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Reading Matters: A History for the Digital Age, by Joel Halldorf, New York University Press, 312 pages, $35 For those…

Yesterday’s promises: Just a day ago, the Iranian military warned that if Israel strikes southern Lebanon again, “much harsher and more crushing…

Happy Tuesday and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. This week’s newsletter takes a look at some recent state-level policy…

In 2009, the Supreme Court decided Ricci v. DeStefano. The Justices reversed Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s indefensible ruling against the Frank Ricci…

President Donald Trump violated the separation of powers when he announced a new $100,000 fee for H-1B visa applications last…

“Extractive capitalism” is a slippery concept that tends to mean whatever the speaker wants. Rep. Ro Khanna (D–Calif.) invokes the…

Excerpts from an order issued May 19 by Tarrant County District Court Judge Megan Fahey, in CTC Property LLC v.…

Gene-editing human embryos—the sci-fi scenario that many have feared and many others have cheered—may now be a reality. Columbia University…

Yesterday’s lead story in the NY Times is headlined: Trump Keeps Immunity from I.R.S., a Victory in a Long-Running Feud…

Two Democratic lawmakers introduced a bill in Congress today that would create a right to sue federal law enforcement officers…

Gordon Wood. (Brown University.)   Media reports indicate that Brown University Professor Gordon Wood passed away at the age of 92…