Author: NFA JayShawn

From the Atlantic in 1935, by Edwin Embree (see also yesterday’s Atlantic Time-Travel Thursdays (Jake Lundberg) item yesterday discussing this): How does one go about appraising the scholarly eminence of universities? In the first place, one may take the lists of the most distinguished scientists as published in American Men of Science and in somewhat similar records for […]

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I noted in my recent Civitas column that it is rare for a single judge to be reversed by the Supreme Court twice in the same case. Yet, it has happened again. The latest installment is Noem v. TPA Alliance, Part II. The Court states the issue plainly: In March of this year, the United States […]

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Bitcoin (BTC) is once again in the spotlight as traders watch for signs of a potential short squeeze. Futures open interest has climbed to record levels, signaling rising leverage across the market. This build-up has raised both excitement and caution. With so much exposure on the table, even a small move could spark a sharp […]

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The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a Second Amendment challenge to a Hawaii law that bans guns on private property open to the public without the owner’s “express authorization.” The case, Wolford v. Lopez, involves one of several attempted end runs around the Court’s 2022 ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. […]

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The Bank of Russia. (NA)   European Union nations are once again considering ways to use the $300 billion Russian state assets frozen in Western nations (mostly in Europe) to help Ukraine: European Union leaders on Wednesday weighed a new scheme to provide longer-term financial and military support to Ukraine using hundreds of billions of dollars […]

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After a video of his arrest by masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents went viral in June, Afghan Sayed Naser was released on September 26 following 106 days of detention. On July 17, Naser’s attorney Brian McGoldrick filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus requesting his immediate release. McGoldrick argued that “attempts […]

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President Trump’s deployment of federal agents to Portland’s ICE facility leads to significant retreat of Antifa protesters after over 100 days of nightly demonstrations.

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This week, President Donald Trump sought to justify his new policy of summarily executing suspected drug smugglers by declaring that his targets are “unlawful combatants” in an “armed conflict” with the United States. But that terminology, which Trump deployed in a notice to Congress, does not change the reality that he has authorized the military […]

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Please enjoy the latest edition of Short Circuit, a weekly feature written by a bunch of people at the Institute for Justice. New case! Armed, masked ICE agents in Alabama have twice arrested Florida-born U.S. citizen Leo Venegas at work, each time barging onto active construction sites and violently detaining Latinos (while leaving everyone else alone) […]

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The company will stop supporting the OS on October 14. Advocacy groups warn this will leave up to 400 million computers vulnerable to hacks or in the dump.

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