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One Cheer for Stephen Breyer
In 1994, President Bill Clinton appointed Stephen Breyer as the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy filler. He said that Breyer would strike the “right balance” between […]
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Brickbat: Pinned Down
After video of Shawn Guetschow kneeling over a girl aged 12, Kenosha police officer Shawn Guetschow resigned. Guetschow had been trying to stop a fight […]
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Foot Voting, Migration, and Political Freedom”
American Enterprise Institute posted this video from a recent event where I was featured. Moving freely: Migration and Foot Voting. Commentary by Emily Hamilton (a […]
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Today in Supreme Court History: April 3, 1962
4/3/1962: Engel v. Vitale argued. Reason.com’s original post, Today in Supreme Court History: April 3, 1962 was published first.
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Against Scientific Gatekeeping
Didier Raoult (an iconoclastic French microbiologist) announced, in March 2020, that anti-malaria drug hydrochloroquine had successfully treated all 36 COVID-19 participants. Raoult’s coworkers argued that […]
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Biden’s Budget is Dangerous for America
President Joe Biden’s proposed budget for 2023 includes more funding for security to counter Russian aggression, measures to reduce the deficit and to tax the […]
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My Appearance on Prof. Eric Segall’s “Supreme Myths” Podcast
Recently, I appeared on Professor Eric Segall’s podcast “Supreme Myths”. My book was one of the topics we discussed. You are free to move: Voting […]
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Does Boston’s Mayor Hate the City’s Restaurants?
It is difficult to find the right solution.Michelle Wu (D), the new Boston Mayor, seems intent on making it harder or impossible to run city […]
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Today in Supreme Court History: April 2, 1980
4/2/1980: Justice Stanley Forman Reed dies. Justice Stanley Forman Reed Reason.com’s Today in Supreme Court History, April 2, 1980 originally appeared here.
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Welcome to the Nicotine Prohibition Era
In July 2014, five New York City police officers approached Eric Garner on a Staten Island sidewalk and accused him of illegally selling “loosies”—individual cigarettes […]