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Today’s crazy idea: Why can’t SCOTUS, confronted with an ambiguous clause in the 14th Amendment, send it to Congress to clarify using Congress’ explicit power, under Section 5 of the Amendment, to “enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article”? https://t.co/Sqxo7jzKCy

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Jun 25, 2025

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June 25, 2025 at 03:39PM
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I always thought “birthright citizenship” must be part of our frontier heritage, when anybody could wander into North America and have as good a claim as anyone else. But no–it dates from way after that, in an interpretation of the 14th Amendment, written after we were a https://t.co/Sqxo7jzKCy

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Jun 25, 2025

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June 25, 2025 at 03:27PM
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“If illegals are illegal, why are their babies citizens?” https://t.co/ZoxPU5Grm3

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Jun 25, 2025

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June 25, 2025 at 03:20PM
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“Dear Donald” is a little much … https://t.co/miknvKdWWX

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Jun 25, 2025

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June 25, 2025 at 01:19PM
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Well, NY will be more affordable … https://t.co/KdmDHHqGLl

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Jun 25, 2025

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June 24, 2025 at 11:01PM
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Hmmm https://t.co/gd061XF2h4

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Jun 25, 2025

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June 24, 2025 at 10:24PM
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.@joelkotkin and @RyanGirdusky vs. @Noahpinion and @mattyglesias. …

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Jun 24, 2025

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June 24, 2025 at 06:26PM
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Would be a good Firing Line-style debate to have if we had Firing Line. https://t.co/Wedu5n5MJ5

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jun 24, 2025

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June 24, 2025 at 06:21PM
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LA “1000x better than in the 90s” I don’t think so! I don’t think any of Smith’s claims are accurate, though there are lots of confounding factors. Most people I know (definite subset) think both places have gone all to hell. https://t.co/qILmSjIk3L https://t.co/FdJh4F0kfF

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Jun 24, 2025

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June 24, 2025 at 06:18PM
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Link: https://t.co/C0Up0vwhhy

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Jun 24, 2025

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June 24, 2025 at 05:51PM
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When it comes to England from 1500 to 1850, @Mattyglesias says that rising labor supply led to lower wages.– just not when it comes to mass immigration today. “During the 18th century, productivity was rising, but so was the population. Flat wages were actually an incredible

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Jun 24, 2025

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June 24, 2025 at 05:49PM
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Wherever the uranium is, and whatever the (diminished)l strength of Iran’s nuclear program, dealing with it is now Israel’s business, right? Time for Trump to say that? https://t.co/dz1fTjnPtb

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Jun 23, 2025

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June 23, 2025 at 04:19PM
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The Juicebox Mafia’s disillusionment with Wagner Act unions has been very gratifying. … https://t.co/ShVThoDRAQ

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Jun 23, 2025

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June 23, 2025 at 04:06PM
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Are we sure this wasn’t some AI program posting it originally? https://t.co/tyJ8fberkx

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Jun 23, 2025

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June 23, 2025 at 03:57PM
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I can’t think of why https://t.co/4WVYORRVQj https://t.co/juzeLn7oap

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Jun 23, 2025

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June 23, 2025 at 01:26AM
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“But the bottom line is that Iran’s program is massively degraded, but not destroyed. And secretive sites and equipment almost certainly remain.” https://t.co/U60osB8p7y

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Jun 23, 2025

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June 23, 2025 at 12:14AM
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The immigration protests are more like the nullification crisis than the Civil Rights Movement https://t.co/6FSuFDATGo

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Jun 23, 2025

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June 22, 2025 at 11:20PM
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Is it a shortcoming of X or of @brhodes that he doesn’t even bother to deal with the glaring Libya counterexample: A country that gave up nukes that Obama rewarded by bombing to produce a regime change (with disastrous results). Not great for non-proliferation. https://t.co/9ZB40utbkn

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Jun 23, 2025

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June 22, 2025 at 10:52PM
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.@nypost editorial makes various arguments against delay (eg letting Israel humiliate Iran for longer raises odds of a Libya-style “regime collapse”). I don’t think they’re convincing but maybe you will. https://t.co/ehr6jRgMnz

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Jun 21, 2025

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June 21, 2025 at 07:17PM
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Why might @washingtonpost downplay this option? Because it would take some of the force out of “Israel should finish what it started” to admit that if Israel *can’t* finish what it started Washington Post will then be urging the US to finish it.

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Jun 21, 2025

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June 21, 2025 at 05:48AM
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An obvious point, underplayed in this editorial and elsewhere: If Israel tries and fails to destroy Fordow, et al., we can always choose to drop the bunker buster then, no? Maybe there’s a downside to this approach that I’m missing. … https://t.co/FHjQv62sI5

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Jun 21, 2025

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June 21, 2025 at 05:40AM
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Two unexpected points in @IgnatiusPost’s skillful (and probably futile) bit of Trump-whispering: 1) “More than any president in recent memory, he’s ready to steer a course independent from Israel.” 2) “But Israel can’t end this war, militarily or diplomatically.”
I don’t know

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Jun 21, 2025

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June 21, 2025 at 02:21AM
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