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James Ceaser is the Harry F. Byrd Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia, director of the Program for Constitutionalism and Democracy, and was a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. He is the author of several books on American politics and American political thought, including...
Governor Brown Signs Executive Order B-29-15 Announcing First-Ever California Mandatory State Water Reductions
On April 1 (No April Fool’s Joke), 2015, Governor Jerry Brown signed a seven-page Executive Order that imposed 25% mandatory water reduction in 2015 over 2013 usage for urban areas, commercial, industrial, and institutional properties (campuses, golf courses, cemeteries), along with other restrictions.
For Freedom Of Association
There has been a lot of controversy lately about Indiana's religious freedom law. There's a simple solution to the problems that the law deals with: freedom of association.
Leftist Militant Victory Over RFRA
Hoover fellow Victor Davis Hanson discusses the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) and how the outcry against RFRA forced Indiana Governor Mike Pence to sign a revision to the state's RFRA law.
California Vaccine Exemption Bill Faces Crucial First Test On Wednesday
Democratic-led efforts to ban vaccine exemptions in Oregon and Washington state toppled one after the other last month amid fervent opposition from parents and anti-vaccine groups who say the bills would have trampled their fundamental rights to decide how to care for their own children.
The Libby Injustice
Bush’s refusal to pardon the falsely accused aide looks even worse now.
In Republican Attacks On The Fed, Experts See A Shift
At a hearing in February, Representative Scott Garrett, a New Jersey Republican, complained that Congress and the Federal Reserve had traded places.
The Real Teaching Moment In Brian Williams's "False Memory"
Memory experts have argued that NBC News anchor Brian Williams' dramatic fall from grace provides a wonderful "teaching moment" to alert the public about research findings on how flawed human memories are.
Richard Epstein On The John Batchelor Show (19:12)
Hoover Fellow Richard Epstein discusses the Voting Rights Act and the recent decision by United States Supreme Court, by five-to-four—with Justice Stephen Breyer writing for the four liberal justices plus Justice Kennedy—struck down Alabama’s redistricting plan for its state Senate and House of Representatives under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Why You Should Shop Social Security Offices For The Best Deal
Boston University economist Larry Kotlikoff has spent every week, for over two years, answering questions about what is likely your largest financial asset — your Social Security benefits.
Peter Berkowitz On The John Batchelor Show
Hoover fellow Peter Berkowitz discusses his Wall Street Journal article concerning the false evidence against Scooter Libby.
The False Evidence Against Scooter Libby (condensed version)
A key witness says she was led by Patrick Fitzgerald to testify falsely. This puts the case in a whole new light.
The Public Choice Behind Carbon Taxes
Jerry Taylor of the Niskanen Center, who co-authored an excellent piece, "Energy," in The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics, has a post titled "Oil and Gas Industry Opinions about Climate Change."
Why “Big Law” Won’t Defend The Constitutionality Of Bans On Gay Marriage
Not long ago, in the context of the controversy over Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act, I complained that corporate America won’t stand up to the increasingly totalitarian tactics of the gay rights movement and its leftist supporters.
Dear FDA, Step Aside So We Might Live
Patients suffering from Lou Gehrig’s disease shouldn’t have to plead with bureaucrats to try potentially lifesaving drugs.
Did Edwin Cannan Think A 100 Percent Income Tax Rate Was Fair?
The earliest 20th-century reference I have been able to find to a Laffer curve effect is in a 1901 article by London School of Economics professor Edwin Cannan.
Peter Berkowitz On The Hugh Hewitt Radio Show (38:30)
Hoover fellow Peter Berkowitz discusses his Wall Street Journal article concerning the false evidence against Scooter Libby.
Richard Epstein On The John Batchelor Show (19:27)
Hoover fellow Richard Epstein uses case law to explain the historical development of antidiscrimination laws. Epstein discusses modern controversies involving religious liberty and proposes a classical liberal solution based on mutual tolerance.
'Man-Made Disaster': Critics Say California Drought Caused By Misguided Environment Policies
The blistering drought that has Californians timing their showers, driving dirty cars and staring at brown lawns and empty swimming pools is a “man-made disaster,” according to critics, who say the Golden State’s misguided environmental policies allow much-needed freshwater to flow straight into the Pacific.
A Group Of Doctors Just Asked Columbia To Reconsider Dr. Oz's Faculty Appointment
A group of doctors has had enough of Dr. Oz. On Wednesday, 10 physicians, surgeons, and professors from across the country signed a letter — addressed to Columbia's dean of medicine — calling the medical school's affiliation with its most famous employee "unacceptable"
Judith Miller Recants; Where's The Media?
In “The Story: A Reporter’s Journey,” which hit book store shelves Tuesday, April 7, former New York Times reporter Judith Miller revealed in the final chapter that she now believes that she was induced by then-Special Counsel Patrick J. Fitzgerald to give false testimony in the 2007 trial of I. “Lewis” Scooter Libby, former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney.

