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SCOTUStoday for Wednesday, February 4
20+ min ago (352+ words) Chief Justice John Marshall was sworn in on this day in 1801. We wrote about his upbringing, political career, and legal legacy (well, at least some of it) in two recent editions of this newsletter. One question we often get at…...
Why are so many black GA politicians getting arrested right now?
32+ min ago (1459+ words) There's a lot going down in Georgia right now, and none of it looks good for Dems. On one track, Georgia is once again at the center of questions surrounding the 2020 election, with President Trump saying that something big may…...
Deploying troops to U.S. cities cost half a billion dollars in 2025
2+ hour, 20+ min ago (325+ words) "The factors CBO used to estimate the costs of deployments in 2025 suggest that continuing the ongoing deployments at their size as of the end of 2025 would cost $93 million per month," the report noted. "More generally, deploying 1,000 National Guard personnel to…...
Today in Supreme Court History: February 4, 1824
2+ hour, 20+ min ago (56+ words) Josh Blackman | 2.4.2026 7:00 AM 2/4/1824: Gibbons v. Ogden argued. J.D. Tuccille | 2.4.2026 7:00 AM Charles Oliver | 2.4.2026 4:00 AM Jacob Sullum | 2.4.2026 12:01 AM Jacob Sullum | 2.3.2026 5:25 PM Ed Tarnowski | 2.3.2026 4:40 PM...
🔻New 3-D Animated Map Breaks Epstein’s Island Into 3 Chilling 'Zones"
3+ hour, 8+ min ago (800+ words) By Jett Cross February 4, 2026 [ CYPHER CODE #972 ] Places built for secrecy exist because the behavior inside them is probably illegal. [ CYPHER CODE #973 ] Luxury is the disguise. Control is the function. [ CYPHER CODE #974 ] When elites design spaces to isolate, observe, and dispose,…...
Anti-Israel Group That Stormed University of Minnesota Building Now Leads Illegal Anti-ICE Agitation
4+ hour, 20+ min ago (494+ words) A University of Minnesota student group has emerged as a leader behind illegal'and sometimes violent'anti-ICE agitation gripping Minneapolis. It's a significant shift for the school's Students for a Democratic Society chapter, which roughly one year ago stormed a campus building…...
Wes Moore Says the KKK Chased His Great-Grandfather Out of South Carolina. Historical Records Tell a Different Story.
4+ hour, 20+ min ago (1068+ words) But there's a problem with Moore's story: It's flatly contradicted by historical records and is almost certainly false. Many families tell larger-than-life stories about their forebears that wouldn't hold up to scrutiny. But your typical family-tree fabulist isn't preparing to…...
Brickbat: A Game of Telephone
5+ hour, 20+ min ago (54+ words) NEXT: Don Lemon's Arrest Looks Like an Assault on Freedom of the Press Charles Oliver | 2.4.2026 4:00 AM Jacob Sullum | 2.4.2026 12:01 AM Jacob Sullum | 2.3.2026 5:25 PM Ed Tarnowski | 2.3.2026 4:40 PM Christian Britschgi | 2.3.2026 4:20 PM...
Melinda French Gates on Bill Gates in Epstein files - 'Painful times in my marriage'
6+ hour, 17+ min ago (622+ words) Billionaire philanthropist Melinda French Gates has said her ex-husband, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, being named in new files relating to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein dredged up "painful times in my marriage". She told an NPR podcast she feels…...
Open Thread
6+ hour, 20+ min ago (125+ words) What's on your mind? Eugene Volokh | 2.4.2026 3:00 AM NEXT: Secretary Noem Takes it On The Chin Eugene Volokh is the Thomas M. Siebel Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford, and the Gary T. Schwartz Distinguished Professor of Law Emeritus and Distinguished…...