Harmeet Dhillon on Distinguishing Between Protected Speech and Actionable Discriminatory Conduct
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Harmeet Dhillon on Distinguishing Between Protected Speech and Actionable Discriminatory Conduct
Jewish Insider: Harmeet Dhillon, the assistant attorney general for civil rights, urged pro-Israel college students to distinguish between protected speech...
How a Top Democratic Operative Lost Faith in Her Party
https://reason.com/podcast/2026/08/05/how-a-top-democratic-operative-lost-faith-in-her-party/
https://reason.com/podcast/2026/08/05/how-a-top-democratic-operative-lost-faith-in-her-party/
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How a top Democratic operative lost faith in her party
Evan Barker discusses the Democratic Party's growing disconnect from working-class voters, and the future of populism in America.
Minnesota's Nudification Ban Could Punish People Over Parodies and Stripped-Down Selfies. Elon Musk's xAI Is Suing
https://reason.com/2026/08/05/minnesotas-new-ban-could-punish-people-over-parodies-and-stripped-down-selfies-elon-musks-xai-is-suing/
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Minnesota's Nudification Ban Could Punish People Over Parodies and Stripped-Down Selfies. Elon Musk's xAI Is Suing
Minnesota's new AI law reaches far beyond deepfake abuse, banning parody, consensual images, and other protected speech.
Socialist Hugo Chávez Destroyed Venezuela's Power Grid. Now the Regime Hopes Private Capital Will Rebuild It.
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Socialist Hugo Chávez Destroyed Venezuela's Power Grid. Now the Regime Hopes Private Capital Will Rebuild It.
The regime is paying lip service to undoing a policy that caused incalculable human suffering but is hesitant to relinquish control.
Abdul El-Sayed's COVID Radicalism Is a Callback to a More United Party
https://reason.com/2026/08/05/abdul-el-sayeds-covid-radicalism-is-a-callback-to-a-more-united-party/
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Abdul El-Sayed's COVID Radicalism Is a Callback to a More United Party
The pandemic provided a glue that held the Democratic Party together. Without it, they don't know what they believe.
Todd Blanche for Attorney General?
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/05/todd-blanche-for-attorney-general/
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Todd Blanche for Attorney General?
Rescinding the egregious Slush Fund Order should not obscure the fact that Blanche was a central participant in, and possibly the architect of, a scheme to defraud the court and the American taxpayer. The one job he is surely not qualified for is the one…
Senators Want To Claw Back Trump's Spending Power. They Should Just Pass a Real Budget Instead.
https://reason.com/2026/08/05/senators-want-to-claw-back-trumps-spending-power-they-should-just-pass-a-real-budget-instead/
https://reason.com/2026/08/05/senators-want-to-claw-back-trumps-spending-power-they-should-just-pass-a-real-budget-instead/
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Senators Want To Claw Back Trump's Spending Power. They Should Just Pass a Real Budget Instead.
The Senate’s funding bill stops Trump from handing political appointees control of federal grants, but Congress isn’t eager to rein in spending.
New Draft Article: "The Fourth Amendment After Chatrie"
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/05/new-draft-article-the-fourth-amendment-after-chatrie/
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New Draft Article: "The Fourth Amendment After Chatrie"
Just posted today at SSRN.
Abdul El-Sayed Says He's Not a Socialist. His Policy Agenda Says Otherwise.
https://reason.com/video/2026/08/05/abdul-el-sayed-says-hes-not-a-socialist-his-policy-agenda-says-otherwise/
https://reason.com/video/2026/08/05/abdul-el-sayed-says-hes-not-a-socialist-his-policy-agenda-says-otherwise/
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Abdul El-Sayed says he's not a socialist. His policy agenda says otherwise.
El-Sayed is pushing a mendacious claim: that people would be wealthier if they endured yet another massive transfer of money and power to a vast federal health bureaucracy.
Trump's Newest Tariffs Could Protect America From the National Security Risk of Brass Instruments
https://reason.com/2026/08/05/trumps-newest-tariffs-could-protect-america-from-the-national-security-risk-of-brass-instruments/
https://reason.com/2026/08/05/trumps-newest-tariffs-could-protect-america-from-the-national-security-risk-of-brass-instruments/
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Trump's Newest Tariffs Could Protect America From the National Security Risk of Brass Instruments
An idea that's wildly out of tune at a time when Americans are trumpeting their worries about affordability.
The American Fingerprints on the Genocide in Sudan
https://reason.com/2026/08/05/the-american-fingerprints-on-the-genocide-in-sudan/
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The American Fingerprints on the Genocide in Sudan
Reuters and the U.N. accuse an operator with extensive U.S. government links of helping a Sudanese rebel group.
Court Upholds African People's Socialist Party Convictions for Being Unregistered Russian Foreign Agents
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Court Upholds African People's Socialist Party Convictions for Being Unregistered Russian Foreign Agents
From today's decision in U.S. v. Romain by Eleventh Circuit Chief Judge William Pryor, joined by Judges Jill Pryor and Andrew...
The Trump Administration Promises the 'Largest Denaturalization Effort Ever'
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The Trump Administration Promises the 'Largest Denaturalization Effort Ever'
Denaturalization isn't new, but it has been used sparingly in modern history, in part because it is extremely costly and time-consuming amid finite resources.
Why James Madison Wanted Greater Limits on States' Rights
https://reason.com/2026/08/06/why-james-madison-wanted-greater-limits-on-states-rights/
https://reason.com/2026/08/06/why-james-madison-wanted-greater-limits-on-states-rights/
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Why James Madison Wanted Greater Limits on States' Rights
The “father of the Constitution” worried about federal and state overreach.
First Circuit Strikes Down Puerto Rico Ban on Certain Knowingly False Statements During Declared Emergencies
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/06/first-circuit-strikes-down-puerto-rico-ban-on-certain-knowingly-false-statements-during-declared-emergencies/
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/06/first-circuit-strikes-down-puerto-rico-ban-on-certain-knowingly-false-statements-during-declared-emergencies/
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First Circuit Strikes Down Puerto Rico Ban on Certain Knowingly False Statements During Declared Emergencies
Rodríguez-Cotto v. González-Colón, decided Tuesday by First Circuit Judges Gustavo Gelpí and Seth Aframe and Seventh Circuit Judge David Hamilton,...
No Religious Exemption from Forum Selection Clause in Employment Agreement
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/06/no-religious-exemption-from-forum-selection-clause-in-employment-agreement/
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No Religious Exemption from Forum Selection Clause in Employment Agreement
"Plaintiff should be treated like any other employee in his position, not that he should be favored based on his identity."