Reviews:Ad Astra and One Cut of the Dead
In the near future, for the usual all-too-human reasons, the beleaguered people of Earth are looking to the stars (ad astra in Latin) for hope and deliverance. But the stars appear …
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Good Omens
Neil Gaiman (Sandman, American Gods) and Terry Pratchett (the Discworld series) co-wrote a novel about a demon and an angel who team up to stave off the apocalypse and save creation from their …
Spider-Man: Far From Home
In the latest Spider-Man movie, Far From Home, the web slinger travels to Europe and fights a ripped-from-the-headlines villain: fake news. “I control the truth!” the villain shouts in an explain-your-motivations monologue. …
Brickbat: Leaving Him Hanging
Shortly after someone broke into his shed and stole $2,500 in power tools and sports equipment, a Seattle man spotted them for sale on a marketplace website. He called the …
Che Guevara, Donald Trump, Public Citizen (Founded by Ralph Nader), and Copyright Law
From Paul Alan Levy of Public Citizen (Consumer Law & Policy Blog): The personal and commercial heirs of the deceased photographer Korda, best known for the iconic photograph of Che …
Here Are the Problems With the Attorney General’s Plan To Expand Background Checks for Gun Buyers
Attorney General William Barr is reportedly floating a proposal to expand background checks for gun buyers that is similar to an unsuccessful 2013 bill sponsored by Sens. Joe Manchin (D–W.Va.) …
8 Cases Everyone Should Know from the Taney and Chase Courts
Here is another preview of the 11-hour video library from our new book, An Introduction to Constitutional Law: 100 Supreme Court Cases Everyone Should Know. This post will focus on cases …
The Supreme Court’s Next Big School Choice Case
In 2002, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Cleveland, Ohio’s school choice program against the charge that it was unconstitutional for that city to provide tuition aid to parents who opted …
Did California Just Abolish Single-Family Zoning?
From the passage of statewide rent control to the failure of a bill legalizing more home construction near transit and job centers, it hasn’t been a great year for free …
Compelling Testimony Against Michigan’s Ban on Flavored E-Cigarettes Highlights the Deadly Folly of the Vaping Crackdown
Mark Slis, a 55-year-old father of three, smoked for 41 years and tried to quit for three decades with every method he came across, including hypnosis and various nicotine replacement …