Hegseth Fires Service JAGs

The top uniformed lawyers for the Army, Navy, and Air Force have been relieved.

Post-Affirmative Action College Campuses

More data shows a more complicated picture.

The Ongoing Erosion of SCOTUS

The Alitos and the upside-down flag.

An Observation about American Democracy

The ongoing Republican debacle and what it says about representative democracy in the US.

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‘Affirmative Action for the Rich’ in College Admissions

After other controls are applied, household income is still a huge advantage.

Compelled Speech and Public Accommodation

The Supreme Court sided with an anti-gay website designer.

Scalia Law School is Conservative!

The New York Times looks into ties between a DC area law school and the Supreme Court.

Community Colleges Not Serving the Community

A key pathway to success for low-income citizens isn’t working.

The Limits of Academic Freedom

UPenn law professor Amy Wax as a test case.

Supreme Court Clerks and Undergraduate Elitism

Culling for the primary feeder job in American legal system begins in high school.

Gun Control Around the Anglosphere

Our English-speaking brethren have much less tolerance for massacres than we do.

Yet Another Campus Shooting

This one at the University of Virginia.

Ben Sasse to Leave Senate to Become Florida President

The Nebraska Republican got an offer he can’t refuse.

Fear of a White Scholar

President Biden had a meeting with some historians. The horrors.

American Civil War II is Unlikely but Not Impossible

A repeat of 1860 can’t happen. But something even worse could.

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Public Schools vs The Public

The pandemic seems to have broken the social contract.

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Biden Urges Others to Impose Vaccine Mandates

The President is looking for any leverage he can to get refuseniks vaccinated.

‘Justice’ Difficult in Chauvin Trial

A criminal trial is a poor venue for solving society’s problems.

First Black Woman Supreme Court Justice

Democrats are already jockeying to influence President Biden’s pick should a vacancy arise.

DC Area Schools Not Opening

The lousy hybrid option has been scrapped in favor of a worthless virtual one.

Mark Sanford Enters GOP Race Against Trump

Former Republican Congressman and Governor Mark Sanford is running for President.

Mark A.R. Kleiman, 1951-2019

A great public intellectual, pioneering blogger, and all-around good man is gone.

Trump Picks Eugene Scalia, Son Of Late SCOTUS Justice, As Secretary Of Labor

President Trump has named his pick for Labor Secretary.

John Kasich Appears To Rule Out A Primary Challenge Against Trump

John Kasich hasn’t shut the door completely, but recent comments seem to make it clear he’s not likely to take on the President for the Republican nomination.

Donald Trump Continues To Defend The Racist Protesters In Charlottesville

Taking Joe Biden’s bait, President Trump once again defended his response to the racist rally in Charlottesville two years ago..