What role did governments play in the segregating of America? Richard Rothstein describes the explicit policies that separated black and white America in&nbsp;The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America.

The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America

The last days of the Trump Administration saw an attack on the Capitol and an historic second impeachment for a sitting President. For Republicans who voted to bring that President to trial, what now? Republican Representative Jaime Herrera Beutler offers her thoughts.

Impeachment and Its Aftermath for the GOP

The domestic politics of global supply chains are full of unfortunate incentives even now, when the stakes are historically high. Scott Lincicome comments.

First, Do No Harm to the Global Supply Chain

Texans are still dealing with the aftermath of that recent deep freeze. Peter Van Doren breaks down the relevant facts and provides some early economic analysis.

Some Initial Thoughts on Why Texans Froze

America's longest war, Afghanistan, continues. Joe Biden has a unique opportunity to end it once and for all, thanks in part to Trump Administration efforts to shorten U.S. involvement. Doug Bandow and Will Ruger comment. 
 
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Will Biden Accept Trump's Gift of A Quick Exit from Afghanistan?

An amalgam of proposals from Democrats would strictly regulate online speech, and make more costly other forms of public communication on policy issues. Will Duffield comments on the proposal.

Free Political Speech Online vs. Democrats' Election Reforms

The Supreme Court created and has long supported a tortured reading of federal law that helps&nbsp;<a href="https://www.unlawfulshield.com/" target="_blank">public officials escape accountability</a>&nbsp;for violating your rights. That may be changing in a small way. Still, Clark Neily and Jay Schweikert argue that qualified immunity will continue to protect malicious public officials until lawmakers step in to fix it.

Is the Supreme Court Beginning to Curtail Qualified Immunity?

Some in the conservative legal movement view Trump's (and Mitch McConnell's) success at confirming judges as simply not worth the rest of the Trump presidency. Billy Easley, a senior policy advisor at Americans for Prosperity, is one of them. His new <a href="http://libertarianism.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Libertarianism.org</a> essay is entitled, “<a href="https://www.libertarianism.org/articles/myth-trump-judicial-success" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Myth of Trump’s Judicial Success</a>."

Were Trump's Judicial Appointments Worth It?

Statistics are typically meant to influence, and influence can be achieved with bad statistics. Tim Harford tries to help you discern truth from fiction in The Data Detective: Ten Easy Rules to Make Sense of Statistics.

The Data Detective: Ten Easy Rules to Make Sense of Statistics

Why do so few defendants get their day in court? Kevin Ring of FAMM discusses <a href="https://famm.org/vanishingtrial/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Vanishing Trial</a>.&nbsp;You may also <a href="https://www.collectiveeye.org/pages/host-a-screening" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">host a screening</a> of the film.

Criminal Justice and "The Vanishing Trial"

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