Jacob Sullum
The folly of attaching “infinite value” to a life saved by government regulation should be obvious, Jacob Sullum writes. If that value were infinite, it would justify any policy that promises to save lives.
From Rudy Giuliani to Joe Biden, many public officials rolled out a parade of excuses when accused of questionable behavior in 2023, Jacob Sullum writes.
Former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani lawyer could have avoided a massive defamation verdict by presenting his “definitively clear” evidence of election fraud. But he didn’t.
A so-called “trial penalty” helps explain why, contrary to the impression left by movies and TV shows, criminal cases almost never go to trial, Jacob Sullum writes.
Her position in Kelo v. New London was partly vindicated when some states enacted laws aimed at discouraging eminent domain abuse, Jacob Sullum writes.
The shift from smoking to vaping is indisputably an improvement in terms of health risks, so making e-cigarettes less attractive to current and former smokers is detrimental.
The two parties sometimes differ on the details, but they are united in believing that political imperatives trump constitutional guarantees.
The U.S. Supreme Court should take the case of a Black Lives Matter leader in Louisiana who is being sued by a police officer who was injured in protests led by BLM.
DeSantis, Abbott and like-minded politicians assert that social media companies are pursuing a left-wing agenda while simultaneously denying that the First Amendment protects their right to do so.