Civics And The Rights of Citizenship
There is nothing, but nothing, that isn’t flagrantly unconstitutional about the proposal that American citizens should be required to pass a basic civics test of the sort required of aliens seeking citizenship in order to enjoy the rights of citizenship or hold public office. And yet, it’s still a pretty good idea, not to exclude […]
Self-Censorship Is Silent | Simple Justice
It should have been a lay up for the Supreme Court, having been teed up by Fourth Circuit dissenting Judge Harvie Wilkinson. How did it ever come to this—that such a fine and distinguished university would institute a policy with such incipient inquisitional overtones, one that turns its campus into a surveillance state? The First […]
Open Thread: How Is The State Of The Union?
The State of the Union address was Biden’s to blow. It was his chance to show that he’s not too old and still up to the job. It was his chance to show that he still has something to offer a nation, both to the Republicans as well as the Progressive Caucus of the Democrats, […]
Seaton: A Brief Medical Update
I want to begin by discussing a rather nasty rumor I heard spread regarding my whereabouts last week. Contrary to what’s discussed on the Twitter, I had been nowhere near a “tragic kiln explosion.” Hell, I don’t even know where one would find a kiln locally. My absence was a bit less dramatic. I was […]
When Can Police Bring In A K-9 Unit In Minnesota?
The Minnesota State Patrol has 15 K-9 teams that are trained to detect the odor of narcotics, but does that mean that you may see an officer walking up to your vehicle with a dog by his side the next time you’re pulled over? When are police allowed to bring a K-9 unit into a […]
The Best Defenses For An Underage DUI
We all made dumb choices in our youth, but hopefully none of those choices led to lifelong consequences. For an unfortunate few who end up facing an underage DUI charge in Minnesota, a conviction can end up having life-altering consequences. We’re not saying that you should face no punishment for your actions, but we don’t […]
Because You Get Paid Good
At Bari Weiss’ Free Press, Francesca Block reveals that the Long Beach School District pays students $1,400 to learn how to become social justice warriors. Contracts between Long Beach Unified School District and Californians for Justice from 2019 to 2023, exclusively obtained by The Free Press, show the school district used taxpayer funds to pay the group nearly $2 million […]