Monday Open Thread
Merry Christmas!
The article claims that a prohibition on viewpoint-based removals of school library books is "settled law" announced by a "majority opinion." But that's not so.
Former state lawmaker Jeff Brandes says the Florida Legislature has "ceded its role" to high-profile Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Two-faced federal prosecutors, a state prosecutor who needs to chill on Netflix, and an iconic naked baby.
Police officers already are routinely indemnified, and suing them for abuse is much harder than Trump claims.
The Colorado Supreme Court's reasoning in deciding that Trump is constitutionally disqualified from running for president seems iffy.
Stella Assange discusses the imprisonment of her husband on the third episode of Just Asking Questions.
Lawmakers can take small steps that are uncontroversial and bipartisan to jumpstart the fiscal stability process.
Libertarian History/Philosophy
The biographer of the Nobel laureate says he made us "free to choose" in areas far beyond economics.
Was Milton Friedman the most important libertarian of them all?
Plus: The fertility crisis, the origins of Israel, El Segundo's tech scene, and more...
The former Trump lawyer could have avoided a massive defamation verdict by presenting his "definitively clear" evidence of election fraud.
You're not going to save democracy by kicking people out of elections.
The Colorado court got this issue right. The case is now likely headed to the US Supreme Court.
Plus: A listener asks the editors to consider the libertarian argument against shopping local.
The Fifth Circuit concludes that the violations of the Crime Victims Rights Act can provide grounds for refusing to dismiss the conspiracy charges against Boeing ... in later proceedings.
The much-cited Harvard-Harris poll question has flawed wording,and is at odds with other, better surveys.
Another year of the the Volokh Conspiracy tradition of marking the occasion of this ancient Roman holiday.
Ballots should be counted quickly and accurately.
It's not just Reedy Creek and The Villages. Florida has nearly 2,000 special districts.
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ crusade to end America's greatest success in private governance.
Gag orders, sleeper berths, and a prosecutor's "dodgy side hustle."
The former Trump campaign lawyer re-upped his false claims about two Georgia election workers in the middle of a trial aimed at determining the damages he owes them.
Joe Biden and Congress are considering a plan that will create a crueler, deadlier situation on the U.S.-Mexico border.
The self-described anarcho-capitalist president devalued the peso, halved government ministries, and announced a series of spending cuts.
Plus: Segregationist Christmas parties, California cops, Israeli gun licenses, and more...
Congressman Thomas Massie discusses his "no" votes on foreign aid, COVID-19 relief, and labeling anti-Zionism antisemitism on episode two of Just Asking Questions.
A broad coalition of civil rights groups and think tanks, including Reason Foundation, say that Mississippi's "mandatory, permanent, and effectively irrevocable" voting ban for certain offenders violates the Constitution.
The psychologist and poker champion says too many of us don't understand the power of knowing when to walk away.
Poker player Annie Duke says grit is overrated and walking away from bad choices is an underappreciated virtue.