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Will the Enthusiasm Gap Matter in 2024?
Just 39 percent of voters are enthusiastic about the impending rematch between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. The lack of excitement is no surprise: both men are deeply unpopular. What is surprising, however, is the large partisan enthusiasm gap. According to fresh
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Biden Is 2024’s Chaos Candidate
The electorate views the instability that Trump brought differently than the disorder that Biden unleashed. Once there was a single
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The Hysterical Opposition to the Antisemitism Awareness Act is Unfounded
I have a piece up at National Review Online about the Antisemitism Awareness Act. As described in my article, the most important feature of the act is that it codifies administrative guidance that began in the Bush Administration holding that Jews are protecting from ethnic discrimination by Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. […]
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Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions
Please enjoy the latest edition of Short Circuit, a weekly feature written by a bunch of people at the Institute for Justice. New on the Short Circuit podcast: borrowing cars and lousy neighbors. New York’s legislature enacts legislation forcing internet service providers to offer broadband to low-income folks at below-market rates. ISPs: Preemption! District court: Indeed, […]
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West Virginia Declares State of Emergency Over FAFSA Chaos
On Tuesday, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R) declared a state of emergency over persistent issues with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form. The financial aid form, which is required for any college students seeking federal grants or loans—not to mention financial aid at most colleges—has been plagued with technical bugs since […]
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Massachusetts High Court Upholds Ban on Picketing Within 200 Feet of Courthouse in Karen Read Murder Trial
From Spicuzza v. Commonwealth, decided yesterday by the Massachusetts High court: The petitions stemmed from the ongoing trial, in the Superior Court in Norfolk County, in Commonwealth vs. Karen Read. Read has been indicted for murder, among other crimes, and the case has garnered significant public interest, including protests and demonstrations in the vicinity of […]
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Argentina’s Congress Passes Some of Milei’s Deregulation Reforms. Will the Senate Support Them?
Four months after taking office, Argentine President Javier Milei achieved his first victory in Congress with a scaled-down version of his ambitious reform package. Now, the president seeks its approval in the Senate. After a grueling session that took over 24 hours, the Chamber of Deputies approved Milei’s reform package with 142 votes in favor, […]
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Americans Are Still Really Worried About Inflation
From President Joe Biden’s point of view, Americans ought to be thrilled with the recent trends in inflation. “Wages keep going up and inflation keeps coming down,” the president victoriously declared at the State of the Union address in early March. The administration’s economic messaging has consistently stressed that lowering inflation is Biden’s “top economic […]
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