Jonathan H. Adler
@jadler1969
Father, Husband, LawProf, guy with opinions; @chkbal co-founder; Law before policy before politics; Philly sports always; 'the cowbell of Twitter'-N. Schulz
Want to understand the federal-state conflict over marijuana? I've got something for you: Marijuana Federalism: Uncle Sam and Mary Jane amazon.com/dp/0815737890/…
'It is likely that the first half of 2025 has seen the fewest deaths related to extreme weather of any half year in recorded human history.' @RogerPielkeJr @AEICTSE aei.org/articles/human…
Solid @jadler1969 “Nothing in the CAA allows [EPA] to forego adopting vehicle emission standards due to concerns about cost or consumer choice…. that's a complaint about the Clean Air Act, not EPA regulations… needs to be addressed by Congress” reason.com/volokh/2025/07…
The idea that lessening supplier competition by banning discounts that reduce food expenditures will make anyone better off is antitrust fan fiction indulged by the Wu-Kanter-Khan mug set with cruel consequences for real families. open.substack.com/pub/competitio…
Would it kill the media to read CUAD’s Substack? It’s all there.
CNN begging a Hamas supporter to pretend he's not a Hamas supporter--in order to save him. He declines their off-ramp. Would they attempt a similar rescue effort with a Klan supporter? Why not? nypost.com/2025/07/22/us-…
By a vote of 50-48, the Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to executive session for the consideration of Emil J. Bove III to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit. GOP Senator Murkowski voted against Senators not voting - McConnell and Mullin
Labor leader objects to CEQA reforms that "undermine enviro standards that are important & that give us leverage." Um, if they were actually important, they wouldn't give you leverage. 1/2
Your "deal" leaves Americans paying a new 19% tariff on Indonesian goods, thereby making us worse off than we were before you started "deal-making."
The United States and Indonesia agreed to a Framework for an Agreement on Reciprocal Trade. This deal will unlock unprecedented market access for American farmers, innovators, and producers, lower tariff and non-tariff barriers facing American exporters, and deliver lasting wins…
Left: NYT description; right: an example of said gracious derision
I'm seeing this clip all over as if this were every home in America mid 19th century. The answer is that it was a 3.5-hour movie. Then we went home.
What happened to this America? Where did it go?
Hot take: the fact that world-class scholars like Jim Hankins (one of the very, very few non-progressive humanists at Harvard College) are willing to move from Harvard to Florida is a more fundamental long-term threat to the university than any of its current legal problems.
The University of Florida is the new leader in the study of Western and American civilization. So-called elite universities have abandoned the study of Western culture and politics over the last 25 years, and that betrayal has given other institutions the opportunity to create…
That’s funny, I have been assured the Dark Night of Fascism was falling on anybody at Paramount who made fun of Trump. Maybe it’s just for the ones who aren’t funny.
Paramount has reached a streaming rights deal with Trey Parker, and Matt Stone, the creators of 'SOUTH PARK' for 5 years, $1.5 billion (via: LA Times)
Debanking is not a small problem indeed. It needs to be addressed by libertarians and free market conservatives at the theoretical level, which I will do in my next book on a libertarianism for the 21st century.
11/ This is not a small problem. Stripe handles more than a trillion dollars in payments every year. Millions of businesses rely on their tech. If they can put a “hold” on my money for no reason, they can do it to anyone. Is that the plan @patrickc?