What Authority Allowed Justice Rehnquist to Sit by Designation on the Federal District Court?
The record From Justice Rehnquist's 1984 civil trial does not provide an answer.
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Bad Reasons and Worse Reasons to Hate Data Centers
It's not existential dread about the internet.
Court Partly Blocks Minnesota Law Restricting False Statements About "Restrictions on Voter Eligibility"
Minnesota officials were using the law to block contested claims about when felons were allowed to vote in Minnesota elections.
$40 Trillion and Parents' Night Out
Plus: ICE chillin', Moderna-Merck melanoma advances, and more...
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Fourth Circuit Concludes South Carolina Cannot Limit "No-Excuse" Absentee Ballots to Those Over 65
An election law question that seems destined for the Supreme Court.
Can America Survive Its Political Divide?
Kurt Andersen discusses the politicization of everyday life, generational conflict, and whether markets have failed younger Americans.
Routledge Handbook of Classical Liberalism Available for Free on Amazon Kindle
It is edited by Richard Epstein, Mario Rizzo, and Liya Palagashvili. I am one of the contributors.
DSA Goes for Florida
Plus: Fire Island, data center NIMBYism, cost-of-living discourse, and more...
Arizona S. Ct.: Concern About "Job Offers" Being "Withdrawn" Because of "Pending Civil Litigation" …
doesn't justify sealing of court records.
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Voter Ignorance and the Problem of Confusion Caused by Candidates With Similar Names [Updated]
Voter confusion caused by candidates with similar names - as in the current Alaska Senate race - is part of the much larger problem of political ignorance.
Upcoming Speaking Engagements
Ilya Somin's upcoming speaking engagements for the Fall 2026 semester. Most are free and open to the public.
The Trump Administration Promised a Pivot From the Middle East to East Asia. It's Doing the Opposite.
The U.S. military is downsizing exercises in South Korea and pulling its last aircraft carrier out of the Pacific.
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Open-Weight
Plus: "Blasphemous" talk in Texas, botox everywhere, ink on Mace, and more...
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Israeli Settler "Terrorists" Unjustly Expel West Bank Palestinians From Their Land
I am generally pro-Israel. But these actions amount to ethnic cleansing and gross violations of property rights.
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Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal
Hunting ICE, unremarkable arson, and lewdness at the Founding.
Ohio's Republican Governor Says Haitians 'Played a Major Role' in Springfield's 'Economic Comeback'
Gov. Mike DeWine's recent essay in The New York Times makes the case for a more open legal immigration policy.
The DSA's Agenda Could Cost More Than $200 Trillion—and You'll Be Picking Up the Tab
The Democratic Socialists of America promise free everything, but its agenda would require confiscation on a scale that would make European welfare states tremble.
I Played a Game Simulating the Aftermath of the 2028 Election. Here's How It Went.
The Democratic nominee won five swing states by less than one percentage point. Then things got crazy.
Socialists Claim Public Libraries Are Examples of Their Policies. Don't Believe Them.
Libraries aren’t all that socialist, and they’re far from the total state the radicals really want.
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Woke 1.0, House of the Dragon, and the Absurd Politics of Surveillance
Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi break down the absurd political fights about America’s surveillance state before jumping into House of the Dragon.
How Karoline Leavitt Changed the White House Press Room
The new media seat was a good idea.
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Trump's Ballroom Fight Could Make Courts Rethink 'National Security' Deference
Appealing to national security is not a "get-out-of-law-free card," a federal court ruled last week.
Will Tucker Carlson Run for President? Don't Bet on It.
Third-party bids are much more fun to talk about than do. Plus, there's reason to suspect it's all a bid to boost J.D. Vance.
Hong's Swan Song
Plus: Rebecca Cooke wins, possible Houthi attack, inflation rises, and more...
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AOC Admits Woke Is Over. Does Anyone Believe Her?
Soave and Duke argue that it is a bit rich for Ocasio-Cortez to laugh off the excesses of a cultural movement that caused real harm—and that many progressives once helped mainstream.
