Trump’s Emergency Declaration vs. DACA: A Study in Contrasts
We did far better than they did, so in a nice change of pace the Right should be proud of its politicians.
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Is the Threat of the Death Penalty Good for the Innocent?
There’s strong evidence that if someone is innocent, they’re far more likely to be exonerated if they’re sentenced to death.
How to Buy Your Way into the Ivies
At many schools, apparently, an athletic coach can more or less just point at an applicant and say “He gets in.”
Cutting Legal Immigration Should Not Be a Priority
Changing the skill mix is a far more promising approach.
Eh, Another Gun Study
Like most gun studies, it provides some interesting data and analysis but doesn’t really end any debates.
Marijuana, Mental Illness, and Violence: What We Really Know
Robert VerBruggen reviews Tell Your Children: The Truth about Marijuana, Mental Illness, and Violence, by Alex Berenson.
A School-Voucher Shell Game
If we want the government to subsidize school vouchers, let’s make that case to the public.
CNN’s Town-Hall Snafu
I was kind of curious how this happened, so I reached out to CNN's media people for a response.
The ATF’s Bump-Stock Ban Survives, for Now
A federal judge has allowed the bump stock ban to go forward, refusing to grant a preliminary injunction in one of the cases challenging it.
New Survey Shows Support for a Wage Subsidy
We should orient the safety net around work.