Constitutionalism
Apr 7, 2026

Supreme Court Justly Skeptical of Trump Administration’s Anti-Birthright Citizenship Executive Order

President Trump appears due for another disappointment.

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Constitutionalism
Apr 7, 2026

The Arc of Justice Alito

Justice Alito's life story is emblematic of the forces that motivated and shaped the conservative legal movement, which is now the dominant force in American law.

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Constitutionalism
Apr 7, 2026

Getting Right With Scalia

Scalia would want his colleagues to do their best to get the law right by focusing on text and history, while acting with courage and intellectual honesty.

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The Arc of Justice Alito

Constitutionalism
Apr 7, 2026
The Arc of Justice Alito

Lina Khan’s Continued Influence on the FTC

Economic Dynamism
Apr 6, 2026
Lina Khan’s Continued Influence on the FTC

Another Reason for Regime Change: Iran’s Flagrant Assault on the Rules of War

Politics
Apr 3, 2026
Another Reason for Regime Change: Iran’s Flagrant Assault on the Rules of War
Politics
March 31, 2026

Return to the Filibuster?

Following a rule change in the 1970s, the minority is now incentivized to use the filibuster more frequently.

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Politics
March 12, 2026

California Eats the Rich

History has a very clear answer to what "one-time" and "only the wealthy" mean in the long run.

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The Arc of Justice Alito

Justice Alito's life story is emblematic of the forces that motivated and shaped the conservative legal movement, which is now the dominant force in American law.

Apr 7, 2026
Getting Right With Scalia

Scalia would want his colleagues to do their best to get the law right by focusing on text and history, while acting with courage and intellectual honesty.

Aaron L. Nielson
Apr 7, 2026
The Arc of Justice Alito

Samuel Alito will go down in history as a consequential Supreme Court justice. His life story is emblematic of the forces that motivated and shaped the conservative legal movement, which is now the dominant force in American law.

Apr 7, 2026
Lina Khan’s Continued Influence on the FTC

Consumer welfare and the U.S. business climate are especially subject to the blows dealt at the FTC.

Jessica Melugin
Apr 6, 2026
Another Reason for Regime Change: Iran’s Flagrant Assault on the Rules of War

The rules of war are not complicated. Militaries may strike military targets. Militaries may not deliberately target civilians or threaten the commerce of neutral nations.

John Yoo
Apr 3, 2026
The Iran War and the Future of the American Right

Politics in America is never settled, and the shape and depth of the conservative movement, and its influence on the GOP, is no exception.

Thomas D. Howes
Apr 3, 2026
Welcome to the Manosphere

What counter-programming might resonate, reaching young men with the message that unhealthy conspiracism and cartoonish machismo need not be a part of a healthy striver mentality?

Tal Fortgang
Apr 3, 2026
A Year of Tariff-Induced Stagnation

Broad-based tariffs won’t “liberate” anyone; they’re simply another way for the government to impose self-inflicted economic wounds.

Richard Stern
Apr 2, 2026
End Long-Term Capital Gains Taxes

It’s time for a Roth Revolution.

Michael Toth
Apr 1, 2026
The Tax Code Is the Abundance Agenda’s Missing Villain

A debate focused almost entirely on permitting and regulatory reform is insufficient. The tax code cannot remain a footnote. It is the missing villain.

Veronique de Rugy, Adam Michel
Mar 31, 2026
Washington’s Housing Fix Isn’t a Fix

Empower markets over bureaucrats. Allow private capital to flow. And most importantly, let builders build.

Tobias Peter
Mar 25, 2026
The Economist Who Knew Too Much

Peru’s situation highlights a broader lesson: development rarely turns on electing the “right guy” alone; it depends on whether a country is willing to adopt the institutions that make prosperity possible.

Julia R. Cartwright
Mar 24, 2026
The Tragedy of Paul Ehrlich

In Ehrlich's view of the world, every new person is just a stomach and a pair of hands.

Mar 23, 2026
Cut Licensing, Cut Prices, Embrace AI

There’s a quiet and much more practical reform that could win support from both sides and truly bring down prices: occupational licensing. 

Kevin Frazier
Mar 19, 2026
The Iran War and the Future of the American Right

Politics in America is never settled, and the shape and depth of the conservative movement, and its influence on the GOP, is no exception.

Thomas D. Howes
Apr 3, 2026
The Politicization of the Scientific Method

There is a profound difference between scientific and legal inquiry.

