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Today in Supreme Court History: April 25, 1938
47+ min ago (58+ words) Josh Blackman | 4. 25. 2026 7: 00 AM 4/25/1938: United States v. Carolene Products decided. C. Jarrett Dieterle | 4. 25. 2026 7: 00 AM Brian Doherty | From the May 2026 issue Jacob Sullum | 4. 24. 2026 5: 05 PM Meagan O'Rourke | 4. 24. 2026 4: 28 PM Autumn Billings | 4. 24. 2026 2: 29 PM...
'Front Street' explores homeless cities in Silicon Valley
1+ hour, 47+ min ago (600+ words) One lesson of'Front Street, Brian Barth's book of immersive reporting from the sprawling homeless encampments of Silicon Valley, is that there is no full-bore solution to the problems presented by the homeless. The unhoused, and the larger community they aggravate,…...
REVIEW: "Michael
2+ hour, 47+ min ago (1399+ words) The new biopic about Michael Jackson offers snapshots of his life from ages 8 to 24. It doesn't have a plot, really, just a timeline in which he gradually moves toward separating himself from his abusive father. With the exception of his…...
The Apple Doesn't Fall Far From China
2+ hour, 43+ min ago (420+ words) But Apple's strategy for overcoming these problems has been less beneficial for the United States. Throughout his tenure, Cook tied his company's fortune to China. At first, this seemed like a way to do well and do good. The partnership…...
Open Thread
4+ hour, 47+ min ago (63+ words) Eugene Volokh | 4. 25. 2026 3: 00 AM NEXT: Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal Jacob Sullum | 4. 24. 2026 5: 05 PM Meagan O'Rourke | 4. 24. 2026 4: 28 PM Autumn Billings | 4. 24. 2026 2: 29 PM Jacob Sullum | 4. 24. 2026 1: 35 PM Peter Suderman | 4. 24. 2026 11: 58 AM...
Shades of Color in Philipsburg
23+ min ago (401+ words) Next to the highway, an abandoned rail line stretches in perfect parallel. It's tired with heavy grasses from years of abandonment." "You might come here Sunday on a whim," the American writer Richard Hugo began his poem "Degrees of Gray…...
Progressivism Misunderstood
4+ hour, 47+ min ago (1103+ words) Jonah Goldberg ruminates on the Iran war and the confusion coming out of the White House, the Whole Foods bandit and why theft is bad, and Justice Clarence Thomas' speech at the University of Texas at Austin. The podcast transcription…...
Pockets of Peace in Dallas, Texas
23+ min ago (1275+ words) Victoria Holmes is an associate multimedia producer at The Dispatch and is based in Washington, D. C. Prior to joining the company in 2022, she worked as a TV news reporter and podcast host. When she's not producing and editing podcasts and multimedia…...
They Can't Even Flip Burgers
7+ hour, 46+ min ago (304+ words) The Protected Class Finally Meets The Real World Normal Americans did not read that and reach for a tissue. They read it and asked the only question that matters: what in God's name were we paying for? No. That is…...
Clarence Thomas and Our Founding Principles
7+ hour, 46+ min ago (665+ words) It's not often that Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas speaks in public. Clarence Thomas has now served longer than anyone else on the court " since the fall of 1991. What he said last week should be heard by every American....