What’s In Store for the Next Four Years?
Law scholar Allen Mendenhall discusses Trump, the Supreme Court, and the future of the judiciary in the United States.
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Judge Rules Health Insurance Companies Matter More Than Taxpayers
Both taxpayers and health insurers are victims of Obamacare. Why are courts penalizing the former to protect the latter?
Trump Makes Up Murder Stats to Push for More Government Power
Trump has declared that homicide rates are at a 47-year high. The real data suggests we're closer to a 50-year low.
Allen Mendenhall: Trump’s Supreme Court
Trump has announced his nominee for the Supreme Court. Allen Mendenhall explains from a libertarian perspective.
A Better Solution Than Trump’s Border Wall
The solution to addressing the problem of illegal immigration is clear: remove the welfare magnet that attracts so many to cross the border illegally.
The Right to Own and Bear Switchblades
US law and 14 states still outlaw switchblades. The bans, however, were inspired by little more than Hollywood movies about juvenile delinquents.
A Heartless “Solution” to the Heroin Epidemic
By over-prescribing opiate painkillers, doctors drive many to heroin. Some conservatives want to "solve" the problem by imprisoning more addicts.
The DEA: A Good Place to Cut the Federal Budget
In the real world, repeated failure usually results in budget cuts. But that's not how things work with government agencies like the DEA.
Spanish Courts Don’t Have Any Respect for Freedom of Contract
Spanish courts are voiding established contractual agreements to the cheers of "the people." This doesn't bode well for the future of the rule of law.
Jeff Sessions’s Drug War May End What’s Left of States’ Rights
The Drug War has become a linchpin in the fight against continued federal centralization of power. Jeff Sessions is on the wrong side of the fight.
