Month: January 2015

Dylan Matthews says that the U.S. Senate is “a profoundly anti-democratic body and should be abolished.” His reason is that small states get too much representation. It’s true that the Senate’s membership...

If true, this would be the least surprising thing I’ve ever read in print. Also accused in the court filing this week of sexually abusing Jane Doe #3 was noted law professor Alan Dershowitz. “[Self-made billionaire...

Southern Beale read about that tragic Wal-Mart shooting out in Idaho and decided to do a cursory Google search to see just how rare it is for a 2 year old to get his or her hands on a firearm and discharge into someone...

It probably will be considered highly suspicious that Abu Anas al-Liby died just nine days before he was set to stand trial for his role in the 1998 African Embassy bombings. Abducted in Libya in 2013, al-Liby is alleged to have...

John W. Hinckley, Jr., has been committed to a mental institution for thirty-two years. From time to time people get re-interested in his case and articles are written about his mental state or how he spends his time. Since...