Washington’s Overlooked Leverage Over China’s Chip Ambitions
A First Amendment Approach to Regulating AI Model Weights
Can the Attorney General Remove Assistant U.S. Attorneys at Will?
Judge Furman holds that the attorney general cannot fire an assistant U.S. attorney without cause, and that Article II does not change that.
The U.S.-Taiwan ART’s Export Control Puzzle
What does “alignment” require?
How Judge Reyes Became the Lorax
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FBI Agents Charged Over Lying to Congress: A Hearing Diary
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Washington’s Overlooked Leverage Over China’s Chip Ambitions
China’s new immersion lithography tools are not yet production-ready, but continued allied and U.S. servicing accelerates their progress. Existing U.S. export control rules already offer a response. -
A First Amendment Approach to Regulating AI Model Weights
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Can the Attorney General Remove Assistant U.S. Attorneys at Will?
Judge Furman holds that the attorney general cannot fire an assistant U.S. attorney without cause, and that Article II does not change that. -
The U.S.-Taiwan ART’s Export Control Puzzle
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How Judge Reyes Became the Lorax
A case about a golf course turns into a tale about the rule of law. -
Can Hungary Derussify Its Electric Power Sector?
Natural gas gets the headlines, but Russian nuclear fuel powers nearly half the country’s grid. -
A Rejoinder to Healey and Snyder: Engaging on Stability
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Chemical Security Is National Security
The United States has halted funding for finding and destroying chemical weapons, putting critical work at risk. -
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Israel’s Destruction of Gaza and the Moral Decline of Zionism
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Comey Tries to 86 the Seashells Case: Part I
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Comey Tries to 86 the Seashells Case: Part II
Two pending motions could expose the government’s investigation to scrutiny well before trial
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The Trump Admin’s Embrace of Ideological Exclusion and Deportation
The targets, rhetoric, and legal justifications of ideological exclusion and deportation may change over time, but the motivation—suppressing dissent—remains the same.
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White House Releases Executive Order Declaring a National Emergency Regarding the Electrical Grid
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Justice Department Releases Opinion on Military Arrests Near Borders
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White House Releases Executive Orders on Quantum Computing
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White House Releases Executive Order on AI
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Former Cuban President Raúl Castro Indicted
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Trump Administration Releases 2026 Counterterrorism Strategy
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Southern Poverty Law Center Indicted on Federal Fraud Charges
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