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Will The Supreme Court Legalize Home Distilling? Authored by Andrew M. Grossman & Robert Alt via RealClearPolicy, Ohioan John Ream is an accomplished aerospace engineer and brewery owner. He would like to try his hand at making Bourbon. However, federal law prohibits distilling spirited beverages at home. On Monday, he filed a petition in the Supreme Court of the United States asking it to hear his case, which raises important questions about the limits of federal power. Home distilling is, of course, as American as apple pie, and certainly a lot older....

The SAVE America Act Hits A Milestone, Does It Have Momentum Now? The SAVE America Act remains in limbo, but it achieved a critical milestone during a late-night vote-a-rama to advance the GOP’s $70 billion immigration enforcement package, when Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) switched her vote. That means the only thing preventing it from becoming law is the 60-vote threshold in the Senate. The legislation, formally titled the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility Act, would require proof of U.S. citizenship at voter registration and a valid photo ID to cast a ballot...

China Accelerates Ultra-Deep Drilling To Boost Domestic Oil Supply Submitted By Tsvetana Paraskova of OilPrice.com, China is accelerating efforts to produce more oil from ultra-deep formations to boost domestic supply amid continued global market turmoil. State-owned giant PetroChina has produced more than 26 million tons of oil equivalents from reservoirs dug 6,000 meters (19,685 ft) below the surface in the Hade-Fuman oilfield in the western region of Xinjiang, state media report. Reservoirs at 6,000 meters and deeper are considered ultra-deep and more expensive and technologically challenging to drill. China has drilled a total of...