Politics

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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
Politics
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
Politics
Apr 3, 2026

The Politicization of the Scientific Method

There is a profound difference between scientific and legal inquiry.

Richard Epstein
Politics
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
Politics
Mar 25, 2026

Why Can’t We Have a Real Filibuster?

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

Joseph Postell
Politics
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
Politics
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
Politics
Mar 18, 2026
Research
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Inflation Killed The Penny

Jonathan Hartley
Politics
Dec 9, 2025

Remembering Ed Banfield's “The Unheavenly City"

Titus Techera
Politics
Dec 4, 2025

Will State Attorneys General Allow Their Cities to Make Energy Policy?

Michael Toth
Politics
Dec 4, 2025

Upending American Immigration

Richard Epstein
Politics
Dec 4, 2025

Carl Schmitt: A Window into the Postliberal Id

Thomas D. Howes
Politics
Dec 3, 2025

In the Long Run, the Meta Case Is Dead

Jessica Melugin
Politics
Dec 2, 2025
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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.

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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.

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