The press has been full of chatter this week about the supposedly unprecedented vehemence of campaign rhetoric on the Republican side of the presidential contest -- a charge that, as my colleague John Leo has noted, may be a trifle...

Over the past couple of years I've repeatedly expressed fascination (here, here, here, here, and here) with the lawsuit in a Moscow commercial court in which the government of Russia is invoking the RICO law -- America's RICO law, that...

25 questions you can't ask at job interviews, such as "Can you work weekends?" and "What relative should we notify in case of emergency?" [HR Daily Advisor via Ohio Employment Law Blog] "California already ranks 48th in state business...

I'm quoted on the subject, as is co-blogger Ted Frank, in this new piece by Joseph Lawler for the American Spectator. I should add that I'm not trying to speak to the ultimate merits of either specific proposal discussed (a...

Pending proposals in the English courts would take a large step toward American-style practice by opening up so-called "opt-out" actions, in which class members are automatically counted as plaintiffs unless they go to the trouble of withdrawing their names. In...

Yesterday's divided Sixth Circuit decision voiding the district court's TRO against Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner prompted a strongly worded dissent by Judge Griffin....

Rich's column suggests that McCain-Palin's rhetoric is risking the assasination of Sen. Obama. His evidence:...

NPR did a story on Dolly Parton's "Jolene" this week. It's a classic song (from the album of the same name) that's been covered by everyone from...

The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports on the investigation into fraudulent and duplicate voter registrations submitted by ACORN, and notes that neither Democrats nor Republicans on the county's election board believes...

Jennifer Rubin has some. I suspect that no matter how good a campaign McCain runs from now on, he's doomed unless the economic news suddenly takes a turn for the...