Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
When are nude scenes essential in film, and when are they gratuitous, designed not to advance a plot but to snatch more from the wallets of hungry, titillated viewers? Skin: A …
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Brickbat: Italy Isn’t for Lovers
Four police officers in Milan, Italy, stopped a couple and issued them a 400-euro ($486 U.S.) fine for kissing in public, a violation of the nation’s mandatory mask rule. The …
Prof. Marty Lederman (Georgetown) on the Fulton Oral Argument
A long, detailed, and characteristically thoughtful post; here’s the intro, though it’s all worth reading: Many of the Justices appeared to be troubled by Philadelphia’s refusal to contract with Catholic …
Trump Says Mail-in Votes Are Suspicious Because They Overwhelmingly Favor Joe Biden. He’s Wrong.
Even as dozens of states were expanding mail-in voting eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic, President Donald Trump spent months on the campaign trail telling his supporters not to cast …
License Plate Seen on a Maine Road
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Meet Marshall Burt, Who’s About To Become the Libertarian Party’s Only Sitting State Legislator
Given the party’s track record, any Libertarian running for a statewide office would have to be full of almost nutty hubris to expect to win. But next year Marshall Burt …
Virginia Voters Approve Redistricting Reforms
Virginia’s state lawmakers won’t be able to draw their own districts without some input from the public anymore. Nearly two-thirds of Virginian voters approved Question 1, which establishes a bipartisan …
Voters Used Ballot Initiatives To Defy Power-Mad Politicians
Ballot initiatives are a mixed blessing. People can vote for some really stupid things, and people can reject important reforms. But they’re also an important democratic tool, a way citizens …
Think Jo Jorgensen Is a Spoiler? Run These Numbers First
As Republicans gear up to blame Libertarian candidate Jo Jorgensen for spoiling the election in battleground states that President Donald Trump is poised to narrowly lose, it’s worth working through …
Federalist Society Panel on the Free Exercise Clause Next Monday (the 9th), 11 am to 12:15 pm Eastern
This will be part of the free-of-charge online Federalist Society convention: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9 Religious Liberties Religious Liberty and the New Court 11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Prof. Stephanie Barclay, …