Legal System
How Boris Johnson Can “Make Britain Great Again”
A future prime minister must have a clear understanding of his enemy, the socialist myth, why it fails, and why free markets succeed.
US Immigration Enforcement: Guilty Until Proven Innocent
"Here's the problem. If you give government a job to do, even one that seems justified in the abstract, it will use its power to make a terrible mess in practice."
Banning Firearm Sound Suppressors Will Have No Effect on Homicide Rates
Firearm sound suppressors are nothing like they are portrayed in Hollywood movies. Also, they are already heavily regulated by federal officials. Efforts to ban them are nothing more than political posturing.
How Much of a Problem Is Hate Crime?
The vast majority of recorded hate crimes fall into a number of activities that normally fall under misdemeanor or even civil categories. The real and far-more-common threat continues to be regular ol' ordinary violent crime.
Alabama Expands Law Allowing Private Police Forces — And the Opposition Goes Nuts
If one is concerned about Briarwood’s new private police force, one also ought to be hysterical over pretty much any police force in the United States. But the state seems to get a pass in areas where non-state entities are treated with suspicion.
Asset Forfeiture Will Have to Be Abolished at the Local Level
The Federal government is not going to stop state and local police from stealing the property of innocent people.
How Oberlin College Faculty Tried to Destroy a Small Business for Imaginary Crimes
Oberlin College faculty openly encouraged and assisted students in destroying the property and livelihood of employees and owners at Gibson's Market. The college claimed this was "freedom of speech." A jury disagreed.
The Supreme Court’s Dubious “Wall of Separation” between Church and State
How old should a monument be to avoid Establishment Clause challenges? Not that old, given the Supreme Court invented the "wall of separation" argument in only 1947.