Are Russians collectively guilty of the regime’s crimes?
Recent talk of travel restrictions for all Russians has produced a debate about the morality of such a step. Is it right for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s opponents to be lumped together with Putin’s supporters? Isn’t a blanket prohibition unjust? The answer is that it depends on whether Russians do or do not collectively share some trait that would warrant such a punitive measure. Obviously, it can’t be the mere fact of being Russian or speaking Russian or living in Russia. The only trait that could justify collective opprobrium would have to be behavioral. If all
Read MoreInstead of lobbying Congress, the NCAA should embrace the free market
College football revelry will be in full swing on Saturday when teams kick off the 2022 season, but there’s one tradition that needs to end — the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) insistence that its players are amateurs. Players are now free to earn money from their name, image and likeness (NIL) contracts but NCAA policies are preventing them from realizing their full market potential. Federal policymakers should resist calls to legislate these misguided rules and the NCAA should embrace the free market instead. With annual revenues exceeding
Read MoreThe Hill's Morning Report — Trump’s battle with DOJ intensifies; Palin loses
Former President Trump on Wednesday issued a last minute plea to a federal judge for an independent review of documents seized by the FBI more than three weeks ago as the fight between the former president and investigators continues to rage on. Trump’s lawyers said in a Wednesday night filing that a special master is needed to determine if any of the materials seized are subject to executive privilege in the name of fairness. If “left unchecked
Read MoreDRIED UP: Texas cities in fear of running out of water
The American West is experiencing its driest period in human history, a megadrought that threatens health, agriculture and entire ways of life. DRIED UP is examining the dire effects of the drought on the states most affected — as well as the solutions Americans are embracing. AUSTIN, Texas — As the Western U.S. suffers under its worst drought in a millennium, t
Read MoreCalifornia gas-powered car ban could fuel GOP legal battle
California last week approved the country’s most ambitious electric vehicle (EV) targets, charting a course to banning the sale of gas-powered cars by 2035. Now the question is whether Republican officials will be able to derail it in court. Deborah Sivas, an environmental law professor at Stanford Law School, told The Hill that automobile manufacturers are already poised to make the changes outlined in California’s
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