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Will: On sports gambling, the Supreme Court should bet on federalism
The Supreme Court should defend federalism by telling the national government to stop telling state governments what laws they cannot change, including laws on sports gambling.
Will: A nod, and a nodding off, to another year of American hilarity
Tryptophan, an amino acid in turkey, is unjustly blamed for what mere gluttony does, making Americans comatose every fourth聽Thursday聽in November. But before nodding off, give thanks for another year of...
Will: In Illinois, a looming battle over the bankrupting “blue model”
Illinois' story, which lately has been depressing, soon will acquire a riveting new chapter. In 2018 the state will have the nation's most important, expensive and strange election.
Will: GOP tax bill represents a disconcerting raid on university endowments
Republicans, without public deliberations, and without offering reasons, want to arbitrarily make university endowments uniquely subject to a tax not applied to similar entities.
Will: On tax reform, Republicans define victory down
What began with a bang of promises of comprehensive tax reform will end with a whimper: The only large change will be to the national debt.
Will: Virginia governor’s race shows the treacherous terrain of Trumpian GOP politics
The breakfasters at Bob and Edith's Diner in Arlington, Va., are too preoccupied with their tasty bacon and eggs to notice the Democratic gubernatorial candidate.
Will: In blocking abortion legislation, Democrats will display their cultural extremism
When a bill to ban abortions after 20 weeks comes to the Senate floor, Democrats will prevent a vote on it. This will be a tutorial on the actual extremists...
Will: The auto industry has a glamorous past but an opaque future
DETROIT -- Bending metal, slapping on chrome and marketing an empowering product and status marker that mesmerized 20th-century America, the automobile industry typified the Old Economy, of which General Motors...
Will: Bikini-clad baristas serve up a lesson in free speech
In response to an ordinance requiring bikini-clad baristas to wear more clothing, women in Everett, Wash., have hired a lawyer and are claiming freedom of speech.
Will: Will the Supreme Court fall into a political thicket?
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments tempting it to plunge into an impenetrable political thicket.