Month: April 2022
Animal Rights Group Targets NBA Team Owner by Trying To Out-PETA PETA
DxE's dumb stunts threaten to overshadow their investigatory work.
'They Just Took Me Away'
Adults declared "incapacitated" by the courts can lose everything—their homes, their savings, their freedom—to Florida's sprawling guardianship system.
Higher Education Makes People More Libertarian
A major new British study reinforces the conclusions of previous research from the United States.
He Didn't Use the 'Magic Words' To Get Access to a Lawyer. Were His Rights Violated?
A recent court decision has reinvigorated the debate around just how specific the accused has to be in asking to speak with an attorney.
Jimmy Wales: What Wikipedia Got Right About Social Media
The co-founder of "the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit" talks about the power of decentralization and the rise in subscription models for journalism.
New DHS Board Seeks To Counter What It Thinks Is Disinformation
The board's head says she is dedicated to "protecting free speech," but she has also expressed direct opposition to "free speech absolutists."
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions
Neighbors from hell, unvaccinated prison staff, and unconscionable sentences.
Don't Wait! The National Debt Is Only Getting Worse
New CBO report shows that the longer Congress waits to deal with the debt, the bigger the problem becomes.
Serial Killer Thriller Shining Girls Lulls You to Sleep Before Blowing Your Mind
If you can get past the first few plodding, confusing hours, entertainment awaits.
Originalism, Common Goodism, and Conservative Constitutionalism
Adrian Vermeule responds to Judge Bill Pryor, and others comment on "Common Good Constitutionalism"
Free Trade Still Promotes Peace, Despite Putin's Reckless War
‘Peace through commerce’ didn’t prevent war in Ukraine, but that doesn’t mean the theory is invalid.
AOC Defends Due Process as Colleagues Greenlight Asset Seizure Bill
Plus: Homeland Security's new Disinformation Governance Board, the FDA's menthol ban, and more...
"The Unresolved Threshold Issues in the Emoluments Clauses Litigation" - Now Published in the Georgetown JLPP
"The President Has Three Bodies and There Is No Cause of Action for Ultra Vires Conduct"
The Jurisdiction Problem in the Church Autonomy Cases
Courts are all over the map about jurisdiction, but the label isn't as important as the substance.
Stop Using Legislation To Virtue Signal
Both Republicans and Democrats are abusing states' police powers to achieve performative political goals. They should stop.
Europe Escalates the Threat to Online Free Speech
While Americans debate what should be allowed on social media, the EU wants government to decide.
Labor Econ Versus the World
Bryan Caplan's latest book covers the hypocrisy of unpaid collegiate internships and a defense of the professoriate against the charges of laziness.
Thursday Open Thread
What's on your mind?
Joe Biden Takes Another Stab at Zoning Reform
The administration is proposing to spend $10 billion over ten years incentivizing local and state governments to remove regulatory barriers to new housing construction.
The FDA's Menthol Cigarette Ban Is a 'Racial Justice' Issue, but Not in the Way Its Supporters Mean
The proposed rule, which targets the cigarettes that black smokers overwhelmingly prefer, will harm the community it is supposed to help.
How Worrying Are Pro-Trump Gubernatorial Candidates Running on Rigged Election Claims?
It may not be a successful strategy in general elections, but it's still deeply unnerving.
Florida, Tennessee Ban Ranked-Choice Voting Despite Citizen Support
Politicians who benefit from divisive election politics resist reforms that threaten the status quo.
Time Is Running Out for South Carolina's Over-the-Counter Birth Control Bill
The Pharmacy Access Act is good policy stuck in legislative limbo.
No, Florida Republicans Do Not Care About Crony Capitalism
The state has 1,288 independent special districts. But we aren't hearing significant GOP complaints about anyone's but Disney's.
Elizabeth Warren Wants Joe Biden To Deliver a Massive, Illegal Handout to the Well-Off
Student debt cancellation would disproportionately benefit college degree holders with higher earnings.
Justice Breyer Cites His Boss's Concurrence in Heart of Atlanta Motel
Six decades ago, a young Stephen Breyer clerked for Justice Goldberg on a very, very different Supreme Court.
Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales Has Already Solved the Internet's Problems
The online encyclopedia's decentralized, Hayekian approach provides a model for Elon Musk as he assumes control of Twitter.
Cops Find Suspected Murder Weapon After Years of Searching. It Was in Their Evidence Already.
Plus: Judge rejects partisan gerrymander in New York, student loan debt debate heats up again, and more...
Mask-Wearing in Airports Post-Vacatur
In Houston, about 5% of passengers wore masks. In DCA, about 20% are wearing masks.
A Framework for Analyzing a Church Autonomy Defense
Some doctrinal tools to appropriately limit church autonomy.
School Choice Helps LGBT Students in Alabama
The answer for students who feel unwelcome or underserved where they are is to expand the schooling market.
A Different Sort of "Don't Say Gay"
A public school banned a "homosexuality is a sin" T-shirt on the grounds that it mentions "sex."
