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James V. DeLong
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September 17, 2023
The Sad State of Legal Ethics in the Age of 'Get Trump'Are Trump's and his associates' persecutors so wrapped in their own propaganda that they think that they are the good guys?
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August 8, 2023
Yes, Trump Has a Right to Cameras in CourtIn this context, it makes sense. It might even make sense in all contexts.
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August 2, 2023
Will Chevron finally run out of gas?The Supreme Court may soon deal a back-breaking blow to the administrative state.
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March 25, 2023
How can we deal with Putin if we don't understand him?Most of what we get on Russia and Ukraine is bluster. Here are a few notable exceptions worth your reading.
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September 14, 2022
Attacking the Rule of LawOne of the most dystopic aspects of our current politics is that this ideal is under deliberate attack.
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October 21, 2021
When PayPal cancels a nonprofit for saving millions of livesThere's something about ivermectin that makes big woke corporations go on the warpath.
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October 12, 2021
Standing with John EastmanEastman's recommendations concerning the 2020 election should have led to sober consideration and legal resolution.
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August 13, 2021
COVID vaccines: Where are the autopsies?In a well functioning health care system, the authorities would place high priority on funding autopsies to seek answers. Not so much here.
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July 24, 2021
When leftists shun ivermectin, they show how scientifically illiterate they areWhy are the health authorities and the media embracing a stance of deliberate stupidification?
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June 16, 2021
Why do brilliant doctors and scientists toe the party line against COVID treatments?These people have incredible credentials in relevant fields of science and medicine. Stupidity can't be the explanation.
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May 21, 2021
Don't tell Fauci: More evidence for ivermectinThere are studies, sure, but one graph is worth many words.
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January 16, 2021
Amazon Goes MadBy nixing Parler, Amazon has exposed itself to an impressive spectrum of risks, both legal and business.
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December 13, 2020
The Honor of the Legal ProfessionThe election controversy is exposing a tragic loss of honor by the Legal Establishment.
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December 11, 2020
A little known clause of the Constitution has a huge bearing on the Texas election lawsuitThe clause has been mentioned rarely in Supreme Court jurisprudence and is usually consigned to the dead zone of "political questions." But now it's appropriate.
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December 10, 2020
What must our election look like to foreign observers?The views of the Russians in particular is cause for concern.
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November 12, 2020
Trump's Pennsylvania complaint is brilliantHere is a superb piece of legal craftsmanship.
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September 24, 2020
Illegal aliens and the Census: Next stop — SCOTUSIt makes no sense for illegal aliens to be counted for the purposes of representation. But will the Supreme Court see it that way?
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August 4, 2020
Illegal aliens and the Census: Trump drops the other shoeWithin a couple of days, three major lawsuits were filed to block Trump's action. That's how we know that it could well be effective.
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July 8, 2020
Boiling problems in western Virginia could lose Republicans a winnable stateWatch the 6th District of Virginia. Its politics provide an interesting window into the state of the nation.
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May 15, 2020
Judge Sullivan should be careful what he asks forBetter late than never, Judge Sullivan should ask himself if he really wants to open up this circus.
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May 4, 2020
The Framing of Flynn and the Logan ActAs the case against Flynn has fallen apart, the Logan Act has receded into the background. It remains the perfect weapon for the Deep State.
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April 17, 2020
The Russians did it -- Revised VersionThe "Russian collusion" saga is starting to turn in on itself.
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April 1, 2020
Still alive in the coronavirus panic? Thank a workerSo far, our great systems of infrastructure are working.
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February 14, 2020
Of course Vindman deserved to be firedIn this jungle of misapprehension, mendacity, and political corruption, the president badly needs good staff work from loyal officials.
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November 28, 2019
Will Virginia conservatives need 2nd Amendment sanctuaries?Certain Virginia counties are considering a way to combat expected anti-gun legislation from the newly blue state Legislature.
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November 26, 2019
Defending Myles GarrettThe NFL should give both men the benefit of the doubt on what touched it off.
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July 14, 2019
Trump and Barr counter-punch on the Census and illegal aliensIf you think the previous debate over the citizenship question has been vituperative, you ain't seen nuthin' yet.
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July 3, 2019
Roll Tide: Alabama versus the CensusDemocrats dismiss Alabama's challenge to the Supreme Court's recent illegal immigration Census ruling at their peril.
