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When Mike Yoder started flying drones, he wasn't trying to make a statement. He was trying to solve a problem common among hunters in his area: Game sometimes runs off after being shot, and hunters have a hard time locating it. Using drones equipped with thermal imaging technology, Mike's company, Drone Deer Recovery, helps hunters locate downed ...

In 1606, Britain was in a state of perpetual defense. The nearly 20-year Anglo-Spanish war had finally ended two years prior, and the Crown was eager to rebuild his now-depleted resources. If the war had taught him anything, it was how quickly England could be attacked. Military readiness wasn't just prudent—it was necessary. Foreign threats a ...

Congress's new Rural Healthcare Transformation (RHT) Program promises $50 billion to areas in danger of losing local hospitals. But the money isn't guaranteed, as states must apply for a grant. Each application is scored not only by need but also on whether the state enforces anticompetitive laws in healthcare. Chief among these bad policies are ce ...

For decades, the executive branch has unilaterally withdrawn vast tracts of federal land from productive use through a mechanism known as a public land order. For instance, the Biden administration in 2023 signed Public Land Order 7917, which withdrew more than 225,000 acres of land in northern Minnesota from mineral development. According to ex ...

We Americans love to have our day in court. We go to court to challenge speeding tickets. We use the accountability of personal injury lawsuits to help ensure that businesses are acting responsibly. We sue the government when we're denied essential rights. We love to watch justice prevail in movies like "My Cousin Vinny" or "A Few Good Men." Even S ...

Last week, Pacific Legal Foundation filed a reply brief with the Nevada Supreme Court on behalf of Jeffrey Hagen—an experienced architect based in Sacramento, California. After alleging that he practiced without a license in Nevada, the Nevada State Board of Architecture fined Hagen $29,000, stripped him of his constitutional right to a jury t ...

Mike Pung's life has been shaped by two driving forces: devotion to family and a refusal to back down from bullies. For over 15 years, those guiding principles have carried him through a drawn-out legal battle with Isabella County, Michigan. What began as a dispute over a legitimate tax exemption on Mike's late nephew's property ended with the C ...

Oakland County, Michigan, stole Uri Rafaeli's financial assets in 2014. Three years earlier, Rafaeli had purchased a $60,000 rental property. He paid his taxes in 2012 and 2013, but he mistakenly had underpaid his taxes in 2011. When Rafaeli discovered the delinquent taxes, he paid the debt immediately. However, he miscalculated the accrued interes ...

Welcome to the first CON Quarterly in 2026— Happy New Year, Readers. As a reminder, in markets where the government requires a certificate of need or CON, those who wish to offer a new service or expand an existing service must first prove to a regulator that the service is needed. As the name suggests, the regulator's primary task is toâ ...