Patrick G. Eddington Mike German. (Brennan Center for Justice) This morning, I learned that my dear friend and colleague Mike German had retired from his position as a fellow in the Brennan Center’s Liberty and National Security Program. Mike’s relationship with Cato goes back almost 17 years (you can listen to his very first Cato Daily Podcast appearance here), including Cato ...
Travis Fisher The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) released a report on Wednesday declaring that the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) most sweeping climate policy—dating back to 2009—is “beyond scientific dispute.” The report was submitted to the EPA and surely will be used in litigation against the Trump administration. However, by jumping into the political food fight, the ...
Patrick G. Eddington At the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) May 2024 convention, then-presidential candidate Donald Trump told those assembled, “No one will lay a finger on your firearms.” In the wake of the tragic mass shooting at the Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis in August 2025, the regime’s tone changed, and in an alarming way for every law-abiding American gun ...
Senate Republicans’ bid to pass a short-term government funding extension was foiled by Senate Democrats as the deadline to fund the government fast approaches. While the proposal easily glided through the House with little drama, it hit a brick wall in the Senate and failed 44-48. Only one lawmaker, Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., crossed the aisle to support the Republican ...
Senate Democrats’ counteroffer to congressional Republicans’ short-term government funding extension was torpedoed by the GOP on Friday. The bill, which varies drastically from the House’s proposal that passed earlier in the day, was filled with Democratic priorities that they say are the only sweeteners that would convince them to keep the government open. But the provisions were a bridge too ...
Mike Fox Last spring, in a unanimous decision that could have been a major victory for police accountability, the Supreme Court struck a decisive blow to a deeply flawed legal doctrine. In Barnes v. Felix, the Justices rejected the idea that courts should only look at the “moment of threat”—the very instance an officer uses deadly force. The Court held ...
Trading technology has advanced to the point where investors can choose between desktop platforms, browser-based systems, and mobile applications. Each format has strengths and limitations, and the right choice often depends on the trader’s style, level of experience, and personal schedule. To understand how these platforms compare, we asked experts from Cliquall to share their perspective on what works best ...
After conservative activist Charlie Kirk was murdered in Utah last week, leftist and contrarian figures across the country reacted with open celebration, prompting widespread public condemnation. Fox News Digital spoke this week to several experts who analyzed whether the trend remains a fringe occurrence or if celebrations of political opponents’ deaths and injuries are becoming mainstream. Paul Sracic is a ...
The House of Representatives adopted a resolution to honor the ‘life and legacy’ of late conservative activist Charlie Kirk on Friday, just over a week after he was shot and killed during a college campus speaking event in Utah. The measure got bipartisan support in a 310-58 vote, with both Democrats and Republicans having quickly risen to condemn political violence ...
Brent Skorup On a recent podcast with Benny Johnson, FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr urged broadcasters to “take action … on Kimmel or there’s going to be additional work for the FCC ahead.” That’s an unusually blunt warning, and it gives Americans a glimpse into the strange world of broadcast law. Many people naturally wonder, “I dislike what Kimmel said—but how ...