Avik Roy
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A California Court Dealt a Blow to Religious Liberty. It’s Time for SCOTUS to Act.
Yesterday, the California Court of Appeals issued a truly remarkable opinion in a truly remarkable case. It held that a Catholic hospital could indeed face legal liability for failing to perform a hysterectomy as part of a female-to-male “transition” -- even though its policy broadly bans sterilization ...
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Kavanaugh and the Crisis of Legitimacy
It is impossible to separate the latest attack on Justice Brett Kavanaugh from the political strategy of the Democratic party. On September 16, two days after the New York Times’ "Sunday Review" section told of another allegation of sexual misconduct during Kavanaugh's college years, Axios AM, an online ...
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Five Cops Were Arrested in Relation to Stormy Daniels’ Arrest
They're facing charges.
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Making Sense of Israel’s Post-Election Political Chaos
The vote count in this week’s Israeli national elections is now 99 percent complete, allowing for a sense of which party obtained what number of seats. Unfortunately for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the results will make it extremely difficult for him to form a coalition, putting his long-running tenure ...
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Kavanaugh Book Charges Him with Being a ‘Known Bro’
The campaign against Brett Kavanaugh can be summarized in one word. He is or was a bro. A bro is a highly masculine, at times loutish jock, very possibly a privately educated one. Rich white preppy entitled jocks are terrible. We all hate those. Who knows what they're capable of? They might be capable of gang ...
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What to Make of the Trump–Whistleblower Kerfuffle
Making the click-through worthwhile: Everything you need to know about the intelligence official’s whistleblower complaint against President Trump, and Hunter Biden’s business dealings in Ukraine.
Of Course Trump Wanted Ukraine to Investigate Somebody. He Always Wants Somebody Investigated.
This is not ...
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The Iran Dilemma, the Saudi Dilemma, and the Iran–Saudi Dilemma
Is the United States going to go to war against Iran on behalf of Saudi Arabia? Probably not.
Should it?
Probably not.
The Saudi regime is, to be plain about it, detestable. It is wildly corrupt and horrifyingly repressive, it tangles together sundry absolutisms and fanaticisms (religious, nationalist, ...
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NYC Commissioner Wants to Remove Statues of Men. It’s about Time.
A member of the Public Design Commission in New York City has called for removal of all of the statues of men that are currently in Central Park -- and honestly, it’s about time.
During a hearing at City Hall on Monday, Hank Willis Thomas, a painter, stated:
“There are what, five or six [male] ...
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Defaces Its Façade
The facade of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, designed by Richard Morris Hunt in 1902, contains four large niches that might display sculpture but have traditionally been left empty. This was prudent good taste on the Met's part, since sculpture on buildings is a tricky business that few artists in our age of ...
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Story Time with David Brooks
His latest column imagines a future in which Elizabeth Warren wins the next presidential election.
Warren won convincingly. The Democrats built a bigger majority in the House, and to general surprise, won a slim Senate majority of 52 to 48.
After that election, the Republicans suffered a long, steady decline. ...
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