Yesterday the Brennan Center for Justice published an essay collection that highlights both the emerging bipartisan consensus in favor of criminal justice reform and the vacuousness of some politicians who claim to support that cause. The book, titled Solutions: American Leaders Speak Out on Criminal Justice, features worthy and substantive contributions from, among others, Sens. Rand Paul […]
The US Constitution vests Congress with the power to extend patents to inventors to “promote the progress of science and useful arts.” In recent years, however, patents have too often hindered innovation and economic growth. Patents for trivial or non-original functions have served as a basis for groundless “troll” lawsuits against innocent parties. The number […]
Recent tragic incidents involving the New York City Police Department (NYPD)—including the summer 2014 death of Eric Garner, who was being arrested on Staten Island, and the autumn 2014 death of Akai Gurley, shot accidentally by a young police officer in a housing project in Brooklyn—have reinvigorated police critics, especially in the context of a […]
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich knows how to press the Left’s soft spots. Even as he fades from the front of the Republican presidential pack, he deserves credit for attacking the judiciary’s seizure of power over some of society’s most important issues. Choosing new Supreme Court justices will be one of the next president’s most […]
A federal court ruling that says the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is “structurally unconstitutional” won’t stop the powerful federal regulatory agency from carrying out its agenda, but it’s a small victory for limited government nonetheless. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on Tuesday said the CFBP’s unelected and largely unaccountable director […]