During oral argument on Monday, a majority of the justices appeared likely to strike down a federal law prohibiting an “unlawful user” of marijuana from possessing a firearm — or, at least, they appeared to believe it could not be applied to Ali Danial Hemani, a criminal defendant who uses marijuana a few times a […]

The Trump administration says it’s done with its release of the Epstein files. But that doesn’t mean the issue is going away: Just last week, NPR and other outlets reported that the Justice Department may have withheld interview materials potentially touching on an allegation of sexual abuse by Donald Trump.  Congress is also continuing to […]

About six months ago, I noted an interesting divide among the right-leaning or politics-adjacent podcasters and influencers who helped get Donald Trump reelected. They were either shutting up about politics, bending over backward to justify his policies, or citing a couple of issues — ICE and the Epstein files — as red lines causing them to […]

The United States and Israel launched a war against Iran Friday night, killing that nation’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, along with many other Iranian officials, and (reportedly) more than 150 people at an elementary school for girls.  In response, Iran has launched attacks against Israel, US bases in the region, and civilian targets in […]

America’s largest-ever generation — the baby boomers — is getting older. As it does, much of the burden of elder care is falling on another group: the “sandwich generation,” adults who are contending with caring for both their own children and for their parents. It’s a problem that will only grow, made worse by the […]