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Inside the U.S. military buildup in Israel
3+ hour, 49+ min ago (164+ words) Meanwhile, the U.S. military spent a quarter of a billion dollars expanding its presence at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, in the desert oasis of Azraq, Jordan, similarly far from the Gulf. Although most of these bureaucratic and logistical moves did not…...
Conversion Therapy Bans, as Applied to Talk Therapy, Regulate Speech and Not Just Conduct
2+ hour, 42+ min ago (204+ words) Eugene Volokh | 3.31.2026 12:05 PM Justice Gorsuch's opinion for a nearly unanimous Court today in Chiles v. Salazar (only Justice Jackson dissented) struck down Colorado's ban on conversion therapy for minors. The Court held that the ban regulated speech and not just conduct,…...
10 years ago today, Trump promised to eliminate the national debt. Instead, it has doubled.
2+ hour, 17+ min ago (859+ words) Ten years ago today, Donald Trump said he would pay off the national debt in the span of just eight years. That did not happen. Instead, the gross national debt has doubled since that day'from about $19 trillion to over $39 trillion....
Bernie Sanders has a backdoor plan to socialize sports teams
4+ hour, 32+ min ago (950+ words) Hello and welcome to another edition of Free Agent! Get all your men out there this week, it's no time to leave points on the floor. Let's start by talking about the latest socialist threat against sports, followed by some…...
Justice Kagan's Arguments for "Relax[ing] Our Guard" as to Some Content-Based (But Viewpoint-Neutral) Speech Restrictions
2+ hour, 9+ min ago (199+ words) Eugene Volokh | 3.31.2026 12:38 PM From Justice Kagan's concurrence, joined by Justice Sotomayor, in today's Chiles v. Salazar: [A.] The Court today decides that the Colorado law challenged here, as applied to talk therapy, conflicts with core First Amendment principles because it regulates speech…...
What Took So Long In Chiles?
2+ hour, 2+ min ago (348+ words) The 8-1 case was argued on October 7, and decided on March 31. Josh Blackman | 3.31.2026 12:45 PM I give a lot of thought to timing on the Supreme Court. Internal deliberations are usually a black box, unless there are some leaks. All we know…...
No First Amendment Exception for Professional-Client Speech: States Can't Ban "Conversion Therapy" Speech for Minors
2+ hour, 58+ min ago (377+ words) So the Supreme Court held today. Eugene Volokh | 3.31.2026 11:49 AM From Justice Gorsuch's opinion for a nearly unanimous Court today in'Chiles v. Salazar'(only Justice Jackson dissented): At the same time, the law explicitly allows counselors to engage in "practices" that provide…...
Finding Your First Handgun: A Practical Guide for New Gun Owners
1+ hour, 17+ min ago (835+ words) We gun owners sometimes lose touch with the mental framework of those that are not. "We understand the terminology, functionality and operation of most types of firearms. "Naturally, firearm styles that we own or train with become second nature to…...
Iranian Missile Strikes Fall to Lowest Level Seen During War As ‘Widespread Desertions’ Squeeze Regime’s Fighting Force, Hegseth Says
1+ hour, 56+ min ago (574+ words) Iranian missile strikes have dropped to their "lowest number" yet over the past 24 hours, as Operation Epic Fury sparks "widespread desertions" among Tehran's fighting force, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday morning. "The last 24 hours saw the lowest…...
Millionaire 'orgasm expert' forced women to perform sex acts on investors
2+ hour, 55+ min ago (491+ words) The orgasm expert founded OneTaste in 2004 after experiencing "contemplative sexuality" with a Buddhist (Image: AP) The woman behind a controversial wellness retreat that encourages women to try 'orgasmic meditation' has been jailed for nine years. Nicole Daedone, 58, was found to…...