Richard Epstein provides an in-depth history of takings law, examining the protections against government appropriation of private property. Along the way he considers the recent Supreme Court ruling in Knick v. Township of Scott, Pennsylvania, which greatly expands the rights of property owners.
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So much for escaping the oddities of California politics—not when the governor suffers from wanderlust (it helps to have a compliant Legislature), billionaires can’t agree on campaign tactics, and a former House speaker applies a heavy hand in the race to succeed her in Congress.
August 24, 2026
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The headline from the recently released 2026 Medicare Trustees Report was that the Medicare Health Insurance (HI) Trust Fund would exhaust its reserves in 2033—1 year before the Social Security trust funds were also projected to meet the same fate.
August 20, 2026
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Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Ro Khanna just introduced a bill proposing a permanent national 5% wealth tax on billionaires, along with an ambitious spending program for the results. (Press release, bill, summary.) It’s permanent. The fig leaf of California’s “just this once” tax is off.
August 19, 2026
