Woke 1.0, House of the Dragon, and the Absurd Politics of Surveillance
https://reason.com/podcast/2026/08/13/woke-1-0-house-of-the-dragon-and-the-absurd-politics-of-surveillance/
https://reason.com/podcast/2026/08/13/woke-1-0-house-of-the-dragon-and-the-absurd-politics-of-surveillance/
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Woke 1.0, 'House of the Dragon,' and the absurd politics of surveillance
On the Freed Up podcast, Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi break down the absurd political fights about America’s surveillance state.
Justice Elena Kagan on the Late, Great Prof. Richard Fallon
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/13/justice-elena-kagan-on-the-late-great-prof-richard-fallon/
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/13/justice-elena-kagan-on-the-late-great-prof-richard-fallon/
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Justice Elena Kagan on the Late, Great Prof. Richard Fallon
From the Harvard Law Review (thanks to Prof. Richard Re for the pointer): Forty years ago, I walked into Dick...
En Banc Fifth Circuit Dismisses Alien Enemies Act Case as Moot
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/13/en-banc-fifth-circuit-dismisses-alien-enemies-act-case-as-moot/
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/13/en-banc-fifth-circuit-dismisses-alien-enemies-act-case-as-moot/
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En Banc Fifth Circuit Dismisses Alien Enemies Act Case as Moot
The ruling does not address whether Trump properly invoked the Act.
Review: Is Exit 8 an Anti-Screens Metaphor or Something Deeper?
https://reason.com/2026/08/14/exit-8/
https://reason.com/2026/08/14/exit-8/
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Review: Is Exit 8 an Anti-Screens Metaphor or Something Deeper?
A Japanese thriller explores agency in a world that makes it too easy just to go along for the ride.
Today in Supreme Court History: August 14, 1935
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/14/today-in-supreme-court-history-august-14-1935-6/
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Today in Supreme Court History: August 14, 1935
8/14/1935: President Roosevelt signs into law the Social Security Act of 1935. The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of this...
Socialists Claim Public Libraries Are Examples of Their Policies. Don't Believe Them.
https://reason.com/2026/08/14/socialists-claim-public-libraries-are-examples-of-their-policies-dont-believe-them/
https://reason.com/2026/08/14/socialists-claim-public-libraries-are-examples-of-their-policies-dont-believe-them/
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Socialists Claim Public Libraries Are Examples of Their Policies. Don't Believe Them.
Libraries aren’t all that socialist, and they’re far from the total state the radicals really want.
Sixth Circuit Reverses Pretrial Release for Antifa Member Accused of ICE-Related Threats
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/14/sixth-circuit-reverses-pretrial-release-for-antifa-member-accused-of-ice-related-threats/
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/14/sixth-circuit-reverses-pretrial-release-for-antifa-member-accused-of-ice-related-threats/
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Sixth Circuit Reverses Pretrial Release for Antifa Member Accused of ICE-Related Threats
Some excerpts from the long (>16K word) opinions in Wednesday's U.S. v. Wagner, written by Sixth Circuit Judge Whitney Hermandorfer,...
Plaintiffs Contesting Tren de Aragua Membership Claims / Alien Enemies Act Application Can't Sue Pseudonymously
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/14/plaintiffs-contesting-tren-de-aragua-membership-claims-alien-enemies-act-application-cant-sue-pseudonymously/
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/14/plaintiffs-contesting-tren-de-aragua-membership-claims-alien-enemies-act-application-cant-sue-pseudonymously/
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Plaintiffs Contesting Tren de Aragua Membership Claims / Alien Enemies Act Application Can't Sue Pseudonymously
From yesterday's published order in W.M.M. v. Trump (en banc), by Chief Judge Jennifer Walker Elrod: In response to questions...
"Fascist" Menachem Begin was a Champion of Individual Rights and the Rule of Law
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/14/fascist-menachem-begin-was-a-champion-of-individual-rights-and-the-rule-of-law/
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/14/fascist-menachem-begin-was-a-champion-of-individual-rights-and-the-rule-of-law/
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"Fascist" Menachem Begin was a Champion of Individual Rights and the Rule of Law
And he certainly was no Fascist.
