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The Strait of Hormuz is straight out of a storybook. Named for an ancient Persian god, the 24-mile-wide waterway flows…

As Mark Twain wrote, “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” Lately, I’ve been hearing a recurring rhythm—and getting…

On February 28, President Donald Trump authorized military strikes against Iran. It has now been over 60 days since the…

NA Donald Trump has been trying to “nationalize” (his term, not mine) control over elections, claiming sweeping presidential power to…

Yesterday a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit stayed a district court injunction, pending appeal,…

It has been a very busy 48 hours for Louisiana. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court decided Callais. The following day,…

 Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. (Kyodonews/Zuma Press/Newscom)   In my March 5 Dispatch article on the Iran War and the Constitution, I…

Faculty and students at Tennessee’s public universities can speak more freely today after Governor Bill Lee signed the amended version of…

To put American traffic deaths in perspective, consider the Miami Marlins. Since 2012, the baseball team has played its home…

“Hate speech” is notoriously hard to define and is usually a subjective characterization of harsh words. Though the term is…

Let’s talk about something silly, but quite revealing: Would you press the red button or the blue button? A version…

If you follow public policy debates, you are probably familiar with the concept of unintended consequences. Laws or regulations implemented…