[ad_1] (Carlos Jasso/Reuters) In law and the culture John Broadhurst, a 41-year-old multi-millionaire from the United Kingdom — convicted of “manslaughter by gross negligence” after he killed his 26-year-old girlfriend Natalie Connolly during so-called “rough sex” — will walk free after serving only half of his 44-month sentence. Like many countries, Britain has a long

[ad_1] (Bill Chizek/iStock/Getty Images Plus) Choosing not to fill a vacancy would be a historically unprecedented act of unilateral disarmament. If a Supreme Court vacancy opens up between now and the end of the year, Republicans should fill it. Given the vital importance of the Court to rank-and-file Republican voters and grassroots activists, particularly in

[ad_1] ( photovs/Getty Images) The week was marked by the absence (seemingly, anyway) of progress on a stimulus package, but ended, at least, on a relatively (I would stress that qualification) upbeat note with the publication of better-than-expected job numbers. Nonfarm payrolls increased by nearly 1.8 million in July and the unemployment rate fell to

[ad_1] Earlier this week, proponents of a new pro-life bill in the Nebraska legislature overcame the filibuster to proceed to the next stage of debate. Legislative bill 814 would ban dilation and evacuation abortions, in which an unborn child is dismembered and removed from the womb in pieces. Almost all second-trimester abortions performed in the

[ad_1] A portrait of George Floyd during a protest against racial inequality in the aftermath of his death, in New York City, June 8, 2020. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters) Floyd’s case isn’t about his resisting arrest; it’s about what happened after the cops got him under control. This week, the Daily Mail managed to get its hands

[ad_1] Students and pedestrians walk through the Yard at Harvard University after the school asked its students not to return to campus after Spring Break and said it would move to virtual instruction for graduate and undergraduate classes in Cambridge, Mass., March 10, 2020. (Brian Snyder/Reuters) Reading Fredrik deBoer, honest Marxist and Internet gadfly, is

[ad_1] Did the Supreme Court get the faithless-electors case wrong? “The originalist evidence that the states cannot influence or control the electors is overwhelming,” writes Mike Rappaport. Update: Reader PJM writes: If Michael Rappaport thinks the originalist evidence for his view is overwhelming, he would have done well to include some of that overwhelming evidence

[ad_1] New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a news conference at LaGuardia Airport in New York, June 10, 2020. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters) The governor is aware that a New York City and/or State without rich people would have to rethink the way it does basically everything. Then-mayor Mike Bloomberg famously described New York City in

[ad_1] Then GOP nominee Donald Trump celebrates with his family as balloons fall at the conclusion of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, July 21, 2016. (Carlo Allegri/Reuters) Are this year’s political conventions still even “conventions,” with no delegates in attendance, no gathering of a crowd in an arena, no balloon drop or any

[ad_1] A student wears a protective mask, following the recommended precautions as students prepare for Spring Break and an extended period of online classes due to the coronavirus outbreak at Syracuse University in New York, March 13, 2020. (Maranie Staab/Reuters) It used to be the case in America that very few employers would screen out

[ad_1] Ohio governor Mike DeWine greets President Donald Trump at Akron-Canton airport in Canton, Ohio, March 20, 2019. (Carlos Barria/Reuters) After initially testing positive for coronavirus ahead of a scheduled meeting with President Donald Trump on Thursday, Ohio governor Mike DeWine has announced that he tested negative for the virus in a second test hours

[ad_1] National Rifle Association merchandise at the Iowa straw poll in Ames, Iowa, in 2011. (Daniel Acker/Reuters) The latest bananas news from the banana republic that is the State of New York: The attorney general, a political enemy of the National Rifle Association, is seeking to have the advocacy organization legally dissolved. The pretext is

[ad_1] A supporter of President Donald Trump walks at the Conservative Political Action Conference annual meeting at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md., February 27, 2020. (Joshua Roberts/Reuters) The absolute vacuum in American politics is being filled by partisan rage. Political journalists, commentators, pundits, and flacks often engage in their work in a year like

[ad_1] In a Medium piece on Thursday, Florida Senator Marco Rubio drew attention to the challenges of administering a national election in 2020. These include not only the continuing threat of foreign interference but also the unique challenges of voting in the middle of a pandemic. “We cannot escape the pandemic-induced reality of increased mail-in

[ad_1] President Trump addresses supporters on the airport tarmac in Cleveland, Ohio, August 6, 2020. (Joshua Robert/Reuters) President Trump indicated he would sign executive orders on Friday or Saturday that would extend unemployment benefits and institute a payroll tax holiday, amid continuing deadlock in Congress over coronavirus economic relief. Trump also told reporters on Thursday

