Reform Congress

A Warrant for Whoever Happened to be There

A geofence warrant is not a targeted tool, but a digital dragnet, sweeping anyone who just happened to be there and sorting through it later.

May 10 • Liz Terwilliger and Stephen Wahrhaftig

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April 2026

Taxation, But Make it a Felony

In April, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit decided to dust off a legal relic from 1868 and did something long overdue: struck it…

Apr 27 • Liz Terwilliger and Stephen Wahrhaftig

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The Final Stamp Act

Last year, Denmark began its turn in the rotating European Union leadership and made headlines by adding women to its lottery system for mandatory…

Apr 20 • Liz Terwilliger and Stephen Wahrhaftig

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Silence Is a Choice; So Is Reform

Congress is coming back into the building, though to be fair, it’s unclear how anyone could tell the difference.

Apr 13 • Liz Terwilliger and Stephen Wahrhaftig

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March 2026

FISA 702: The Sequel Nobody Asked For

Oh look, Section 702 season is back. Like clockwork, the renewal deadline for FISA Section 702 rolls around, and suddenly one of the most controversial…

Mar 30 • Liz Terwilliger and Stephen Wahrhaftig

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The Disposable Presidents

No one loves recycling more than U.S. presidents. Every modern president has done their part, proudly “recycling” their predecessor’s executive orders

Mar 27 • Liz Terwilliger and Stephen Wahrhaftig

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February 2026

Here Comes the Judge

In a moment of rare clarity, the Supreme Court recently reminded the nation that when a president decides to single-handedly impose tariffs on imported…

Feb 24 • Liz Terwilliger and Stephen Wahrhaftig

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January 2026

ICE: A Frozen Congress

It is hard to deny that we have a system of immigration in this country in dire need of a reset.

Jan 23 • Liz Terwilliger and Stephen Wahrhaftig

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December 2025

We Have Met the Enemy

Let’s resolve to encourage Congress to do fewer nonsensical things and more rational and targeted things. We Have Met the Enemy and He is Congress.

Dec 31, 2025 • Liz Terwilliger and Stephen Wahrhaftig

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November 2025

Our (less than) Total Eclipse

The headlines were screaming, TOTAL SHUTDOWN.

Nov 25, 2025 • Liz Terwilliger and Stephen Wahrhaftig

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September 2025

Happy Constitution Day!

In 2004, Senator Robert Byrd proposed some federal legislation that became law.

Sep 17, 2025 • Liz Terwilliger and Stephen Wahrhaftig

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The Eventual Death of the Gerrymander

Gerrymandering has been much in the news lately, with Texas Republicans hoping to eke out extra election wins, and California determined to do the same…

Sep 11, 2025 • Liz Terwilliger and Stephen Wahrhaftig

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