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[ad_1] When Virginia’s Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger took office in January 2026, establishment Democrats viewed the former CIA operative as a practical, reliable figure in a party most recently defined by chaos over the 20 months following Kamala Harris’s loss in the 2024 presidential election. But a party in search of new, electable figureheads to navigate troubled waters has instead witnessed a surge in its progressive ranks. Zohran Mamdani bested the Democratic establishment last year in New York City’s mayoral race, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has become an early favorite in the 2028 Democratic presidential primary race. For Democrats…

[ad_1] Image by Ivan Rohovchenko. The Middle East has a serious fucking problem and any semi-sentient anti-imperialist with two brain cells to rub together can tell you that the problem isn’t Iran. It’s America and its dead-eyed flunkey Israel, or is it Israel and its dead-eyed flunkey America? The exact semantics of the Zionist con-job have become a tad bit murky in the Epstein era, but regardless, the source of the violence and chaos that has long plagued the Middle East is without a doubt a Western contagion with a distinctly Wall Street heritage. This carnage isn’t exactly new, but…

[ad_1] 7/31/2018: Justice Anthony Kennedy retired. Justice Anthony Kennedy The post Today in Supreme Court History: July 31, 2018 appeared first on Reason.com. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] A pocket chainsaw is a lightweight, manual cutting tool that is easy to carry and requires no gas or electricity. It fits into a small pouch, making it ideal for survival kits, bug-out bags and home emergency preparedness. It is highly versatile for real-world tasks like clearing fallen branches, trimming trees for yard maintenance, gathering wood while camping and building emergency shelters. Using a pocket chainsaw is cost-effective and low-maintenance. It is a one-time purchase that replaces expensive tree-trimming services, and it only needs occasional cleaning, lubrication and sharpening to stay reliable. Safety and proper technique are essential for…

[ad_1] Many conservatives need a refresher course regarding the nature of law enforcement in a free society. No matter what behavior ICE agents engage in—stopping people without a warrant, detaining American citizens or demanding we show our papers, or using deadly force in relatively unthreatening situations—they instinctively defend the government agents. Social-media feeds are filled with right-wing commentators supporting and even cheering ICE. Their argument: ICE is doing a legitimate job removing illegal immigrants, so it deserves support and respect. They give ICE a pass because they like the end result. “Since Ruby Ridge and Waco in the 1990s, a faction of…

[ad_1] In a 7-2 ruling in Monsanto v. Durnell, the Court sided with chemical company Monsanto, ruling that state courts can no longer hold the manufacturer accountable for failing to include a warning label on its products if the federal EPA hasn’t required one — no matter what the science shows or what a jury decides. For a Court that has granted enormous authority to the states over the last decade, this ruling is a turn about from decades of precedent. The ruling is more than a loss for the farmers and rural residents who have developed non-Hodgkin lymphoma and other…

[ad_1] I have an essay on Slaughter and Cook coming out in an online symposium from Law & Liberty. I found Cook to be one of the Chief’s most unusual blue plate specials. It was so out of character from the Chief’s usual writing style. Moreover, it is so strange to see the Chief respond to Justice Thomas’s dissent, all in service of deciding an unnecessary constitutional law question. As I noted before, I think something happened behind the scenes. Here are a few miscellaneous points that didn’t fit into my (already-too-long) essay. First, Chief Justice Roberts casually announced a principle of judicial…

[ad_1] Some excerpts from Judge Jesse Furman (S.D.N.Y.) Wednesday in Skaf v. Google LLC: Skaf, an Arab woman, was employed by Google from January 12, 2009, to April 17, 2024…. On October 7, 2023, Hamas and its affiliates in the Gaza Strip launched a terrorist attack on Israel, prompting Israel to attack Hamas in turn. In the wake of these events, Skaf was an outspoken critic of Google’s involvement with Israel and, the Complaint alleges, was “increasingly subjected to anti-Arab bias.” But Skaf’s criticisms of Google for its involvement with Israel long predated the events on and after October 7,…

[ad_1] The Ledra Palace Hotel in Nicosia seen from the Turkish quarter across the Green Line. Photo by Matthew Stevenson.Ma Maybe if I had been in Famagusta in summer, I would have gone in search of a nearby beach, but as it was late February I set out on the road to Salamis—Greek ruins to the north along the coast. I don’t think it was a ten-mile ride, and mostly I clung to the shoulder of a busy road, although implausibly here and there I came upon the ruins of earlier bicycle lanes (yet another lost civilization). I had expected…

[ad_1] International commerce has changed a lot since the long-ago days when spice traders pieced together the first global network for buying stuff you couldn’t grow on your own. One thing that hasn’t changed? You still can’t get Vietnamese cinnamon without trading with Vietnam, or Herbes de Provence without buying it from someone in France. “That’s part of our argument,” says Ori Zohar, co-founder of Burlap & Barrel, a single-source spice importer and retailer. “Some of these tariffs, some of the collateral damage from these tariffs, is that they are written in such a broad way,” Zohar told Reason. “That’s…