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This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—November 28

1975—President Gerald Ford nominates Seventh Circuit judge John Paul Stevens to fill the Supreme Court seat vacated by retired Justice William O. Douglas. Not long…

The Pernicious Effects of Grade Inflation

Professor Rich Vedder looks at the reasons for grade inflation and its consequences.

Homeless Advocates Have Lost the Moral High Ground

The era of Housing First will be marked in history as a humanitarian disaster....

Mr. Conservative and the Minister

In Nicholas Buccola’s new book, conservatives’ claim to the legacy of Martin Luther King...

Our Economy Is Not Stagnant

Both sides of the political aisle are misleadingly bleak about the state of the...

This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—November 27

2025—Happy Thanksgiving! Be grateful that the secular activists in the judiciary weren’t dominant when George Washington was president, or we’d never have this great,...

Newsom’s Minimum Wage Hike Cost California Thousands of Fast Food Jobs, Sent Prices Soaring

Since Newsom signed the law in September 2023, California has been responsible for more than a quarter of America’s fast food job losses.

Trump admin set to let protected status for 350,000 Haitian migrants expire in February

The Department of Homeland Security announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status for 353,000 Haitian migrants living in the U.S.

How the White House turkey pardon became an American tradition

President Donald Trump pardoned two North Carolina turkeys in the Rose Garden on Tuesday, maintaining the annual Thanksgiving tradition dating back decades.

Congress investigates betting scandals rocking NBA and Major League Baseball following federal charges

Sports gambling boom raises integrity concerns as betting scandals emerge in leagues, prompting congressional scrutiny of gaming industry practices.

Alleged National Guard shooter worked with US government entities in Afghanistan, including CIA: Ratcliffe

The Afghan national accused of shooting two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., worked with U.S. entities, including the CIA, as a member of a partner force in Afghanistan.

Trump vows immigration crackdown after Afghan named as shooter in Guard ambush

The man suspected of gunning down two National Guard soldiers near the White House on Wednesday was an immigrant from Afghanistan who came to the U.S. during President Biden's 2021 airlift, President Trump said.

Virginia brothers plotted to kill ICE agents, Homeland Security says

Two brothers in Virginia have been arrested after an off-duty police officer overheard the men allegedly discussing plans to kill immigration officers, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday.

Court transcripts show Border Patrol official Greg Bovino dodging questions about use of force

Newly released transcripts of private interviews with a senior U.S. Border Patrol official and other authorities leading the immigration crackdown in the Chicago area reveal tense exchanges as leaders dodged questions about high-profile uses of force.

Alleged DC shooter entered US under Afghan resettlement push Mayorkas vowed would be done ‘swiftly and safely’

Biden’s Department of Homeland Security insisted Afghan evacuees were thoroughly vetted, but sources confirm the DC Guardsmen shooter was admitted through a Biden-era rapid resettlement program for Afghans.

The Free Birth Cult

An investigation sheds light on what can happen when women emphatically pursue ‘free’ birth.

You Can’t Dismantle the Administrative State If You Are Expanding It

The MAGA right will start to care only when the administrative state that Trump is fashioning falls into the hands of the Democrats.

Judges allow North Carolina to use a map drawn in bid to give Republicans another U.S. House seat

A federal three-judge panel on Wednesday allowed North Carolina to use a redrawn congressional map aimed at flipping a seat to Republicans as part of President Donald Trump's multistate redistricting campaign ahead of the 2026 elections.

Trump bars South Africa from 2026 G20 in Miami

President Trump said South Africa will not be receiving an invitation to the 2026 Group of 20 Summit held in Miami because of its treatment of a U.S. representative at this year's summit.

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