Morning Jolt: Social Media Doesn’t Make the World

Why are Americans losing confidence in the judiciary? There are several competing theories. Maybe Congress has abdicated its responsibility to legislate on tense political issues like abortion, gay marriage, and immigration, leaving legal-advocacy groups to litigate these issues in the courts and diminishing the judiciary's reputation for impartiality. Maybe progressive activists are promoting an anti-institutionalist politics as a counter to the GOP's dominance in the judiciary: packing the courts not to entrench a progressive judicial majority, but as a suicide mission to convince Americans that all judges are partisan actors. Maybe the power of conservative judges is coming into sharper tension with the power wielded by progressives in universities and the culture industry. Maybe there are other reasons.

Or maybe, per the Washington Post, Americans are losing confidence in ...

December 06 2018

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Social Media Doesn't Make the World Theodore Kupfer Why are Americans losing confidence in the judiciary? There are several competing theories. Maybe Congress has abdicated its responsibility to legislate on tense political issues like abortion, gay marriage, and immigration, leaving legal-advocacy groups to litigate these issues in the courts and diminishing the judiciary's reputation for impartiality. Maybe progressive activists are promoting an anti-institutionalist politics as a counter to the GOP's dominance in the judiciary: packing the courts not to entrench a progressive judicial majority, but as a suicide mission to convince Americans that all judges are partisan actors. Maybe the power of conservative judges is coming into sharper tension with the power wielded by progressives in universities and the culture industry. Maybe there are other reasons. Or maybe, per the Washington Post, Americans are losing confidence in ... Read More ADVERTISEMENT Top Stories An American University in Kiev? Robert Zubrin If Ukraine becomes a free and prosperous country, Russians will hear about it and demand no less for themselves. Leveling the Campaign-Contribution Field Jacob Huebert In some states, unions can make campaign contributions to candidates, but businesses can't. That's not fair, and not legal either. House Dem Requests Election-Fraud Probe in Undecided N.C. Race Mairead McArdle A Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is calling for a probe of suspected voter fraud in the race for a North Carolina seat. ADVERTISEMENT Trump Should Embrace GM Henry Payne If only President Trump would stop trashing GM, his pro-growth agenda could help make the American automotive giant great again. Appeals Court Upholds New Jersey High-Capacity Magazine Ban Jack Crowe The three-judge panel found that the law does not violate gun owners' Constitutional right to self defense ADVERTISEMENT JOIN NRPLUS All Our Content. Fewer Ads. Members-Only Privileges. NRPLUS is everything you would associate with a digital magazine subscription, and a whole lot more ─ including up to 90% fewer on-site ads, access to our private Facebook group, full commenting privileges, and invites to our writer/editor conference calls. SAVE 30% TODAY Photo Essays Cartoons of the Day: December 6, 2018 Cartoons of the Day: December 5, 2018 ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 19 West 44th Street, Suite 1701, New York, NY, 10036, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.