My new essay in Civitas introduces novel research about the understanding of the Establishment Clause in 1868. I dug through recently digitized archives of the Freedmen Bureau. In short, a federal government agency, headed by military chaplains, worked wi... See more
The Baltimore Rock Opera Society fired its recently hired executive director, allegedly because she was wearing her hair in cornrows and thus engaging in supposed cultural appropriation. The concern wasn't that cornrows were seen as unprofessional as such... See more
I wrote in 2018 about a forged U.K. court order, quoting a Times (London) article (Billy Kenber): Last week two fake documents were sent to Google in an attempt to censor a Times article revealing concerns about an online pharmacy run by an alleged intern... See more
The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments today in an important case that asks how much judicial deference is owed to the U.S. Sentencing Commission's commentary on the federal sentencing guidelines when a judge is applying those guidelin... See more
From Hoover's post today (and see also our colleague John Cochrane's post about Hall's work): "This is a wonderful surprise," Hall said on Monday morning. "I've spent my career trying to understand how the economy works, following interesting questions wh... See more
