IS IT FIGHT FOR $15 OR FIGHT FOR 15 PERCENT UNEMPLOYMENT? Prediction: By the time we hit a $15 minimum wage, there will be no cashiers.

SARAH HOYT IS LOOKING FOR HER SHOCKED FACE: Russian-Ukrainian journalist Pavel Sheremet killed in his car in Kiev.

LAWS ARE FOR THE LITTLE PEOPLE: Obama won’t punish HUD chief Castro for giving partisan interview.

President Obama won’t discipline Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Julián Castro for violating a rule prohibiting federal officials from making personal political statements while presenting themselves in an official capacity.

The White House confirmed on Tuesday that Castro, who has been mentioned as a possible running mate for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, won’t face any punishment after he apologized for breaching the Hatch Act during an April interview with Yahoo News’s Katie Couric.

And only the little people.

REPORT: Kaine, Vilsack top Clinton’s VP list.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) are the leading contenders to be Hillary Clinton’s running mate, according to a new report.

The two have emerged as the front-runners on a shortlist including other candidates, The Washington Post said Tuesday.

Clinton, the presumptive Democratic nominee, has spoken highly of both men in recent days while discussing her pick with confidants, according to the report.

It added that Clinton remains undecided about her ultimate pick, however, and that several others remain on the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee’s radar.

Three Democrats familiar with Clinton’s plans said she expects to campaign with her running mate this Friday or Saturday in Florida, the newspaper added.

The campaign has only announced her stops there, which come just before the Democratic National Convention launches Monday in Philadelphia.

The Washington Post said President Obama has weighed in on Clinton’s search, though no sources detailed what advice he gave.

Obama discussed Vilsack and Labor Secretary Tom Perez, it said, both of whom serve on his Cabinet.

Running mates who won’t overshadow the top of the ticket.

JOE BIDEN COULD NOT BE REACHED FOR COMMENT: Flashback: Elizabeth Warren Plagiarized Cherokee Cookbook To Prove Ethnicity.

IDIOCRACY WASN’T MEANT TO BE A DOCUMENTARY. From MLK… To DeRay: The civil rights movement has redefined American decline.

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JOAN HEMINWAY: Securities Crowdfunding and Investor Protection.

OH SURE, THAT WILL REASSURE THEM: President Obama Pens Letter to Police: ‘We Have Your Backs’.  I mean, just look at how well he fixed that issue with Syria…  Yeah.  And Isis kills because it is on the run, and stuff.  Sure thing.  BTW might I interest you in a lovely property in Florida, right by the swampland?

RIP GARRY MARSHALL: Prolific Hollywood director behind such hit movies as Pretty Woman and Princess Diaries as well as TV’s Odd Couple, Happy Days and Mork from Ork dies at age 81.

WHY ARE DEMOCRAT-RUN INSTITUTIONS SUCH RAMPANT CESSPITS OF ANTI-FREE SPEECH HOMOPHOBIA? Milo Yiannopoulos Suspended Permanently by Twitter Minutes Before ‘Gays For Trump’ Party At RNC. “In a comment, Milo said ‘With the cowardly suspension of my account, Twitter has confirmed itself as a safe space for Muslim terrorists and Black Lives Matter extremists, but a no-go zone for conservatives.’”

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EVERY TIME THEY DO THIS, THEY MAKE THEIR SERVICE LESS INTERESTING: Report: Milo Yiannopoulos banned from Twitter.

UPDATE: Yep. @twitter decided to throw the gay off the roof.

PROFESSOR BAINBRIDGE: Time for law schools to create a non-profit competitor for SSRN.

Related: Is It Time For Authors To Leave SSRN?

NEWS YOU CAN USE: FDA Issues a Chilling Warning About Cryotherapy.

HMM: Melania Trump’s Speech was Intentionally Sabotaged.

LIFE IN THE ERA OF HOPE & CHANGE: Kansas Police Captain Killed in Shooting.

LIVEBLOGGING THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION — DAY TWO.

I’LL HAVE WHAT THE GENTLEMAN ON THE AISLE FLOOR IS HAVING: The science of serving draft beer at 35,000 feet.

MIKE RAPPAPORT: The Original Ghostbusters: A Free Market Gem. “Consider the following: The villain of the film – a Mr. Walter Peck – is an EPA agent who wants to regulate the Ghostbusters, does not know what he is doing, causes the problem, and then blames it on the private business. Read that again. Is there any other movie you can think of that does that? Not me.”

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: My take on the Republican split over Donald Trump.

ROGER AILES UNDER FIRE AT FOX: 7 Things You Need to Know About Ailes.

TAVIS SMILEY: Sure, that black guy killed cops in Baton Rouge, but you know, he had a point.

IT’S NOT JUST COLLEGE CAMPUSES WHERE THE WILL TO POWER DERIVES FROM VICTIMHOOD IN 21st CENTURY AMERICA: Taylor Swift Is Finally Paying the Price For Professional Victimhood.

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