Official Precedent from a Supreme Court Justice's Opinion: We Jews Are "a Highly Intellectual Race"
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Official Precedent from a Supreme Court Justice's Opinion: We Jews Are "a Highly Intellectual Race"
Just came across this in Justice Stephen Field's opinion as Circuit Justice in Ho Ah Kow v. Nunan (C.C.D. Cal....
Is Alito Making the Same Mistake as Ginsburg by Refusing To Retire?
https://reason.com/2026/08/27/is-alito-making-the-same-mistake-as-ginsburg-by-refusing-to-retire/
https://reason.com/2026/08/27/is-alito-making-the-same-mistake-as-ginsburg-by-refusing-to-retire/
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Is Alito Making the Same Mistake as Ginsburg by Refusing To Retire?
The conservative justice is sticking around on the Supreme Court. Will conservatives come to regret it?
The National Debt Has Crossed $40 Trillion. Both Parties Are Responsible.
https://reason.com/2026/08/27/the-national-debt-has-crossed-40-trillion-both-parties-are-responsible/
https://reason.com/2026/08/27/the-national-debt-has-crossed-40-trillion-both-parties-are-responsible/
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The National Debt Has Crossed $40 Trillion. Both Parties Are Responsible.
Democrats say Republican tax cuts are the culprit. Republicans say Democratic spending is the root cause. But both parties are responsible.
Rubio Uses Terrorism Law To Ban Secure Email Service
https://reason.com/2026/08/27/rubio-uses-terrorism-law-to-ban-secure-email-service/
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Rubio Uses Terrorism Law To Ban Secure Email Service
The State Department doesn’t accuse Autistici/Inventati of doing anything more than providing surveillance-free email accounts. But that’s enough to declare it a terrorist organization.
Pro-Palestinian Poster's "Doxing" Claim, Stemming from Her Firing as a Result of Public Criticism, Rejected
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Pro-Palestinian Poster's "Doxing" Claim, Stemming from Her Firing as a Result of Public Criticism, Rejected
Some excerpts from Judge Jacqueline Becerra (S.D. Fla.) today in Khorashi v. Beer; the analysis strikes me as correct: This...
Ron DeSantis Says Flock Cameras Are 'Out of Control,' But Florida's Already Flooded With Surveillance
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Ron DeSantis Says Flock Cameras Are 'Out of Control,' But Florida's Already Flooded With Surveillance
Florida police departments have been adding drones, facial recognition technology, and license plate readers to their arsenals for years.
This Federal Case Against Minnesota Protesters Is Worth Watching if You Care About Your Civil Liberties
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This Federal Case Against Minnesota Protesters Is Worth Watching if You Care About Your Civil Liberties
A discovery motion could reveal how far DHS went in surveilling Minnesota activists and other administration critics.
A 90-Day Waiver on Beef Tariffs Won't Rescue America's Cattle Industry
https://reason.com/2026/08/27/a-90-day-waiver-on-beef-tariffs-wont-rescue-americas-cattle-industry/
https://reason.com/2026/08/27/a-90-day-waiver-on-beef-tariffs-wont-rescue-americas-cattle-industry/
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A 90-Day Waiver on Beef Tariffs Won't Rescue America's Cattle Industry
By cutting tariffs to lower the price of beef, the Trump administration is ultimately conceding that tariffs do, in fact, raise prices.
Court Rejects Harassment Lawsuit Over Anti-Israel Speech at CUNY, Largely on First Amendment Grounds
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/27/court-rejects-harassment-lawsuit-over-anti-israel-speech-at-cuny-largely-on-first-amendment-grounds/
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/27/court-rejects-harassment-lawsuit-over-anti-israel-speech-at-cuny-largely-on-first-amendment-grounds/
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Court Rejects Harassment Lawsuit Over Anti-Israel Speech at CUNY, Largely on First Amendment Grounds
In Goldstein v. CUNY, a Jewish Israeli professor at the Borough of Manhattan Community College—part of the City University of...
Gavin Newsom Admits He Might Keep Tariffs?
https://reason.com/podcast/2026/08/27/gavin-newsom-admits-he-might-keep-tariffs/
https://reason.com/podcast/2026/08/27/gavin-newsom-admits-he-might-keep-tariffs/
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Gavin Newsom admits he might keep tariffs?
Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi cover Newsom's surprising economic instincts and the latest moral panics over data centers.
Getting Rid of Flock Isn't Enough To Solve America's Surveillance Problem
https://reason.com/2026/08/27/getting-rid-of-flock-isnt-enough-to-solve-americas-surveillance-problem/
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Getting Rid of Flock Isn't Enough To Solve America's Surveillance Problem
Civil liberties advocates warn that Americans’ privacy and surveillance concerns won’t be solved without strong legal protections.
Idiocracy Predicted Our World, But Not in the Way You Think
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Idiocracy Predicted Our World, But Not in the Way You Think
Mike Judge's cult classic turns 20 and remains prescient about how we live today, especially outside of politics.
No Anti-Stalking Order Against Rabbi Based on His Actions Opposing Anti-Israel Protest
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https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/27/no-anti-stalking-order-against-rabbi-based-on-his-actions-opposing-anti-israel-protest/
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No Anti-Stalking Order Against Rabbi Based on His Actions Opposing Anti-Israel Protest
From the long opinion in Rokhvand v. Herzfeld, decided by D.C. Court of Appeals Judge Roy McLeese, joined by Judges...
Prosecution for Forging Court Order, Purportedly from Chief Justice Roberts:
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/27/prosecution-for-forging-court-order-purportedly-from-chief-justice-roberts/
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/27/prosecution-for-forging-court-order-purportedly-from-chief-justice-roberts/
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Prosecution for Forging Court Order, Purportedly from Chief Justice Roberts:
Bloomberg News (Jordan Fischer) seems to have broken the story. Culver is also accused of impersonating an NSA agent, a...