Deposit Bonus
Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, October 1st, 2025, Chainwire SimpleFX has brought back its First Deposit Bonus, designed to reward traders as soon as they fund their account for the first time. Within minutes, new deposits receive additional capital — giving traders a head start to explore markets on the regulated, crypto-friendly SimpleFX platform. […]
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Government Shuts Down After Lawmakers Fail to Reach Funding Deal
This article was originally published by The Epoch Times: Government Shuts Down After Lawmakers Fail to Reach Funding Deal The government has officially shut down after lawmakers on Tuesday evening adjourned early with no agreement on government funding. Lawmakers will return on Wednesday at 10 a.m. ET. Ahead of its adjournment, the Senate’s 55–45 vote […]
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Supreme Court Allows ‘Random’ ICE Stops in Los Angeles: What to Know
This article was originally published by The Epoch Times: Supreme Court Allows ‘Random’ ICE Stops in Los Angeles: What to Know A lower court judge had ruled that Immigration and Customs Enforcement could not target individuals solely based on race or use of the Spanish language. The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that Immigration and […]
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Pfizer Agrees to Cut Drug Prices—What to Know
This article was originally published by The Epoch Times: Pfizer Agrees to Cut Drug Prices—What to Know Eli Lilly is one of the drugmakers expected to follow suit. U.S. officials on Sept. 30 announced a deal with Pfizer that involves the drug company agreeing to cut prices for Americans. Among the features of the agreement: […]
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Government Shutdowns: Past Lessons and Impacts
This article was originally published by The Epoch Times: Government Shutdowns: Past Lessons and Impacts Past shutdowns—including over DACA, Obamacare, and social program funding—show how partisan disagreements can halt government services. The government appears headed for a shutdown on Oct. 1, with Republicans and Democrats failing to reach a deal on a short-term spending plan. […]
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Starting Today, Electric Vehicle Buyers No Longer Get a Federal Tax Credit
Yesterday was the last day to get a tax credit for buying an electric vehicle (E.V.), and motorists were apparently buying them like crazy before the credit expired. The expiration is bad news if you were about to get rid of your gas-burning car, but it’s good news for the American taxpayer. In 2022, then-President […]
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The Heritage Guide to the Constitution: Essay Nos. 126–150
To continue my preview of The Heritage Guide to the Constitution, which will ship on October 14, here are the authors of essays 126–150. Essay No. 126: The Judicial Power—Ambassadors Clause —Christopher T. Landau & Chase T. Harrington Essay No. 127: The Judicial Power—Admiralty Clause —Thomas H. Lee Essay No. 128: The Judicial Power—Federal Party […]
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Minors and Addiction to Speech and Press
I’m finishing serializing my forthcoming Emory Law Journal article titled Addiction to Constitutionally Protected Activity: Speech, Press, and Religion. In my earlier posts, I argued that concerns about psychological addiction can’t justify restrictions that interfere with behavior presumptively protected by the Free Exercise Clause. I then turned to arguing that these concerns likewise generally can’t […]
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Jefferson, Wine, and the Wall of Separation
Many people know Thomas Jefferson’s phrase about a “wall of separation between church and state.” Fewer know how that phrase entered constitutional law. It’s a curious story, which I discuss in a new Legal Spirits podcast with historians Don and Lisa Drakeman. The story begins with Jefferson’s 1802 letter to the Danbury Baptists, written to […]
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Breakthrough Tricks Wall Street’s Elite Use to Manage Derivative Exposure in a Crisis
Effective management of derivatives exposure during a systemic financial crisis requires moving beyond conventional hedging strategies. The failures of 2007–2008 exposed fundamental flaws in counterparty credit risk management , while subsequent events, such as the COVID-19 volatility shock and the 2023 regional bank failures , highlighted the legal and operational complexities introduced by post-crisis regulatory […]
