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Deference, the Insurrection Act, and Statutory History

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Impeach Pete Hegseth

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November 7 as Victims of Communism Day - 2026

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How Trump's Undermining of the Constitution Helped Cause a "Blue Tsunami"

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05.11.2026 4

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The Logic of Voting for a Lesser Evil - and Other Writings on the Ethics of Voting

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02.11.2026 3

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My New Dispatch Article on the Legal Case Against Trump's Section 338 Tariffs Targeting Canadian Imports

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02.11.2026 5

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Federal Court Rejects Trump Lawsuit Seeking to Block Certification of Alaska Senate Election Results

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01.11.2026 4

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Sir Patrick Stewart, RIP

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31.10.2026 4

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New Brennan Center Report on Curbing Executive Power

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30.10.2026 5

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A Libertarian Perspective on the 2026 Election

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30.10.2026 3

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Creating Voter Confusion About Candidates' Names is Bad - But Exploiting Voter Ignorance About Policy Issues is a Much Bigger Problem

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29.10.2026 7

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ICE is Now Even More Unpopular than the IRS

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Ninth Circuit Rules Trump Illegally Federalized National Guard in Los Angeles

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26.10.2026 7

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Trump Exempts Some Canadian Products From Section 338 Tariffs - But his Illegal Trade War Continues

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25.10.2026 6

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Trump Sues to Block Alaska Senate Election Results Because of Potential Voter "Confusion"

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23.10.2026 4

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Update on Canada's Two Secession Movements

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20.10.2026 10

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Liberty Justice Center Files First Lawsuit Challenging Trump's Section 338 Tariffs Against Canadian Imports

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20.10.2026 8

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Supreme Court Will Hear Case on "Facially Neutral" Discrimination Against Asian Students in Admissions to Public Magnet Schools

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19.10.2026 7

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Supreme Court Will Hear Necessary and Proper Clause Case on Federal Law Banning Home Distilleries

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19.10.2026 6

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Who Should Defend Democracy?

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17.10.2026 10

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Libertarianism and Democracy Revisited - A Rejoinder to Matt Zwolinski

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17.10.2026 9

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Trump Loses Yet Another Sanctuary City Case—This Time Against New York City

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16.10.2026 10

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Steve Vladeck's "Hard Questions About Court Expansion"

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16.10.2026 10

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Fusionism and its Limits

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14.10.2026 10

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Compendium of Writings on the October 7 War and Related Issues

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07.10.2026 10

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Justice Alito on Originalism

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05.10.2026 10

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My New Lawfare Article on Why "The President Doesn't Have Unlimited Power to Impose Import Bans"

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05.10.2026 10

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Libertarianism and Democracy

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04.10.2026 10

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Justice Gorsuch on Abuse of Emergency Powers

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02.10.2026 10

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Second Federal Court Rules Against Trump's $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee

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01.10.2026 10

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Justin Wolfers Recognizes His "Libertarian Friends Were Right" About Government Power

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01.10.2026 10

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Were the Nazis Socialist? Only in Part

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29.09.2026 10

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My New Montreal Economic Institute Paper on "The Legal Battle Over Trump's Tariffs: Implications for Canada"

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23.09.2026 20

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Exit, Voice, and Nikole Hannah-Jones

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21.09.2026 10

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Montreal Economic Institute Webinar on Legal Challenges to the Trump Tariffs Against Canadian Goods

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16.09.2026 20

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Supreme Court Refuses to Block Lower-Court Ruling Against Trump's Mail-in Ballot Executive Order

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14.09.2026 10

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New Book on "Democracy's Challenges: 100 Ideas"

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14.09.2026 20

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Our New Amicus Brief in the Section 301 Tariff Case

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14.09.2026 10

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Major Questions, Nondelegation, and the Section 338 Tariffs Against Canada

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13.09.2026 10

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Reflections on the 25th Anniversary of 9/11

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11.09.2026 10

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First Circuit Refuses to Stay District Court Injunction Against Trump's Executive Order on Mail-In Voting

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10.09.2026 10

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Trump Expands Illegal Section 338 Tariffs Against Canadian Imports - and Bans Some Entirely

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09.09.2026 20

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Our New Federal Circuit Amicus Brief in the Section 122 Tariff Case

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09.09.2026 20

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Trump's Executive Order on Mail-in Ballots is an Assault on Federalism and Separation of Powers

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08.09.2026 10

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Trump Loses Two More Sanctuary City Cases - And Picks up A Rare Win

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07.09.2026 20

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Help Workers by Breaking Down Barriers to Labor Mobility

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07.09.2026 20

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My New USA Today Article On Dangerous Similarities Between "Democratic Socialists" and MAGA Nationalists

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03.09.2026 30

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I fled Soviet communism. Socialism always ends the same way.

03.09.2026 20

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Federal Court Issues First Ruling Against Trump's New Birthright Citizenship Executive Order

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02.09.2026 20

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My New Liberalism.Org Article on the Centrality of Private Property Rights to Liberalism

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02.09.2026 20

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