The president of the United States appears to have long ago forgotten that Americans fought the Revolutionary War not merely to secure their independence from the British monarchy but to establish a ...

Their favorite insult, thrown around like so much confetti, only reveals their complete ignorance of what “fascism” really means.

A Minnesota lawmaker and her husband killed in an act of apparent targeted political violence. An assassination try on President Trump. An attempt to burn down the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion as ...

A group of Republicans in the House Freedom Caucus called for a select committee to investigate the “the money, influence, and power behind the radical left’s assault on America and the rule ...

<UPDATE 5/19 Just a note to draw readers' attention to the 300+ comments that this post has received. It is a good illustration of one of the things I like most about the VC - I'm not aware of another ...

On July 8, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court discreetly issued an emergency order permitting the Trump administration to move forward with sweeping layoffs across federal agencies. The unsigned ruling did ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton recently entered the race for Sen. John Cornyn’s long-held seat, setting the stage for one of the most consequential Republican primaries in the country. Ultimately, ...

When Rachel Cohen resigned from her job at a big law firm earlier this year, she was giving up on three years of service and a $300,000 salary. But she found it more important to send a message about ...

Panelists at the 2025 ABA Conference in Toronto. Photo: Gail J. Cohen/ALM Democracy and the rule of law are under threat globally, and there’s never been a more important time to be a lawyer. That’s ...