Some More Thoughts About Surrogacy and Abortion
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/14/some-more-thoughts-about-surrogacy-and-abortion/
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/14/some-more-thoughts-about-surrogacy-and-abortion/
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Some More Thoughts About Surrogacy and Abortion
My post yesterday on surrogacy and abortion has generated many responses, as I had suspected. Surrogacy is one of those...
The End of Oak Street Is a Nasty, Effective Exercise in Dino Terror
https://reason.com/2026/08/14/the-end-of-oak-street-is-a-nasty-effective-exercise-in-dino-terror/
https://reason.com/2026/08/14/the-end-of-oak-street-is-a-nasty-effective-exercise-in-dino-terror/
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The End of Oak Street Is a Nasty, Effective Exercise in Dino Terror
This lean, mean, late-summer romp is dino-mite.
I Played a Game Simulating the Aftermath of the 2028 Election. Here's How It Went.
https://reason.com/2026/08/14/i-played-a-game-simulating-the-aftermath-of-the-2028-election-heres-how-it-went/
https://reason.com/2026/08/14/i-played-a-game-simulating-the-aftermath-of-the-2028-election-heres-how-it-went/
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I Played a Game Simulating the Aftermath of the 2028 Election. Here's How It Went.
The Democratic nominee won five swing states by less than one percentage point. Then things got crazy.
Flock Safety's New Privacy Rules Do Little To Ease Concerns Over ALPR Surveillance
https://reason.com/2026/08/14/flock-safetys-new-privacy-rules-do-little-to-ease-concerns-over-alpr-surveillance/
https://reason.com/2026/08/14/flock-safetys-new-privacy-rules-do-little-to-ease-concerns-over-alpr-surveillance/
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Flock Safety's New Privacy Rules Do Little To Ease Concerns Over ALPR Surveillance
The company’s attempts to protect Americans’ privacy “will do nothing to protect innocent people from warrantless mass surveillance,” says an Institute for Justice attorney.
The DSA's Agenda Could Cost More Than $200 Trillion—and You'll Be Picking Up the Tab
https://reason.com/2026/08/14/the-dsas-agenda-could-cost-more-than-200-trillion-and-youll-be-picking-up-the-tab/
https://reason.com/2026/08/14/the-dsas-agenda-could-cost-more-than-200-trillion-and-youll-be-picking-up-the-tab/
Jeff Merkley Wants To Save Big Government From Donald Trump
https://reason.com/2026/08/14/jeff-merkley-wants-to-save-big-government-from-donald-trump/
https://reason.com/2026/08/14/jeff-merkley-wants-to-save-big-government-from-donald-trump/
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Jeff Merkley Wants To Save Big Government From Donald Trump
The Oregon senator's "For Our Republic Act" would check many of the president's abuses while preserving the powerful federal state he commands.
Indiana Professors Lack Standing to Challenge Indiana "Intellectual Diversity" Statute
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/14/indiana-professors-lack-standing-to-challenge-indiana-intellectual-diversity-statute/
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/14/indiana-professors-lack-standing-to-challenge-indiana-intellectual-diversity-statute/
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Indiana Professors Lack Standing to Challenge Indiana "Intellectual Diversity" Statute
Some excerpts from yesterday's longish McDonald v. Trustees of Indiana Univ., written by Seventh Circuit Judge Joshua Kolar and joined...
"Professors' Speech in Class Has Not Been Regulated; It Has Been Hired"
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/14/professors-speech-in-class-has-not-been-regulated-it-has-been-hired/
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/14/professors-speech-in-class-has-not-been-regulated-it-has-been-hired/
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"Professors' Speech in Class Has Not Been Regulated; It Has Been Hired"
Yesterday's Seventh Circuit opinion in McDonald v. Trustees of Indiana Univ. held that public university professors lacked standing to challenge...