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View More NewsThe Supreme Court justices. (Pool/ABACA/Newscom) Back in May, I wrote about survey data indicating a modest boost in the Supreme Court’s popularity with the public, possibly caused by its February decision in the tariff case (which I helped litigate). Since then, the Supreme Court has issued its major decisions in a large number of cases, including those on birthright citizenship, the Second Amendment, executive removal power, and more. Recently, Marquette Law School came out with a new poll assessing public perceptions of the Court in the wake of those rulings. It finds that the Court as a whole remains modestly…
It’s one burrito, Michael. What could it cost? We are deep in the summer news doldrums, as evidenced by the fact that the dominant story on Politics Twitter this week was a debate over how much burritos cost. I’m not too interested in the specifics of the burrito controversy, but before we can get to what it all means, you need to know the basics. It started with a viral tweet from Andrew Kolvet, a spokesman for Turning Points USA, who claimed that a college student recently complained to him about paying $20 for a burrito. In the days since, seemingly…
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In what we know as the Middle East, a dramatic jump in the emerging pattern of human violence took place around 5500 BCE, the primary evidence being circumvallation, the construction of walled fortifications around population centres.Circumvallation was not unprecedented. The massive and fabled walls of Jericho appeared around 8000 BCE. Twelve feet high and six feet thick, an estimated 1,800 feet in circumference, the walls were a mute indicator of both the place’s unprecedented wealth—perhaps derived from trading Dead Sea salt—and the need to protect it. But these fortifications stood alone for 2,500 years; and then, rather suddenly, equivalents began…
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President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on Thursday that attempt to restrict birthright citizenship narrowly. This comes a little over a month after…
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said Friday it detained more than 20 people it claims worked for unregistered crypto exchange offices used to move…
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In brief OFAC designated Shelbit Exchange and Aban Tether, accusing both of moving funds for the Iranian armed forces and previously sanctioned Iranian exchanges.…
Bitcoin BTC$77,640.65 traded near $77,733 by midday Hong Kong time, according to CoinDesk data, little changed over the past 24 hours, after sliding as…
Two of the six men accused of attempting to kidnap the wife of Sébastien Borget, the co-founder of The Sandbox, were arrested after calling…
In brief U.K.-based Blockchain.com is seeking an initial public offering via the U.S. equity markets. Details about how much it is seeking to raise…
While addressing a crowd of manufacturing workers in Missouri this week, Vice President J.D. Vance detailed how his staff is tirelessly working to root…
US lawmakers have renewed efforts to codify a US strategic Bitcoin reserve with a new bipartisan bill on Thursday that seeks to acquire around…
In brief The U.S. Department of Commerce will invest more than $2 billion in quantum computing startups and foundries. Researchers increasingly warn that “Q-Day,”…
When Missouri legalized recreational marijuana in 2022, it put laws on the books to prevent monopolization of its weed market. Now, one cannabis provider…
This week’s podcast is something of a throwback episode—both for Quillette itself and for me personally.We’re going to be talking about the problem of…