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Brickbat: Bad Day

Teachers Brickbat: Bad Day Charles Oliver | 5.8.2026 4:00 AM Share on Facebook Share on X...

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Charles Oliver

Open Thread

The Volokh Conspiracy Mostly law professors | Sometimes contrarian | Often libertarian | Always independent About The...

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Eugene Volokh

Let's Talk about Neal Katyal's TED Talk

The Volokh Conspiracy Mostly law professors | Sometimes contrarian | Often libertarian | Always independent About The...

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Josh Blackman

Pastor Found Guilty of Violating U.K. Speech Laws for Preaching John 3:16 Sermon Near Hospital

Free Speech Pastor Found Guilty of Violating U.K. Speech Laws for Preaching John 3:16 Sermon Near Hospital Clive Johnston's...

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Reem Ibrahim

DHS Reportedly Weighs Closing Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' Over Mounting Costs

Immigration DHS Reportedly Weighs Closing Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' Over Mounting Costs Sources say the immigration detention...

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Autumn Billings

Did The New York Times Discriminate Against a White Male Employee?

Media Criticism Did The New York Times Discriminate Against a White Male Employee? Read the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

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Robby Soave, Opinion Contributor

Important Takings Challenge to Los Angeles Historic Preservation Law "Monument" Designation

The Volokh Conspiracy Mostly law professors | Sometimes contrarian | Often libertarian | Always independent About The...

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Ilya Somin, Opinion Contributor

Expect the Data Center Backlash To Get Worse

NIMBY Expect the Data Center Backlash To Get Worse Despite their limited negative externalities and extreme economic importance,...

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Christian Britschgi

US Court of International Trade Rules Against Trump's Section 122 Tariffs

The Volokh Conspiracy Mostly law professors | Sometimes contrarian | Often libertarian | Always independent About The...

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Ilya Somin, Opinion Contributor

Federal Court: Trump's Newest Tariffs Are Also Illegal

Free Trade Federal Court: Trump's Newest Tariffs Are Also Illegal Trump's use of Section 122 ignored the plain language of the law...

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Eric Boehm

How the Declaration of Independence Captured American Hearts and Minds

The Volokh Conspiracy Mostly law professors | Sometimes contrarian | Often libertarian | Always independent About The...

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Michael Auslin

Why Oil-Rich Alberta May Secede From Canada

Alberta Why Oil-Rich Alberta May Secede From Canada Economic grievances and political alienation are fueling a separatist movement...

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Tate Kaufman

DOJ Challenges Denver's 'Assault Weapon' Ban and Colorado's Magazine Limit

Second Amendment DOJ Challenges Denver's 'Assault Weapon' Ban and Colorado's Magazine Limit Assistant Attorney General Harmeet...

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Jacob Sullum, Opinion Contributor

Trump's Government-Funded Retirement Plan Misses the Point

Retirement Trump's Government-Funded Retirement Plan Misses the Point The fiscal objection is serious. But the deeper problem is...

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Veronique De Rugy

Trump's Health Bureaucrats Are Undermining Confidence in Vaccines

Vaccines Trump's Health Bureaucrats Are Undermining Confidence in Vaccines From spiked CDC reports to blocked FDA studies,...

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Ronald Bailey

Florida Wins the Curriculum Wars

Public schools Florida Wins the Curriculum Wars Plus: French ship attacked, pro se on the rise, Mamdani's grocery store, and...

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Liz Wolfe

Photo: Technology Is Bringing Lost Paintings Into the Public Eye

Art Photo: Technology Is Bringing Lost Paintings Into the Public Eye This Rembrandt painting was identified by Dutch researchers...

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Fiona Harrigan

11 Big SCOTUS Cases That Will Be Decided Soon

Supreme Court 11 Big SCOTUS Cases That Will Be Decided Soon From immigration and guns to executive power, transgender athletes, and...

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Damon Root

Today in Supreme Court History: May 7, 1873

The Volokh Conspiracy Mostly law professors | Sometimes contrarian | Often libertarian | Always independent About The...

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Josh Blackman

Brickbat: Tell Us Your Name

Anonymity Brickbat: Tell Us Your Name Charles Oliver | 5.7.2026 4:00 AM Share on Facebook ...

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Charles Oliver

Open Thread

The Volokh Conspiracy Mostly law professors | Sometimes contrarian | Often libertarian | Always independent About The...

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Eugene Volokh

Second Amendment Roundup: A Tale of Two Waiting Periods

The Volokh Conspiracy Mostly law professors | Sometimes contrarian | Often libertarian | Always independent About The...

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Stephen Halbrook

Whatever Evidence the DOJ Has Against James Comey, It Cannot Transform '86 47' Into a Death Threat

Department of Justice Whatever Evidence the DOJ Has Against James Comey, It Cannot Transform '86 47' Into a Death Threat Acting...

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Jacob Sullum, Opinion Contributor

Court Dismisses Matt Taibbi's Defamation Lawsuit Over "Owned: How Tech Billionaires Bought the Loudest Voices on the Left"

The Volokh Conspiracy Mostly law professors | Sometimes contrarian | Often libertarian | Always independent About The...

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Eugene Volokh

The War on Data Centers Is Here—and It Doesn't Add Up

Artificial Intelligence The War on Data Centers Is Here—and It Doesn't Add Up So far, electricity prices haven't risen. If and...

