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White House Struggling To Pretend It Hates the Shutdown
Any threats the administration can muster to force Democrats to back down wind up sounding like long-standing MAGA goals.
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When the Bureaucrats Spy on Senators
Last week’s bombshell claim-that Christopher Wray and Attorney General Garland signed off on the FBI’s surveillance of GOP senators because any probe touching elected officials must be approved as a Sensitive Investigative Matter (SIM)-should shock every defender of constitutional government.
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Trump’s Best Chance To Drain the Swamp
Federal layoffs loom as Trump uses shutdown to push workforce reduction, while Karoline Leavitt defends administration’s fiscal responsibility goals.
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ICE Propaganda Campaign Goes Into Overdrive
MAGA commentators are stepping up as soldiers in Trump’s culture war to provoke confrontations against Antifa with the backing of DHS.
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Inside the Government Conspiracy To Shut Down Federalist
Federalist CEO Sean Davis testifies about how the government and Big Tech censored The Federalist and other conservatives in a Senate hearing.
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Second Amendment Roundup: Antonyuk’s and Koons’ Historical Feet of Clay
After a long delay (see post here), on September 10 the Third Circuit finally reached a decision in Koons v. Attorney General of New Jersey, which upheld many of New Jersey’s prohibitions on firearm possession in public places. Like a handful of other states, New Jersey reacted to New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n […]
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The Line Between Conduct and Speech, Between Treatment and Non-Treatment
On Tuesday, the Court heard oral argument in Chiles v. Salazar. This case considers the constitutionality of Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy. As a general rule, the First Amendment protects speech, but not conduct. It is true that some conduct, like flag-burning, has speech-like properties, so is protected by the First Amendment. It is also true […]
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The Constitution Does Not Allow the President To Unilaterally Blow Suspected Drug Smugglers to Smithereens
Somewhere off the coast of Venezuela, a speedboat with 11 people on board is blown to smithereens. Vice President J.D. Vance announces that “killing cartel members who poison our fellow citizens is the highest and best use of our military.” When challenged that killing citizens without due process is a war crime, the vice president […]
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