The Peace-Loving Military Robots’ Plot
Today Hollywood regularly turns Philip K. Dick‘s stories into movies, but no motion pictures based on his work existed when the novelist was alive. He did get to see some …
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The Press Fans Overblown Fears About Diet Soda—Again
“I have never seen a thin person drinking Diet Coke,” tweeted Donald Trump, himself a frequent consumer of diet soda, back in 2012. Besides being an amusing self-own, Trump’s comment …
“Free Speech Rules,” My YouTube Video Series—Episode 6 (Corporations and the First Amendment) Now Out
Thanks to a generous grant from the Stanton Foundation, and to the video production work of Meredith Bragg and Austin Bragg at Reason.tv, I’m putting together a series of 10 short, …
Unions Aiming to Repeal California’s Property Tax Caps
For a sense of the endless political resources that California’s left-leaning groups have at their ready, consider this recent turn of events. After having spent $3.45 million last year to …
Review: It Chapter Two
The best kind of monster, of course, is one that’s little-seen. Steven Spielberg demonstrated this in Jaws, when he famously had to find a way to not show too much …
The Lavender Scare
Pride Month this June commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Inn riots in Greenwich Village, where gay men and women fought back against police raids. Stonewall is often associated …
Mapmaker: The Gerrymandering Game
What if politics were a strategic, underhanded, zero-sum game that was actually kind of fun? Welcome to Mapmaker: The Gerrymandering Game. Developed by Lafair Family Games and funded via Kickstarter, …
Brickbat: Hard Labor
Diana Sanchez spent five hours in labor, screaming in pain and calling for help, before giving birth in a Denver jail cell last year. In a statement, the sheriff’s office …
My Upcoming Speaking Engagements
This semester, I will be speaking across the country on a wide range of topics. Most of these events are hosted by the Federalist Society, and are open to the …
Does the Fifth Circuit Permit En Banc Review of “Interim” Rulings?
In February 2019, the District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi found in Thomas v. Bryant that State Senate District 22 v∂iolated the Votings Rights Act. The state petitioned …