[ad_1] Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti speaks during a protest in Los Angeles, Calif., June 2, 2020. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters) Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Wednesday that homes hosting parties in violation of coronavirus social distancing restrictions will have their utilities shut off. The mayor said he has authorized the city’s Department of Water and

[ad_1] Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks about at a campaign event in Wilmington, Del., July 28, 2020. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) Latinos constitute a more “diverse” community than African Americans, Joe Biden said on Tuesday in an interview with members of the National Association of Black Journalists and National Association of Hispanic

[ad_1] People attend a rally at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul to protest against the death of George Floyd, May 31, 2020. (Eric Miller/Reuters) It’s been more than two months since George Floyd’s death — captured on video — was seared into the national psyche. The presumption, of course, is that his death

[ad_1] President Donald Trump stands next to a portrait of former President George Washington as he attends at the White House in Washington, D.C., July 22, 2020. (Leah Millis/Reuters) 2020, the year that changed everything, may in the most meaningful terms turn out to be a year that changed nothing. Imagine this: You have a

[ad_1] New York State Attorney General, Letitia James, announces a lawsuit by the state of New York against e-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc in New York City, November 19, 2019. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters) New York attorney general Letitia James sued to dissolve the National Rifle Association on Wednesday, accusing senior members of the organization of fraud

[ad_1] (Kyle Grillot/Reuters) The evils of domestic violence and child abuse have been exacerbated by the coronavirus crisis. Like the coronavirus, domestic violence has no respect for national borders, economic status, or social respectability. In fact, it’s striking to read of how similar the stories are in Midtown Manhattan, where the victims tend to be

[ad_1] People line up outside a Kentucky Career Center hoping to find assistance with their unemployment claim in Frankfort, Ky., June 18, 2020. (Bryan Woolston/Reuters) Weekly unemployment claims fell last week to their lowest level since the coronavirus pandemic began, although claims continue to be filed at a rate unprecedented before the U.S. outbreak began.

[ad_1] Beachgoers at Huntington Beach, Calif., July 23, 2020. (Mike Blake/Reuters) We need to begin differentiating between individual risk and risk for outbreaks as we think about public-health policy. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE E arly in the COVID pandemic, there was much discussion of super-spreaders — a single individual attending a routine and harmless event such

[ad_1] A woman wearing a face mask at a bus stop in Stockholm, Sweden, June 26, 2020. (Stina Stjernkvist/TT News Agency/via Reuters) As discussed in the latest Capital Note over on Capital Matters, Sweden came out with (under the circumstances), bearable economic numbers today. Quarter-on-quarter GDP fell by 8.6 percent (and 8.2 percent year-on-year). While

[ad_1] Iowa governor Kim Reynolds arrives on Air Force One with President Trump in Des Moines, Iowa, June 11, 2019. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed an executive order Wednesday that automatically reinstates the voting rights of some convicted felons.  The order will permit some Iowans who have completed their felony sentences — excluding

[ad_1] Rep. Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.,) speaks at the scene of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis, Minn., June 3, 2020. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters) Ilhan Omar, the Democratic U.S. congresswoman from Minnesota’s fifth congressional district has been described as a “rising star” of the progressive movement and as President Donald Trump’s “worst nightmare.” So she surely did

[ad_1] Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer addresses the media in Midland, Mich., about the flooding along the Tittabawassee River, May 20, 2020. (Rebecca Cook) Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, signed an executive directive on Wednesday ordering state employees to undergo “implicit bias training.” Executive directives allow the Michigan governor to establish procedures or basic policy

[ad_1] New York City mayor Bill De Blasio in the Queens borough of New York, May 16, 2020 (Eduardo Munoz/Reuters) New York mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Wednesday that checkpoints will be set up at major entrances to the city to screen for out-of-state travelers who may be violating quarantine rules. Currently, travelers from

[ad_1] Police car lights at night. (Photo via Getty Images) Most black Americans say they want police to continue their current presence in local areas, even as protests against racism and police brutality sweep the nation, and calls to reform and even defund police departments persist. Close to two-thirds, 61 percent, of black Americans said

[ad_1] Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign event in Wilmington, Del., July 14, 2020. (Leah Millis/Reuters) Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden will no longer travel to the Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee to deliver his acceptance speech as planned. The former vice president was expected to deliver his acceptance speech at