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Law Talk: A Flock of Lawyers

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April 16, 2015 8:13 PM

In addition to their annual rite of spring World Series picks, Professors Yoo and Epstein discuss the constitutional implications of a deal with Iran, RFRA laws on the stage and national level, and whether the Feds should handle the Boston bomber case.

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Economy & Business

The Compulsory Society

By Kevin D. Williamson

Vox may still be keeping up its risible just-the-facts posturing, but it is tendentious to the point of dishonesty: “Colorado baker who refused to serve gay couple now wants to refuse to serve transgender person,” it says. That is not true, of course. (But everybody knows that.) Phillips serves ... Read More

Economy & Business

Elizabeth Warren’s Corporate Catastrophe

By Samuel Hammond

The ability of businesses to grow rapidly is a one of the most defining and precious features of the American economy. Amazon went from a fledgling online bookstore to an “everything store” and the second-largest employer in the United States in just two decades. Uber emerged from nowhere less than ten years ... Read More

Economy & Business

America Is Overdue for Another Economic Disaster

By George Will

Eric Sevareid (1912–1992), the author and broadcaster, said he was a pessimist about tomorrow but an optimist about the day after tomorrow. Regarding America's economy, prudent people should reverse that. This Wednesday, according to the Financial Times' Robin Wigglesworth and Nicole Bullock, "the U.S. stock ... Read More

White House

In McGahn Report, the New York Times ‘Attempts’ to Find Corruption

By Andrew C. McCarthy

The thing to bear in mind is that the president of the United States does not “attempt” to fire anyone in the executive branch. The chief executive either fires an inferior executive official or he does not. “Attempt” does not enter into it. Yet “attempt” is the foundation on which the New York ... Read More

White House

Americans Want Their President to Have a Little Class

By Jay Cost

One of the really interesting features of Donald Trump is that, though he is extremely rich, he does not really come across that way. Despite the fact that he has never been one to hide his wealth — he lived a massive, opulent penthouse high atop Fifth Avenue — many average Americans identify with ... Read More