1906—William J. Brennan, Jr., is born in Newark, New Jersey. In his 34 years on the Court, Brennan will deploy his impressive backroom political skills…
President Donald Trump scored a victory for consumers on Friday by effectively blocking a United Nations carbon tax scheme for at least a year. The battle isn’t over yet, as the Trump administration still needs to convince 40 other nations to abandon what would be the world’s first global carbon tax. It comes from the […]
“Not a single federal dollar goes to providing health insurance for undocumented immigrants. NOT. ONE. PENNY.” These were the words of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) in a recent X post, after Republicans accused Democrats of shutting down the government in order to keep funding Medicaid for illegal immigrants. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) echoed this […]
Are child-welfare investigations traumatic for families? How should we weigh that trauma against learning if children are in danger and ensuring parents change their...
“[Charlie Kirk] won’t be remembered as a hero. He was used to astroturf a movement of white nationalist trailer trash!” That’s the distasteful perspective one South African national shared after the horrifying assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. He now finds himself among the half-dozen legal visitors to the United States who are having their […]
Mamdani’s proposal to shift control of officer discipline from the commissioner to the CCRB is the equivalent of taking the power to sentence convicted...