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John Stossel

No One Can Define 'Ultra-Processed Food.' Why Is RFK Jr. Trying To Regulate It?

MAHA No One Can Define 'Ultra-Processed Food.' Why Is RFK Jr. Trying To Regulate It? How to raise food prices without giving...

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Reem Ibrahim

A Dispatch From the AI Psychosis Summit

Artificial Intelligence A Dispatch From the AI Psychosis Summit Digital artists, Claude devotees, and aspiring builders embraced AI...

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Meagan o'rourke

The Spirit of the Declaration, Part 2

The Volokh Conspiracy Mostly law professors | Sometimes contrarian | Often libertarian | Always independent About The...

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Michael Auslin

Republicans Want To Borrow Every Single Dollar of the $72 Billion Bill To Fund ICE and Trump's Ballroom

Fiscal policy Republicans Want To Borrow Every Single Dollar of the $72 Billion Bill To Fund ICE and Trump's Ballroom The party of...

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Eric Boehm

Louisiana Says Men Are Spiking Women's Drinks With Abortion Pills. There's Scant Evidence of That.

Abortion Louisiana Says Men Are Spiking Women's Drinks With Abortion Pills. There's Scant Evidence of That. Mail-order mifepristone...

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Elizabeth Nolan Brown

Content Moderation and the First Amendment

The Volokh Conspiracy Mostly law professors | Sometimes contrarian | Often libertarian | Always independent About The...

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Stuart Benjamin

How a Scientific Cartel Protects Fraudsters and Rakes in Billions of Taxpayer Dollars

Science How a Scientific Cartel Protects Fraudsters and Rakes in Billions of Taxpayer Dollars Corrupt scientists rarely face...

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Seconds

Damned if You Do

Reason Roundup Damned if You Do Plus: Ella Emhoff's SSRIs, measuring childhood independence, the hantavirus cruise ship, and...

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Liz Wolfe

Restricting Speech By Purportedly Protecting Children

The Volokh Conspiracy Mostly law professors | Sometimes contrarian | Often libertarian | Always independent About The...

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Jacob mchangama and jeff kosseff

Trump's Bluff to Iran Didn't Work

Foreign Policy Trump's Bluff to Iran Didn't Work After trying to open the Strait of Hormuz by force, the U.S. is ready to accept an...

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Matthew Petti

Surveillance Tools Intended for Border Control Are Being Used Against Americans

Surveillance Surveillance Tools Intended for Border Control Are Being Used Against Americans U.S. citizens are being monitored and...

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J.d. Tuccille

Today in Supreme Court History: May 6, 1776

The Volokh Conspiracy Mostly law professors | Sometimes contrarian | Often libertarian | Always independent About The...

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Josh Blackman

Brickbat: Yes Bruh, No Bruh

Teachers Brickbat: Yes Bruh, No Bruh Charles Oliver | 5.6.2026 4:00 AM Share on Facebook ...

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Charles Oliver

Open Thread

The Volokh Conspiracy Mostly law professors | Sometimes contrarian | Often libertarian | Always independent About The...

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Eugene Volokh

Trump's Responses to Kimmel and Comey Highlight His Contempt for Freedom of Speech

First Amendment Trump's Responses to Kimmel and Comey Highlight His Contempt for Freedom of Speech The president is not shy about...

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Jacob Sullum, Opinion Contributor

Second Amendment Roundup: How a Fake Citation Misled Courts to Uphold "Sensitive Place" Gun Bans

The Volokh Conspiracy Mostly law professors | Sometimes contrarian | Often libertarian | Always independent About The...

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Stephen Halbrook

Elizabeth Warren Wrongly Implies Jeff Bezos Isn't Paying Enough Taxes

Jeff Bezos Elizabeth Warren Wrongly Implies Jeff Bezos Isn't Paying Enough Taxes The rich pay more than their "fair share." ...

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Robby Soave, Opinion Contributor

The Laborious KBJ

The Volokh Conspiracy Mostly law professors | Sometimes contrarian | Often libertarian | Always independent About The...

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Josh Blackman

The KBJ Delay in Callais

The Volokh Conspiracy Mostly law professors | Sometimes contrarian | Often libertarian | Always independent About The...

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Josh Blackman

The People vs. CEQA

California The People vs. CEQA An initiative that would streamline California's development-killing environmental review law...

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Christian Britschgi

Vanderbilt Student's Lawsuit Over Suspension for Alleged False Accusations Can Go Forward

The Volokh Conspiracy Mostly law professors | Sometimes contrarian | Often libertarian | Always independent About The...

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Eugene Volokh

Can We Ever Trust the Government To Be Honest About War?

Foreign Policy Can We Ever Trust the Government To Be Honest About War? Trump joins a long line of presidents unwilling to be...

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Alexander Langlois

How the Slaveholding Founders Really Felt About Slavery

America 250 How the Slaveholding Founders Really Felt About Slavery Angst, guilt, and more self-awareness than you might expect ...

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Timothy Sandefur

The Spirit of the Declaration, Part 1

The Volokh Conspiracy Mostly law professors | Sometimes contrarian | Often libertarian | Always independent About The...

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Michael Auslin

NAACP Seek To Recall Callais Judgment So It Can Seek Reconsideration

The Volokh Conspiracy Mostly law professors | Sometimes contrarian | Often libertarian | Always independent About The...

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Josh Blackman