They sit on hundreds of billions of dollars in endowments while whining and wailing like scalded babies when DOGE cuts their lavish subsidies by a few million. The more cutting the better for these dysfunctional incubators of socialism. Humorous side note: I once held a privately-funded endowed chair. Since the chair holders were generally paid more than the average professor, a socialist philosophy professor (the only allowable type) complained about this unconscionable inequality in a letter to the […]
“This town is now as nervous as it’s ever been.” That’s Congressman Chip Roy’s assessment of the mood in Washington, D.C., since President Trump’s return to the White House. It’s one of several dozen refreshingly blunt descriptions of American politics in Ned Ryun’s new documentary based on his book, American Leviathan. The documentary is available to anyone with an Internet connection, and it is nothing short of a declaration of war on the administrative state. I highlighted Ryun’s book when it came out last September for several […]
Are state bar licensing requirements just a barrier to entry that reduces the quantity and increases the cost of legal services? Do they also improve the quality of legal services and protect consumers? Count me among those who is generally skeptical of state occupational licensing requirements. So I read with interest a new study bt Adam CHilton, Jacob GOldin, Kyle Rozema, and Sarath Sanga, “Occupational Licensing and Labor Market Mobility: Evidence from the Legal Profession.” Here is the […]
Super PACs ushered in a new era of speech freedoms and improved American democracy more than I imagined. And I should know—fifteen years ago, I created the first one. On March 26, 2010, the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals decided SpeechNow.org v. Federal Election Commission (FEC), unanimously striking down a provision of the Federal Election Campaign Act that capped individual contributions to independent expenditure-only committees at $5,000. I’m proud to have been the lead plaintiff in […]
Colleen Hroncich For centuries, churches and homes were at the forefront of education in Europe. The early settlers brought those traditions with them when they established colonies in the New World. From colonial days through the mid- to late-1800s, children were often educated in local churches or at home. In 1852, Massachusetts passed the nation’s first compulsory schooling law. Other states followed suit, and by 1918 every state had compulsory schooling laws. With most of the public schools […]
What it says on the tin. I want to see what this sub has to offer when it doesn’t become a home for drive-by memeing. submitted by /u/cornfeedhobo [link] [comments]
Cato Institute Senior Fellow Walter Olson is available for interviews in light of President Trump withdrawing his executive order targeting the law firm Paul Weiss. lead , Olson passed along the following statement in reaction: “Lawyers in a free society must be free to represent causes adverse to those in power without fear of official retaliation. Nor should they come under coercive pressure to represent clients and causes because they are favored by those authorities. Nor should authorities apply […]
I am proud to serve on the Board of Advisors of the Texas A&M Journal of Law & Civil Governance. My article, Bilateral Judicial Reform, was published in the inaugural issue, alongside contributions from Senator Mitch McConnell, Judge Reed O’Connor, and Judge James C. Ho. This past weekend, Judge Ho also delivered remarks at the journal’s banquet gala. I am happy to share Judge Ho’s speech, which will be published later in the journal. Fighters, Climbers, and the War […]
Avert your eyes! My Sunday morning look at incompetency, corruption and policy failures: • This Is the Land of Wolves Now: Masked agents snatching people off the street. Government officials using caged prisoners for propaganda videos. We are the villains. (The Bulwark) • The Scammer’s Manual: How to Launder Money and Get Away With It: Documents and insiders reveal how one of the world’s major money laundering networks operates. (New York Times) • IRS Predicts DOGE Lost Half a Trillion Dollars for […]