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National Constitution Center “We the People” Podcast About the Supreme Court Tariff Decision
NA Today, I took part in a National Constitution Center podcast on the Supreme Court’s recent tariff decision. The other participants were Zach Shemtob (SCOTUSblog) and Julie SIlverbrook (NCC). In addition to considering the big-picture implications of the tariff ruling, we also discussed all seven of the majority, concurring, and dissenting opinions! The audio and […]
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New in The Free Press: “Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission Was Hijacked by an Antisemite”
Professor Francis Beckwith (Baylor) and I both serve on the President’s Religious Liberty Comission. We felt compelled, as a Catholic and a Jew, to write an interfaith op-ed about the rising tide of antisemitism, that is dressed up in the garb of traditional faiths. The Free Press, one of my favorite publications (you should subscribe), […]
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Executive Order Excluding Federal Agencies from Collective Bargaining Requirements Was Wrongly Enjoined, Ninth Circuit Holds
From today’s opinion in Am. Fed. of Gov’t Employees v. Trump, by Judge Daniel Bress, joined by Judges John Owens and Bridget Bade: On March 27, 2025, the President signed Executive Order 14,251, invoking his authority under 5 U.S.C. § 7103(b)(1) to exclude various federal agencies and subdivisions from collective bargaining requirements based on national […]
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Withholding $260 Million From Minnesota Won’t Win the War on Medicaid Fraud
The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that Vice President J.D. Vance and Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Mehmet Oz are withholding “$259.5 million in funds…until [Gov. Tim] Walz can show that the state has investigated whether the money is going to the intended recipients.” This announcement marks the first […]
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This New Jersey Immigrant Backed Trump for Over 10 Years. Then ICE Detained Him.
Every summer, millions of Americans take time off from work for a much-needed holiday. Airports fill with families juggling carry-ons and boarding passes. For most, the experience is tedious but predictable: security lines, flight delays, overpriced coffee. The same was true for New Jersey couple Abdellatif and Sandra Hafraoui, who, in August 2025, were at […]
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Why Libertarians Should Be Wary About Releasing the Epstein Files
It is understandable why so many libertarians have wanted to release the Epstein files and why the two members of Congress who led the charge have considerable right/left libertarian tendencies: Rep. Thomas Massie (R–Ky.) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D–Calif.). Libertarians rightly distrust the federal government and reasonably fear that federal authorities may have covered up […]
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The Uplifting Medicine of ‘Scrubs’
For some, this sitcom’s jabbing satire is easier to swallow than the cutting realism of
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CBS Accidentally Proves Trump Right on South Africa
The ’60 Minutes’ report fixates on a semantic issue while conceding the underlying reality of violence against white farmers in South Africa.
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To Raise Low Birth Rates, Help Mothers
Easing the child penalty in the labour market could also increase fertility