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June 11, 2019
New York Times changes its story on Russia poisoning ex-spyDid the CIA lie to President Trump or not?
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June 4, 2019
Russiagate and the missing ducksDid Trump's CIA director lie to him in order to inflame tensions between the U.S. and Russia?
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April 4, 2019
Mueller's Chevauchée: Burn Everyone and Everything Trump LovesAnything, anything at all, to Get Trump.
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March 9, 2019
Steele and Skripal: A Unified TheoryDid the Russians really poison Sergei Skripal? Or did British intelligence have more to do with it than we've been led to believe?
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January 15, 2019
There's More to Russia than Meets the EyeWe would all benefit from not trusting out of hand what the MSM tells us about the Russian bear.
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June 22, 2018
Virginia in the BalanceWould the Virginia GOP rather lose to a Democrat than win with a Corey Stewart?
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November 14, 2017
How to tell if the Washington Post has it right on Roy MooreAnswer this one question, and you can figure out whether there's substance to the WaPo's claims.
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October 20, 2017
Guess who runs the Motion Picture Association of America in the Weinstein eraHint: It's a former senator, with an ugly past with women, who (strangely!) has nothing to say about Harvey Weinstein.
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September 6, 2017
Sarah Palin and the New York Times: The Next ChapterAfter a judge issued a ridiculous ruling in favor of the Times, can Palin win an appeal in her libel suit? The case isn't hopeless.
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August 20, 2017
What do you mean, 'Marxists'?Not even Marx himself would have been too fond of the people running around today waving flags in his name.
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January 18, 2017
Keep on tweeting, TrumpTrump's aggressive tweeting has the twits in the MSM in a bit of a snit.
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August 16, 2016
Let's Assume Trump Is Shrewd and Disciplined, Principled and PatrioticI am prepared to admit that I was mistaken, and that Trump is indeed a worthy candidate.
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April 10, 2016
Evenwel v Abbott: A Good Day for DemocracyAfter Evenwel v Abbott, it will be difficult for the Department of Justice and the courts to ignore the rights of actual voters.
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January 2, 2016
Harvard Bows to Its MastersThe latest grievance of social justice warriors at Harvard is to the use of the title “House Master” to describe those people who are in charge of the residential and educational facilities called “Houses”
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November 28, 2015
The Syrian Refugee Program Has the Hallmarks of the Obama StyleIt lacks a proper legal basis; it will harm rather than help its purported beneficiaries; it will undermine important American interests; and it is designed to signal virtue rather than accomplish anything
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November 14, 2014
Mary Landrieu and Miguel Estrada: Memory TimeRepublicans should revisit Landrieu’s 2002 campaign.
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July 1, 2014
The Tea Party's Alamo?A Republican strategist and former congressman uses a historical reference that he may not fully understand.
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May 29, 2014
Ben Bernanke's Speeches: At Least One Business Is ProsperingThere are a couple of possible reasons why Bernanke rakes in hundreds of thousands of dollars per private dinner party. Not one of them is good.
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April 21, 2014
<em>Commentary</em> and Sarah PalinA prominent member of the Republican establishment has decided once again to damn Sarah Palin with faint praise.
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April 2, 2014
The IRS and the Tea Parties: Should You File That Form?Conservative activists are sowing panic about new IRS rules. They would be better-advised to sow a few basic but unfamiliar points about tax policy.
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January 14, 2013
Advice on the Second AmendmentFrom Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Justice Clarence Thomas, Judge Alex Kozinski, and the American Founders.
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September 23, 2012
What Republicans Must DoIf the GOP is to survive as a party, must oppose the real welfare queens - the crony capitalists and Washington lobbyists who are happy with economic decline as long as they can make money from the ruin.
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September 13, 2012
The government share of the economy and the tipping pointIt goes far, far beyond what government spends.
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August 11, 2012
Political Legitimacy and the Special Interest StateThe current state of American politics is even worse than most people want to admit.
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June 26, 2012
All Right, Have It Your Way - It's a Living ConstitutionShould conservatives really be so against the conceit of a "living Constitution"?
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May 5, 2012
EPA: Crucifixion as usualEPA's recent "crucifixion" remark actually demonstrates long-standing agency enforcement philosophy.
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November 23, 2011
Good Luck With That OperationSo the government is going to run the health care system?
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November 9, 2009
The Measure of VirtueOur solipsistic rulers know themselves to be great -- they think it a syllogistic certainty that whatever they propose must also be great.