Democrats Want To Tax AI Companies for Job Losses That Haven't Happened
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https://reason.com/2026/08/07/democrats-want-to-tax-ai-companies-for-job-losses-that-havent-happened/
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Democrats Want To Tax AI Companies for Job Losses That Haven't Happened
The proposed tax would rise with unemployment and fund a new federal jobs program—even though AI has yet to cause mass unemployment.
Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/07/short-circuit-an-inexhaustive-weekly-compendium-of-rulings-from-the-federal-courts-of-appeal-71/
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/07/short-circuit-an-inexhaustive-weekly-compendium-of-rulings-from-the-federal-courts-of-appeal-71/
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Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal
Dog toys, DoorDash, and unregistered foreign agents.
Parents' Free Exercise Claim Against School for Referring to Student by "Preferred Name[] and Gender Pronoun[]" Can Go Forward
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Parents' Free Exercise Claim Against School for Referring to Student by "Preferred Name[] and Gender Pronoun[]" Can Go Forward
From Judge Paul Maloney (W.D. Mich.) in Mead v. Rockford Public School Dist.: Dan and Jennifer Mead have a child,...
Trump's New Birthright Citizenship Executive Orders Are Mostly Theater
https://reason.com/2026/08/07/trumps-new-birthright-citizenship-executive-orders-are-mostly-theater/
https://reason.com/2026/08/07/trumps-new-birthright-citizenship-executive-orders-are-mostly-theater/
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Trump's New Birthright Citizenship Executive Orders Are Mostly Theater
President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on Thursday that attempt to restrict birthright citizenship narrowly.
After 2 Decades of Raids and Prison Stints, Liverpool's 'Cannabis Martyr' Is Still 'Fighting for Freedom'
https://reason.com/2026/08/08/after-2-decades-of-raids-and-prison-stints-liverpools-cannabis-martyr-is-still-fighting-for-freedom/
https://reason.com/2026/08/08/after-2-decades-of-raids-and-prison-stints-liverpools-cannabis-martyr-is-still-fighting-for-freedom/
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After 2 Decades of Raids and Prison Stints, Liverpool's 'Cannabis Martyr' Is Still 'Fighting for Freedom'
Gary Youds says his cannabis café is “what the future looks like the day after the drug war.”
Today in Supreme Court History: August 8, 2009
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Today in Supreme Court History: August 8, 2009
8/8/2009: Justice Sonia Sotomayor takes oath.
The 'Affordability' Agenda That Taxes Your Dinner
https://reason.com/2026/08/08/the-affordability-agenda-that-taxes-your-dinner/
https://reason.com/2026/08/08/the-affordability-agenda-that-taxes-your-dinner/
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The 'Affordability' Agenda That Taxes Your Dinner
Food-related taxes are rising in popularity, though they hurt restaurants and customers—and may even fail as a revenue-raising tool.
Race Discrimination in Admissions Suit Against U Washington Can Go Forward
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/08/race-discrimination-in-admissions-suit-against-u-washington-can-go-forward/
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/08/race-discrimination-in-admissions-suit-against-u-washington-can-go-forward/
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Race Discrimination in Admissions Suit Against U Washington Can Go Forward
From Zhong v. Univ. of Wash. Bd. of Regents, decided yesterday by Judge James Robart (W.D. Wash.): This civil rights action...
New Survey Data on Public Perceptions of the Supreme Court
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https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/08/new-survey-data-on-public-perceptions-of-the-supreme-court/
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New Survey Data on Public Perceptions of the Supreme Court
A detailed Marquette Law School poll finds public views of the Court are modestly negative, but most major recent decisions enjoy majority public support.
In Post-Soviet Georgia, a Fledgling Libertarian Movement Faces an Increasingly Authoritarian State
https://reason.com/2026/08/09/in-post-soviet-georgia-a-fledgling-libertarian-movement-faces-an-increasingly-authoritarian-state/
https://reason.com/2026/08/09/in-post-soviet-georgia-a-fledgling-libertarian-movement-faces-an-increasingly-authoritarian-state/
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In Post-Soviet Georgia, a Fledgling Libertarian Movement Faces an Increasingly Authoritarian State
As leader of the “Girchi—More Freedom” party, Zurah Japaridze spent 7 months jailed as a political prisoner. He’s prepared to spend much longer there if he has to.
Some Tentatively Final Thoughts on Substack
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/09/some-tentatively-final-thoughts-on-substack/
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/09/some-tentatively-final-thoughts-on-substack/
Second Amendment Roundup: $0 Tax Left NFA with No Constitutional Basis
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/09/second-amendment-roundup-0-tax-left-nfa-with-no-constitutional-basis/
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/09/second-amendment-roundup-0-tax-left-nfa-with-no-constitutional-basis/
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Second Amendment Roundup: $0 Tax Left NFA with No Constitutional Basis
Northern District of Texas decides that registration requirements for non-taxed NFA firearms are no longer grounded in Congress’ power to lay and collect taxes.