
The last 40 times or so that I was at the federal courthouse in Portland, Oregon, some portion of it was being set on fire, pummeled with debris and homemade explosive devices, or both. It was also surrounded by a chain-link fence, which hundreds of people would nightly try to shake off its moorings. This […]
Justice Amy Coney Barrett has been giving lots of interviews summer and fall as she promotes her best-selling book, Listening to the Law: Reflections on the Court and Constitution. Many of these interviews cover what is now well-trodden ground. Reading them all gets repetitive. An exception is this recent interview by Jan Crawford of CBS News […]
The state of Illinois and the city of Chicago filed suit against the Trump administration on Monday, arguing that the Defense Department’s deployment of both Illinois and Texas National Guard members to Chicago is unlawful and unconstitutional. The suit, filed in the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of Illinois, comes after Defense Secretary […]
The effective use of derivatives—financial instruments whose value is derived from an underlying asset, such as a stock, index, or commodity —is central to modern risk management and advanced investment strategy. However, their reliance on leverage and margin requirements means that a precise alignment between an investor’s willingness to accept risk (Risk Appetite) and their […]
The strangest part about these shows is that they are made to entertain children, but this isn’t typical children’s content.
For much of the past century, Los Angeles has been a magnet for migrants seeking a better life and tourists eager to see Hollywood up close. Yet the picture now looks very different. Since the pandemic, record numbers of residents have moved either to elsewhere in California or to the Sun Belt states. By 2060, […]
Self-driving cars are way safer than human drivers