To paraphrase the Bard, something is rotten in the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Court is starting to notice. Since 2018, the D.C. Court of Appeals has issued controversial criminal-law decisions that have narrowed police authority, strained Fourth Amendment doctrine, and drawn criticism from judges within its own ranks. Although the […]
If you stand on the banks of the Monongahela River just south of Pittsburgh, you can still hear the echoes of an America that used to build things. It is a quiet testament to a bygone era, the kind of place where the skeletal remains of old factories, once giant sentinels along the rivers, serve […]
Two anniversaries are colliding this year. One will dominate headlines, but the other will go unnoticed. They are separated by 250 years, an ocean, and one extraordinary Englishman. As America is preparing to turn 250, I’ve just returned from London, where another milestone quietly reaches its own anniversary: It’s 500 years since a man named […]
When I was catching up with a mentor of mine who has practiced psychiatry for decades, I asked her what prompted her to uproot her life from California and move to Florida a few years ago. “Well,” she joked, “it certainly wasn’t for the humidity.” California had been home. Her friends were there. She had […]
As more than 5 million World Cup fans visit the United States, many are learning something Americans have known for generations: air conditioning is a necessity. In much of the country, it is what makes daily life, work, commerce, and even outdoor events possible during the summer. Some visitors who once mocked America’s dependence on […]
America’s national parks and public lands are more than scenic destinations. They’re places where families make memories, history is preserved, and the story of our country is told in stone and open spaces. As Americans celebrate the 250th birthday of the founding, these places remind us of what we’ve inherited and the legacy we must […]
Two Democratic gubernatorial candidates in Wisconsin, former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes and state representative Francesca Hong, recently pledged during a town hall to eliminate the school choice program. Also seeking to end the voucher system is a simpatico, progressive legal organization, Law Forward, which filed a lawsuit. The Dairy State’s educational opportunity has been available […]
The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that states can acknowledge that biological reality matters when it comes to women’s sports. In a 9-0 ruling regarding Title IX and a 6-3 ruling on equal protection, the Supreme Court upheld laws in West Virginia and Idaho that protect safety and fairness for women and girls in athletics. Alliance […]
As a political matter, it’s understandable that Republicans are angered by the outcome of Trump v. Barbara, which finds that children born in the United States are entitled to birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment even if they aren’t citizens. The policy cheapens American citizenship. The legal debate centers on the 14th Amendment’s citizenship clause […]
The welcoming reception that so many European soccer fans have received as they have crossed the nation in pursuit of World Cup games has struck many as a happy surprise of the summer of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. “The World Cup is at our shores, and all these people are doing […]
