Today’s the day for SCOTUS watchers. We’re expecting the final decisions of the term to drop this morning, including big ones about free speech and age-verification for porn sites, and about birthright citizenship and nationwide injunctions. reason.com/2025/06/10/3-s…

The fight over nationwide injunctions may be over for now, but the fight over class-action lawsuits against presidential orders is about to heat up. Some thoughts on today’s huge SCOTUS ruling in Trump v. CASA. reason.com/2025/06/27/sup…

Jun 29th - Alex M. Kintner and the dog Pippit were killed by a great white shark. #NeverForget 📽️📅 Jaws (1975)

A new The Fifth Column 🖐 podcast is out! Episode 513 - Birthright Jamaican Babies and Russian Trashmen (w/ Damon Root) As the Supreme Court wraps up its term, the boys again summon Damon Root. wethefifth.com/p/513-birthrig…

Today in 1863, Union and Confederate forces meet at a small town in southern Pennsylvania called Gettysburg. The ensuing three-day battle sees George Meade's Army of the Potomac defeat Robert E Lee's Army of Northern Virginia thereby ending the Rebel invasion of the North.

Today in 1863, a 34-year-old college professor from Maine named Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain helps fend off repeated Confederate attacks against the left flank of the Union line at Gettysburg. The fight for Little Round Top will become one of the battle's most celebrated moments.

On this day in 1863, Union troops capture the Confederate stronghold of Vicksburg after a 44-day siege. The victory leaves Union forces in control of the Mississippi River. "The Father of Waters again goes unvexed to the sea," remarks Lincoln.

A nice quick read this July 4th morning is this piece by Damon Root on Frederick Douglass. I would also highly recommend Root’s book on Douglass, A Glorious Liberty. What Frederick Douglass Can Still Teach Us About the Fourth of July reason.com/2025/07/03/wha…

Jul 4th 1996 - President Whitmore delivers the most rousing Independence Day speech ever and the humans fight back against the aliens in #ID4 📽️📅 Independence Day (1996)

Frederick Douglass fought the good fight, helping to make his country a freer place than it was before. He set an example for all of us to follow, not only on Independence Day, but on every day. reason.com/2025/07/03/wha…