David French suggests that rejecting federal funding is the remedy if states wish to reclaim their right to be free of executive actions such as the Obama administration’s directive on school bathrooms [emphasis mine]: Without an act of Congress, without … Continue reading →
And so he—that is, his Departments of Justice and Education—have issued this letter of “guidance.” I sometimes wonder whether Obama is trying to sabotage Hillary Clinton’s chances of getting elected. Because I think that this “decree” is the sort of … Continue reading →
Famous Russian dissident Vladimir Bukovsky is in big trouble. It isn’t the first time. But what’s going on now is very disturbing, both in human terms and for what it says about the current Russian government (much of which we … Continue reading →
…we realize that we have no idea how to set legal limits for driving under the influence: The study commissioned by AAA’s safety foundation said it’s not possible to set a blood-test threshold for THC, the chemical in marijuana that … Continue reading →
Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert has received a fifteen-month prison sentence for the bank withdrawal charges involving the payment of hush money to one of his sexual abuse victims (which I had discussed previously here). They can’t get him on … Continue reading →
Reading SCOTUS tea leaves is a difficult but nearly irresistible temptation. This time the case is a big one (and Justice Scalia will be sorely missed by the right, as he has been several times since his death): whether President … Continue reading →
What’s wrong with Trump’s plan to make Mexico pay for the wall? Just about everything. Here are a few excerpts, but I suggest you read the whole thing: Trump first brays that he “will build the wall” (which, incidentally, would … Continue reading →
That’s unusual right there, isn’t it? Here’s the decision: The Supreme Court unanimously ruled against challengers seeking to change the long-held interpretation of the principle of one person, one vote. Siding with a lower court, the 8-member high court held … Continue reading →
The latest is a doozy: There must be “some form of punishment” for women who have abortions, Donald Trump said Wednesday afternoon during a pre-taped MSNBC town hall event. Asked…whether he believes abortion should be illegal, Trump agreed, noting that … Continue reading →
I’m tired of this topic, but I guess I have to deal with it again. I really couldn’t have said it better myself, so I’ll let Allahpundit say it: Somehow, faced with an opponent who’s widely disliked, who’s known for … Continue reading →
Remember this? We’re so “onto the next thing, and then the next and the next” that it can be hard to remember even fairly recent incidents in the campaign. But to summarize: Breitbart reporter Fields alleged she was grabbed by … Continue reading →
RIP, Justin and Stephanie Shults. I also suggest you read this article about how the Belgian authorities treated captured Paris terrorist Abdeslan with kid gloves. Here’s an excerpt: Astonishingly, officials did not question Abdeslam at all for his first 24 … Continue reading →