Please enjoy the latest edition of Short Circuit, a weekly feature from the Institute for Justice. From 2001 to 2018, now-retired Midland County, Tex. Prosecutor Ralph Petty worked on over 300 cases as both the lead prosecutor and law clerk for the judge overseeing those cases, arguing by day and (among other improprieties) drafting orders … Read more
If you ever feel like politics is stuck in the past, consider the ages of who is involved at the highest levels. President Joe Biden is currently 79; he’s the oldest person to have ever assumed the office of the presidency. His 2020 presidential opponent (and possible 2024 GOP nominee) Donald Trump is currently 75. … Read more
As we approach Easter Sunday and Jewish Passover, Arabs rioted on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem after the second Friday Prayer of Ramadan following calls by their leaders to wage “Jihad”. Last Saturday, the grave of the Patriarch Joseph in Biblical Shechem was desecrated by an Arab mob. The Israeli Defense Force moved into Arab … Read more
From Hershey v. Curators of Univ. of Missouridecided Wednesday by Judge Douglas Harpool (WD Mo.): Plaintiff often handed out flyers and brochures, and he advocated for vegetarian or vegan eating. Plaintiff claims that the University’s policy that placing regulations on speech on areas of campus is unconstitutional. More specifically, he claims that Defendants applied the … Read more
The last couple of years have been a revelation when it comes to public health measures for battling COVID-19 and whatever bugs come next. We’ve seen that masks offer little protection unless they’re the uncomfortable medical variety, states that locked down hardest took nasty economic hits in return for little if any health benefit, and … Read more
Two men in Yuma County, Arizona, Gary Snyder and David Lara, busted a local ballot trafficking operation using undercover cameras during the 2020 Primary Election. Lara and Snyder recorded and photographed ballot paperskers stuffing ballot boxes on the day of the August 4th, 2020, Primary Election. The evidence was presented to the Arizona Attorney General, … Read more
Elon Musk offered to buy every Twitter share for $54.20, representing a 54% increase in price per share since the day prior to his first large purchases of stock in the company in late January, not the 9% share that he bought last week. The stock is currently valued at $45,85 as of yesterday’s close … Read more
The left loves to tell us that the American dream is dead. But nearly every day we hear stories that disprove that fanciful notion. The story of Marziyeh Amirizadeh is living proof. And she can give a very credible word of warning as to where she sees America headed. Born in Iran into a society … Read more
When Sen. Marco Rubio (R–Fla.) was seeking the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, a local paper noted that he had “a long history speaking out against marijuana legalization.” Given that history and the fact that Rubio’s position is rejected by two-thirds of Americans, you might think he would be prepared to defend marijuana prohibition with cogent … Read more
CNN’s Brian Stelter appeared a bit flummoxed after a college freshman confronted him over what the student described as CNN’s habit of pushing “disinformation” that “magically” benefits only one political party. Readers can probably guess which political party the young man was referring to. Stelter visited the University of Chicago on Thursday to participate in … Read more