Richard Epstein
Apr 2, 2026
Parliament, Country, and Friendship

James Grant’s delightful Friends Until the End also has much to tell us about the character of statesmen and the power (and limits) of rhetoric.

Luke Foster
Mar 25, 2026
Why Can’t We Have a Real Filibuster?

The history of congressional reform is the history of unintended consequences.

Joseph Postell
Mar 24, 2026
The Ways, Means, and Ends of FDR

David Beito’s "FDR: A New Political Life" could have been subtitled "A New Political Death."

Paul Moreno
Mar 20, 2026
Mamdani’s Audacious Estate Tax for New York

It is up to cooler heads to see that Mamdani's wild ambitions can never be converted into law.

Richard Epstein
Mar 18, 2026
Oil, War, and Peace

The deeper question about these matters is why the energy crunch had to occur at all.

Richard Epstein
Mar 12, 2026
The Arc of Justice Alito

Justice Alito's life story is emblematic of the forces that motivated and shaped the conservative legal movement, which is now the dominant force in American law.

Apr 7, 2026
Getting Right With Scalia

Scalia would want his colleagues to do their best to get the law right by focusing on text and history, while acting with courage and intellectual honesty.

Aaron L. Nielson
Apr 7, 2026
The Arc of Justice Alito

Samuel Alito will go down in history as a consequential Supreme Court justice. His life story is emblematic of the forces that motivated and shaped the conservative legal movement, which is now the dominant force in American law.

Apr 7, 2026
The Government Schools Persist in Mandating Gender Ideology

The volume and pace of federal litigation on these policies indicate there is no softening of the collective mind on transgenderism within the education industrial complex.

Sarah Parshall Perry
Mar 26, 2026
The Temptation of the Inferior “Imperial Judiciary”

This status quo is not sustainable. Either the President will retain his role as the chief of the executive branch, or he will not. Either the Supreme Court will retain its position as the Supreme Court, or it will not.

Josh Blackman
Mar 17, 2026
Major Questions Doctrine and Its Bipartisan History

Administrative law is important because it provides the framework for so many significant fights about policy. Unfortunately, it is also often misunderstood.

Aaron L. Nielson
Mar 16, 2026
Trump’s Tariff Tantrum

Trump leaps from the frying pan into the fire in the aftermath of Learning Resources v. Trump.

Richard Epstein
Feb 25, 2026
Celebrating Passover in Communist Exile

When we children found out the name of our feast, we had already crossed the big sea, eaten lots of bread dipped in sour milk, and the bitter herbs were beginning to taste quite sweet.

Juliana Geran Pilon
Apr 1, 2026
The Dignity of Relational Beings

Advancements in technology may lead us to discount the personal effort required to show up for others.

Ainsley Weber
Mar 31, 2026
Adams’ Duplicitous Cabinet

A reader who doesn’t share Chervinsky’s complacent certitudes might find everything to reject in her assertions.

Myron Magnet
Mar 27, 2026
The Mores of Machines

As AI agents begin to form societies of their own, the Frenchman who came to understand ours may yet again have the last word.

Thomas Dias
Mar 19, 2026
Gratitude, Grit, and Miracles: The New Facts of Jewish Life in America

Jews have rarely lived among neighbors who regarded their lives as valuable as anyone else’s — who would risk their own lives rather than look the other way.

Tal Fortgang
Mar 17, 2026
Becoming All-American

Blue Moon takes place on the evening of March 31, 1943, the opening night of Oklahoma!

Titus Techera
Mar 6, 2026
The Original Sin of U.S. Health Care

As long as most Americans receive health insurance as an invisible, employer-managed fringe benefit, health care will remain expensive, opaque, and unresponsive. 

Avik Roy
Mar 4, 2026
Politics

Regulatory Fourtnight by Aaron Nielson

A new column featuring Aaron Nielson’s analysis of leading cases and developments in federal and Texas law.

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Dishonor and the Civil Service

Regulatory Fourtnight
Mar 30, 2026
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The Arc of Justice Alito

Justice Alito's life story is emblematic of the forces that motivated and shaped the conservative legal movement, which is now the dominant force in American law.

Civitas Outlook
Supreme Court Justly Skeptical of Trump Administration’s Anti-Birthright Citizenship Executive Order

President Trump appears due for another disappointment.

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