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SCOTUS labeled ‘powerful, resilient, independent’
Jack Goldsmith assesses the impact of recent US Supreme Court decisions involving the limits of executive power. About a year ago the Trump administration appeared to have defied legal restraints on the presidency to the…
Slaughter ruling makes constitutional sense
When Donald Trump fired a Joe Biden–appointed member of the Federal Trade Commission, Rebecca Slaughter, she sued to recover her position, arguing that she was protected by statute from being removed, unless she had done…
California mayor’s arrest offers lessons about Chinese spies
Audrye Wong offers a warning about the role of Chinese spies in America. Eileen Wang was the mayor of Arcadia, a sunny Southern California town — until May, when she pleaded guilty to acting as an illegal agent of the Chinese…
Taking new look at US alliances
Colin Dueck explores the future of American military alliances. The American experience with military alliances has been informed by two competing impulses: a nationalist emphasis on US sovereignty and an internationalist…
Woman exposed in Shirley video admits to $4.6M in false claims
Chris Nesi writes for the New York Post about an interesting development in the campaign to expose welfare fraud in Minnesota. A viral video ended up highlighting a confirmed multimillion-dollar scam. A Minnesota daycare…
NC home school numbers fall
Earlier this week the Office of North Carolina Office of Non-Public Education released new enrollment numbers for private schools and home schools in North Carolina. My colleague, Kaitlyn Shepherd analyzed changes in the…
National spotlight could mean bad news for Newsom
David Strom writes for HotAir.com about potential bad news for California’s governor. California may have the fourth-largest economy in the world, but even within that state, rising through the political ranks, the scrutiny a…
Spending, mass failure both soar in NYC schools
Jarrett Stepman writes for the Daily Signal about bad news involving New York City’s public schools. New York City, like so many other big, blue cities, serves as an excellent model for how spending overwhelming amounts of…
Democrats suffer from the MeToo standard they created
Eddie Scarry writes for the Federalist about a political standard that’s proving inconvenient for Democrats. Democrats have once again been forced to confront their least favorite dilemma: Either live by their own standards…
Multiple 2028 Dem contenders touted Platner
Andrew Stiles of the Washington Free Beacon highlights Democratic presidential hopefuls who back Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner before his ignominious fall. Graham Platner easily won the Democratic nomination for U.S.…
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