Jonathan Adler reports at National Review Online: Michigan "Reform" Off of Ballot -- For Now   [Jonathan Adler]A Michigan appellate court has ruled that a "reform" initiative designed to shift control of the entire state government, including the judiciary, should not...

In case you thought the Mississippi saga was over, there are signs of impending action in the scandal's (thus far unresolved) Peters-DeLaughter branch....

AEI's Robert Hahn and Peter Passell: "Tighter regulation of the financial markets is almost certainly in the cards. But reregulation could have unintended consequences, bolstering the power of well-organized interest groups, reducing access to capital, and undermining America's competitive position....

"In stark contrast with the past," notes David Owsiany, "Ohio's highest court recently upheld caps on non-economic and punitive damages in Arbino v. Johnson & Johnson and a ten-year product liability statute of repose in Groch v. General Motors Corp."...

A failure of the free market? Not exactly (via Bader, emphasis added): Internal documents show that even late in the housing bubble, [federal-government-sponsored] Fannie Mae was drawn to risky loans by a variety of temptations, including the desire to increase...

A moment, please, to commemorate the passing of one of the real giants in American (and world) culture last Friday. A very nice tribute in last Saturday's New York Times...

It is, I am informed on the warning label, a violation of federal law to use my new bottle of Fantastik™ brand heavy-duty kitchen cleaner "in a manner inconsistent with these...

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Every modern Supreme Court Justice becomes the subject of one or more judicial biographies. It's a different picture in the court of appeals. Circuit Court Judges occasionally become the subject of...

A state appellate court voted unanimously to remove a sweeping and controversial government reform initiative from the ballot, the Detroit News reports....