‘I was naive in being hopeful’: Labour voters feel let down after first year Party’s supporters tell of dissatisfaction, but many feel the Starmer government’s good points have been overlooked The Guardian - UK · Jul 6, 2025
Medina v. Planned Parenthood: Abandoning the Abortion "Distortion" Field For Section 1983 and the Spending Clause The Court faults lower courts for not anticipating the abandonment of Wilder and other Section 1983 precedents. Reason · Jul 6, 2025
Arkes: Is Skrmetti "The Best That Conservative Jurisprudence Can Really Serve Up Now, A Concurring Opinion in Buck v Bell?" The conservatives "thought they were constrained from speaking by a jurisprudence that bars them from invoking truths beyond the text of the Constitution." Reason · Jun 23, 2025
The Promise and Pitfalls of Justice Barrett's Skrmetti Concurrence Justice Barrett rehabilitates Footnote 4, gives credence to Justice Kennedy's animus jurisprudence, and all but says that gays who were affected by a "legacy of de jure discrimination" are a suspect class. Reason · Jun 20, 2025
Kennedy: A Gen X Rebel's Journey From MTV to Fox News The Fox News personality reflects on her evolution from a contrarian Republican to a libertarian and her belief that personal freedom, humor, and not giving a shit are the keys to a better America. Reason · Jun 11, 2025
Naples (Florida) Restrictions on Drag Performance at Pride Fest Can Take Effect An Eleventh Circuit panel (by a 2-1 vote) issues a stay of the preliminary injunction that the district court issued in Naples Pride's favor. Reason · Jun 6, 2025
Is Justice Barrett "Solidifying Herself as the Swing Justice"? Claims that Justice Amy Coney Barrett is at the center for the Court are not supported by the data. The truth is more complicated. Reason · Jun 1, 2025
Texas will require public school classrooms to display Ten Commandments under bill nearing passage The House has approved Senate Bill 10 even though a similar Louisiana law was deemed unconstitutional. Supporters say Christianity is core to U.S. history. The Texas Tribune · May 25, 2025
Prayer period in schools backed by Texas Legislature A House vote showed broad support for the measure that would let districts set aside time for prayer or religious study. The Texas Tribune · May 22, 2025
Measles cases have now spread to 30 states The Centers for Disease Control has reported in an update that a total of 1,024 cases of the disease across the U.S. and 14 outbreaks had been reported since the beginning of the year The Independent UK · May 21, 2025
Vatican could be a venue for Russia-Ukraine talks, Rubio says, after pope renews an offer to help U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says that the Vatican can be a venue for Russia-Ukraine peace talks The Independent UK · May 17, 2025
Pete Hegseth accused of plagiarism by Princeton student newspaper Defense secretary’s thesis contains eight incidents of ‘uncredited material, sham paraphrasing, and verbatim copying’ according to experts The Independent UK · May 11, 2025
Transcendental Remediation: $2.6M Settlement in Lawsuit Over Chicago Public School Transcendental Meditation Program The ABA Journal (Debra Cassens Weiss) reports on the settlement (in which "defendants did not admit liability"): The lead plaintiff… The post Transcendental Remediation: $2.6M Settlement in Lawsuit Over Chicago Public School Transcendental Meditation Program appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · May 9, 2025
Tom’s Guide · May 7, 2025 I just watched Netflix's 'Turning Point' documentary on the Vietnam War 50 years later — and it chilled me to the bone Netflix's "Turning Point: The Vietnam War" is the best in the series yet, weaving a hauntingly human story through a dark chapter of American history.
Reason · Apr 28, 2025 The Supreme Court's Order for Supplemental Briefing in Kennedy v. Braidwood and the Reorganization Plan of 1966 The Reorganization Plan of 1966, standing by itself, is not a statute that could vest "by law" the appointment power authority in the Secretary.
The Conversation · Apr 23, 2025 Politics with Michelle Grattan: historian Frank Bongiorno on dramatic shifts in how elections are fought and won This election has been lacklustre, without the touch of excitement of some past campaigns. Through the decades, campaigning has changed dramatically, adopting new techniques and technologies. This time, we’ve seen politicians try to jump onto viral podcasts.
The Guardian - AU · Mar 29, 2025 Gout v Kennedy was like Bolt v the T-1000 – and no one could look away The 17-year-old sensation was edged out by Kennedy in a thrilling 200m but left an entire stadium entranced in Melbourne
Evening Standard · Mar 27, 2025 Donald Trump had PTSD from assassination attempt when he picked JD Vance as vice president, says former aide Anthony Scaramucci At first glance, Anthony Scaramucci and Dominic Sandbrook make an unlikely duo. One – known to friends and detractors as ‘The Mooch’ – is a silver-tongued businessman with quiffed hair and an Italian-American twanged voice, whose 11 day stint as Donald Trump’s communications director in 2017 in his first term…
The Independent UK · Mar 19, 2025 Trump has removed one thing from the Oval Office that has been there for 50 years. But why? Origins of the Swedish ivy remain unclear as Trump administration replaces it with golden artifacts from White House collection
Salon · Mar 19, 2025 Trump snookers MAGA with Epstein promise Using his standard “two weeks” strategy, Trump suckers his conspiracy theorist base to keep the heat off Pam Bondi
The National (Scotland) · Mar 19, 2025 Celtic group's 'Pig Watch' social media photos putting police and families at risk The safety of police officers and their families is being put at risk by football fans who post “very dangerous” pictures of them on duty at…
Golf Monthly · Mar 18, 2025 Mac Meissner Facts: 16 Things You Didn't Know About The PGA Tour Pro Get to know American professional golfer, Mac Meissner, with these facts about his life and career in the game so far...
Reason · Mar 18, 2025 The Best Defense of Justice Amy Coney Barrett: No One Else Could Have Been Confirmed To Replace RBG Before The Election "Republicans couldn’t have filled the seat without Justice Barrett. Mitch McConnell knew this, and for that reason insisted that she needed to be the nominee."
The Guardian - UK · Mar 16, 2025 The ‘Iron Mountain’ hoax: how anti-Vietnam war satire sparked today’s conspiracy theories Meant as a cautionary leftwing tale, Report from Iron Mountain had a real-world impact that is still playing out