Law Enforcement
Bolton Case Comes Into Focus
The FBI’s raid on John Bolton’s house has been greeted with horror by the same people who reveled in the Bureau’s search of Melania Trump’s underwear drawer. As we noted here, the search, which was signed off on by two…
Trump’s immigration crackdown is driving away international students
Suguru Onda was one year away from finishing his Ph.D. at Brigham Young University (BYU) when he received potentially life-altering news. His name had appeared in a criminal records check and his visa had been revoked. He…
On fighting crime with the National Guard, Trump says, he can do ‘anything I want to do’
Testifying in favor of the National Firearms Act in 1934, Attorney General Homer S. Cummings readily conceded that the federal government had "no inherent police powers to go into certain localities and deal with local…
Trump’s use of the National Guard is turning America into Canada
The first time I went to a concert in Washington, D.C., I jogged from the bus barefoot. I'd worn flip-flops and was running late, so I kicked them off to move faster. I often walk barefoot here—whether to a record store…
What’s With the Bolton Raid?
When the FBI raided the home of John Bolton last week, pretty much everyone in the press and in the Democratic Party assumed that the raid constituted personal revenge on the part of President Trump, because the former…
Troops to Chicago and New York?
Having temporarily taken over the District of Columbia police, as well as deploying the D.C. National Guard and other federal law enforcement personnel, President Trump has idly speculated that Chicago might be next, followed…
ICE’s tricked-out trucks might boost recruitment, but they won’t make America safer
Flush with cash from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has spent millions of dollars on flashy custom SUVs and trucks the agency says are essential for public safety and…
Trump’s D.C. goon squads are un-American
When President Donald Trump first declared a crime emergency in the nation's capital and sent hundreds of federal law enforcement agents to patrol its streets, this district resident had a hard time taking it too…
Do cops still need a warrant to search your home in an ’emergency’?
You're probably familiar with the old adage that "a man's home is his castle." It's the idea that agents of the state may not lawfully enter your home uninvited for any reason that suits them; rather,…
The Trump economy is now pay to play
This week, editors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Matt Welch dig into the Trump administration's increased meddling in the tech sector, from profit-sharing deals to a possible government stake…
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