Brett Kavanaugh Dodges Question About the 9th Amendment and Unenumerated Rights
The Supreme Court nominee recites precedent instead of explaining his views.
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Most Nutrition Research Is Bunk
Implausible estimates of benefits or risks associated with diet reflect almost exclusively the magnitude of nutrition researchers' cumulative biases.
Trump Cries 'Treason!' Over Anonymous Times Op-Ed: Reason Roundup
Plus: tech stocks fall as government gets grabby and Brett Kavanaugh's weird exchange with Kamala Harris.
"The Schoolhouse Gate" as a Site of Constitutional Law
An important new book by my colleague Justin Driver, which should be of interest of all who follow constitutional law
The Senate's Driverless Car Bill Is Broadly Deregulatory and Promisingly Bipartisan. Naturally, It's Going Nowhere.
Tepid attempts at loosening federal regulations have crashed into senatorial intransigence.
Vietnam and the Rise of White Power
A new book ties racist reactionary politics to the war, but overreaches when it comes to militias.
Anonymous Tell-Alls in The New York Times Are More of a Threat to the Republic Than Trump
The president may well be unprincipled, ignorant, and awful, but he was elected fair and square.
Indian Prime Minister Flexes His Authoritarian Muscle
He is cooking up a red scare to justify a crackdown on human rights activists
Anonymous White House Official Says Trump Doesn't Care About 'Free Minds, Free Markets' or 'Free People'
The anonymous author says there's a "quiet resistance within the administration."
The Best Parts of the Kavanaugh Hearing
A great set of colloquies on originalism, the Federalist, and human imperfection.
Regulators Want to Know: Are Social Media Companies 'Intentionally Stifling' Conservatives?
The Department of Justice plans to look into whether social media platforms are "hurting competition and intentionally stifling the free exchange of ideas."
Bernie Sanders Introduces a New Bill in His Latest Hit Against Amazon
The senator has accused Jeff Bezos of being subsidized by taxpayers.
Woodward: Trump Scribbled 'TRADE IS BAD' in Margins of Speech
"Why do you have these views [on trade]?" Gary Cohn reportedly asked Trump. "I just do," Trump replied.
What Mass Incarceration Looks Like, State By State
The ACLU is releasing reports on what's driving mass incarceration in every state, and how to cut prison populations in each one.
Grieving Parents' Policy Preferences Are Irrelevant to the Constitutionality of Gun Laws
Kamala Harris wants Brett Kavanaugh to give gun violence victims "a fair shake," by which she means adopting her view of the Second Amendment.
Cincinnati Cop Tased 11-Year Old Girl, Told Her 'This Is Why There Aren't Any Grocery Stores in the Black Community'
The girl was in tears as firefighters removed taser barbs from her body.
Ben Sasse is Half-Right About Congress' Excessive Delegation of Power to the Executive and the Courts
He's right that Congress has delegated too much power, but wrong about the reason, which is not that Congress is afraid to legislate but that it legislates too much.
Welcome to the Era of Late Socialism
I'll take late capitalism over late socialism any day.
Senators Want Facebook and Twitter to Ignore Demands from Authoritarian Governments, Except Ours
Tom Cotton to Jack Dorsey: "Do you prefer to see America remain the world's dominant global superpower?"
Why Would Frat Boys Follow a New Ban on Hard Liquor?
Frats already break the law by serving alcohol to underage students. Why would a ban on hard liquor be any different?
Kavanaugh's Testimony on Executive Power [Updated with Material from the Afternoon Session]
No great surprises so far. But some notable points nonetheless.
Australia Chosen as the Battleground to Try to Destroy Your Data Privacy
Draft legislation would force tech companies to compromise encryption at the government's demand.
What About Those E-mails?
Background on Senator Leahy's line of questioning about allegedly stolen e-mails and documents from the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Meek Mill Wants to Use His Voice for Criminal Justice Reform
The rapper criticizes the probation system's obstacles to redemption.
The Coddling of the American Mind: How Overprotective Parenting Led to Fragility on Campus
Jonathan Haidt and Greg Lukianoff explain how "good intentions and bad ideas" have made young people super-fragile-and how to make things better.
The Coddling of the American Mind: How Overprotective Parenting Led to Fragility on Campus
Jonathan Haidt and Greg Lukianoff explain how "good intentions and bad ideas" have made young people super-fragile-and how to make things better.
Should Math Professor Be Fired Because of Sex Offenses Against Children 26 Years Before?
An arbitrator held that this wasn't "just cause" required for firing under the tenure contract; last week, a Pennsylvania appellate court declined to set aside the arbitrator's decision.
Indonesian Blasphemy Conviction for Complaining About Mosque's Loud Call to Prayer
My Spanish blasphemy post reminded that I've been meaning to blog about the Indonesian decision, handed down last month.
Trump Claims He's 'Never' Called Anyone 'Mentally Retarded.' Wrong.
You know, it's not hard to check the record.
'Judge Kavanaugh Was Not Responsible for the Parkland School Shooting'
Parents of school shooting victims lash out over Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, but the more troubling responses are from U.S. senators.
Kavanaugh Hysteria Enters Day Two: Reason Roundup
Plus: Twitter bias on trial today and China doesn't need our soybeans.
Brett Kavanaugh Praises Anthony Kennedy's 'Legacy of Liberty.' Many Conservatives Won't Like the Sound of That.
"Justice Kennedy established a legacy of liberty for ourselves and our posterity."
Unholy Toledo -- Blasphemy Prosecution in Spain
"The Spanish Association of Christian Lawyers has announced that it is also planning to ask the judge to consider investigating Toledo for hate crimes after he said during a television interview that if people were shot for their religious beliefs and Catholic churches burned during the Spanish Civil War, it was because they 'must have done something."'
Supervised Injection Facilities Save Lives
The Justice Department's opposition to such harm-reducing programs is irrational, unscientific, and inhumane.
Meet Ayanna Pressley, the Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of the Massachusetts Primary
A surprising upset in the Bay State
Jeff Flake Says He'll Ask Brett Kavanaugh About Donald Trump's Constitutional Flaws
"A lot of people are concerned about this administration."
Ben Sasse Explains Why the Politicization of the Supreme Court Is a Dangerous Thing
"Government is about power. Government is not just another word for things we do together," said Sasse.
Why the American Establishment Has Lost Credibility
Three Incidents Last Week Demonstrate the Problem
New Poll Shows Inclusion of Libertarian Candidate Helpful to Claire McCaskill in Toss-up Missouri
With Japheth Campbell in the survey, Claire McCaskill Has a 4-point advantage over Josh Hawley in new Marist College poll of likely voters. Without? Dead heat.
In the White House, Everyone Hates Trump and Trump Hates Everyone
In his new book, Bob Woodward reportedly reveals a "nervous breakdown" inside the White House, with an unhinged president at the center of the mess.
New Study Finds Zero Evidence That Hiring a Chief Diversity Officer Produces More Diversity on Campus
"We are unable to find significant statistical evidence that preexisting growth in diversity... is affected by hiring an executive level diversity officer."
