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A Visit to Obama’s Presidential Center

Putting aside the gods it glorifies, as architecture, it’s not bad.

The Double Standard of Guilt by Association

Eminent public figures have been brought low because they associated with Epstein, while Democratic candidates’ past lives are apparently out of bounds.

The Oligarchy Myth

Billionaires don’t have the political sway that Bernie Sanders and company think they do.

Workers begin removing Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center, hours after a court-ordered deadline

Workers began removing President Trump's name from the facade of the Kennedy Center early Saturday, hours after a court-ordered Friday deadline to remove references to Trump from the building and other aspects of the iconic performing arts venue's operations.

When inclusion becomes illegal

The federal courts have been delivering a consistent verdict for the past two years: Diversity, equity, and inclusion programs built on racial and gender quotas violate the same civil rights law they claim to enforce. The cases aren’t close. The verdicts aren’t small. And the legal standard being applied is 60 years old. The legal […]

America 250: US’s uniquely common culture is worth celebrating

Over 100 years ago, German sociologist Werner Sombart famously asked, “Why is there no socialism in the United States?” For Sombart, the answer was America’s unusual prosperity, social mobility, and weak class consciousness. It is that weak class consciousness that truly separates America from much of the rest of the world. Like any nation, the […]

Where’s the line? The question Moore refused to answer

Most constitutional arguments happen in law schools and appellate briefs. This one happened in my clients’ portfolios. Moore v. United States, decided by the Supreme Court in June 2024, asked a question that sounds technical and isn’t: can the federal government tax income that has never been received? The case involved Charles and Kathleen Moore, […]

Azerbaijan isn’t arming to invade Armenia — it’s arming to survive Russia and Iran

Michael Rubin’s case against Azerbaijan is a tidy one: Baku is spending billions on weapons, trades with Iran, and helps Russia evade sanctions — so it must be arming to invade Armenia, and waiving Section 907 only rewards a coming aggressor. It is a convincing argument, right up until you open a map. Azerbaijan is […]

America’s new political fantasy: The superhero

Last summer, Superman was held in a pocket dimension on the verge of collapsing Metropolis. In 2016, Captain America, the symbol of our nation, was on the run from the government. In 2014, a U.N. body was infiltrated by a Nazi organization that survived from the 1940s. In 2012, the World Security Council dropped a […]

The Education Department’s one child policy

America’s financial aid framework wouldn’t look much different if it were crafted by the late Paul Ehrlich, the false prophet who warned of overpopulation and mass starvation. Ehrlich wanted the tax code to discourage large families: the dependent exemption should apply only to the first two children, and a luxury tax should be levied on […]

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