Food Issues That Should've Been Front and Center in the 2020 Presidential Election
Food industry workers and wonks make their case for agricultural and food industry reforms.
Month: October 2020
Why isn't Court-Packing Unconstitutional?
It is easy for originalists to reject challenges to court-packing; but the non-originalist arguments should be spelled out
The Weird Beauty of Suburbia
How can a place that we're intimately familiar with—more than half of America lives in the suburbs—be so unknowable?
Why Biden is a Lesser Evil than Trump
Both candidates have serious flaws. But a Trump victory would be a much greater evil than the alternative.
Gavin Newsom's California Business Closures Are 'Autocratic, One-Man Rule,' Argues New Lawsuit
California's COVID-19 business closures have turned Ghost Golf into a shadow of its former self. Its owner is now suing the governor for the right to reopen.
Libertarian Party Hopes for Victory in 2 Wyoming State House Races
The Libertarian Party has been pursuing a heavier-than-average ground game in races with just one major-party opponent and a small number of voters needed to win.
How This Summer Changed—and Failed To Change—American Policing
Lawmakers introduced hundreds of policing bills in the wake of the killing of George Floyd. A few dozen passed.
Which outcome would forestall Court packing longer? A Trump victory or a Biden victory?
The Chief Justices's calculations are not so obvious.
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions
Zombie laws, dreaded doctrines, and the use vs. status distinction.
Cancellation by Citation
Scholars will simply stop citing (slavery) case. That outcome is a feature, not a bug, of an apparent Bluebook change. How else will citations be used to cast moral judgments?
Zombies Eat Academic Brains in Misbegotten PBS Documentary Exhumed
Meanwhile on CBS, B Positive offers laughs about...kidney transplants.
News Outlets Are Increasingly Skeptical of Warnings About Marijuana Edibles in Trick-or-Treat Bags
Although the Halloween scare stories continue, journalists are starting to recognize the lack of evidence to support this mythical menace.
Trump's Foxconn Deal Became Just Another Government Development Debacle
The Taiwanese manufacturer promised Trump and then–Governor Scott Walker 13,000 new jobs and a state-of-the-art manufacturing plant. They've delivered a mostly empty building that's one-twentieth the promised size.
Jo Jorgensen Beating the Trump-Biden Spread in Texas, Ohio, Georgia, Iowa, and…Alaska?
Yet the Libertarian presidential nominee is still not being polled in one-third of the country, including states that are historically friendly to third-party candidates.
Judge Whose A.G. Spouse Bashes Backpage Won't Recuse Herself From Backpage Trial
Judge Susan Brnovich said no reasonable person would question her impartiality just because her husband already says they're guilty.
Meet the Highest-Polling Libertarian Gubernatorial Candidate in the Country
Donald Rainwater, who is polling north of 10 percent, attracts voters who oppose Indiana's heavy-handed coronavirus lockdowns.
Occupational Licensing Reform Is a Biden Policy We Can All Favor
Occupational licensing rules are more often arbitrary bureaucratic hurdles than they are protections for health or safety.
The Presidential Campaign Mercifully Heads Into the Homestretch
Plus: Biden should stop bragging about the Violence Against Women Act, Trump should stop bragging about tariffs, and more...
Should Parents Fear Marijuana Edibles in Their Kids' Halloween Candy? No.
This basically never happens.
Originalism and Accidental Outcomes
Should we follow the original meaning even when it resolves issues in ways its enactors did not foresee?
California's Proposition 22 Pits the Future Against Its Enemies
The ballot initiative would allow companies such as Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash to classify workers as independent contractors rather than as permanent employees.
Perry Mason
Whether the state is merely incompetent or actively corrupt, the show suggests the burdens of its failures fall primarily on the poor and the vulnerable.
Video of R Street Institute Event with Two Ilyas - Myself and Ilya Shapiro Speaking about Our New Books
We discuss my book "Free to Move: Foot Voting, Migration, and Political Freedom," and his "Supreme Disorder: The Politics of America's Highest Court."
State Can't Push November Election Back to February Based on Death of Third-Party Candidate
"By analogy ..., perhaps a major earthquake or hurricane in the congressional district on election day could justify a cancellation, but a snowstorm could not ...."
Motion for Justice Barrett to Recuse Is Withdrawn
Attorneys for Luzerne County are no longer asking the newest justice to recuse from Pennsylvania election litigation.
Supreme Court Ruling Means We Probably Won't Know Who Won Pennsylvania Until Days After Election
And maybe a lot longer, since the Supreme Court left the door open to re-hearing a Republican-led challenge seeking to discard late-arriving absentee ballots.
What Current Data Tell Us About How the Pandemic Could Play Out This Winter
Peaks and valleys, a fall peak, or a slow burn?
Glenn Greenwald Resigns from The Intercept, Citing 'Pathologies, Illiberalism, Repressive Mentality' of Pro-Biden Newsroom
The progressive outlet's co-founder claims he was prevented from publishing an article because it was critical of Joe Biden.
New Evidence Suggests Better Treatment Is Contributing to Falling COVID-19 Fatality Rates
Even after adjusting for age and comorbidities, researchers in New York and England found large improvements in patient survival.
Justice Department Will Let Local Cops Wear Body Cameras in Task Force Raids
It's an improvement over the status quo. But time will tell how frequently the feds try to suppress important footage.
No Recall of Councilman for Criticizing Coronavirus Shutdown Order, Says Washington S. Ct.
Washington law provides that recalls can only be based on "acts of malfeasance or misfeasance while in office" or "violat[ions]" of an "oath of office."
Survey: Parents Are Vastly More Satisfied With In-Person Education Than Distance Learning
Low-income kids were most likely to get online-only instruction, according to Pew.
The Filter Bubble: Another Web Conversation with SF Author/Futurist David Brin, Prof. Jane Bambauer, Prof. Mark Lemley, Prof. Ted Parson, and Me
Please come by, Fri., Nov. 6, 2020, 1:30 to 3 pm.
Joe Biden Should Stop Bragging About the Violence Against Women Act
The Democratic nominee championed the law as a way to protect women. Instead, it hurt them.
