Photos: What Is the National Guard Doing in D.C.?

latest 10

Katherine Mangu-Ward

Prof. Jack Goldsmith (Harvard Law) "On the Legality of the Venezuela Invasion"

latest 4

Eugene Volokh

Thoughts on the Capture of Maduro and Trump's Attack on Venezuela

latest 5

Ilya Somin

Trump Should Have Tried To Get Congressional Authorization If He Wanted To Strike Venezuela and Capture Maduro

latest 5

Eric Boehm

Donald Trump Says the U.S. Will 'Run' Venezuela After Maduro's Ouster

latest 5

César Báez

Open Thread

latest 10

Eugene Volokh

Today in Supreme Court History: January 3, 1911

latest 9

Josh Blackman

Brickbat: Some Horseplay

school Charles Oliver | 1.2.2026 4:00 AM Melvin McClain, a teacher at Conyers Middle School in Georgia, faces one count of simple battery and three...

yesterday 10

Charles Oliver

Suit Alleging Retaliatory Police Mislabeling as Repeat Violent Offender Can Go Forward

yesterday 10

Eugene Volokh

Requiring Registered Sex Offenders to Post Signs on Halloween Saying "No Candy or Treats at This Residence"

yesterday 2

Eugene Volokh

"Our Constitutional Rights … Should Not Hinge on a Where's Waldo Quiz"

yesterday 3

Eugene Volokh

Second Amendment Protects Right to Open Carry, Ninth Circuit Panel Holds (2-1)

yesterday 3

Eugene Volokh

Presence of Probable Cause Precludes Claim That Immigration Arrest Was Retaliation for First-Amendment-Protected Speech

yesterday 1

Eugene Volokh

A Socialist Swearing In

Zohran Mamdani Christian Britschgi | 1.2.2026 9:30 AM Mamdani sworn in: Zohran Mamdani, 34, was sworn in as the new mayor of New York City on New...

yesterday 40

Christian Britschgi

Rand Paul's Annual Festivus Report Highlights $1.6 Trillion in Wasteful Spending

Government Spending J.D. Tuccille | 1.2.2026 7:00 AM There are many traditions for ushering out the old year and ringing in the new, and among...

yesterday 30

J.d. Tuccille

The DOJ Thinks Cocaine Couriers Are Not Worth Prosecuting. Trump Thinks They Deserve To Die.

yesterday 2

Jacob Sullum

In 2026, Republicans Will Have To Decide What Comes After Trump

Republican Party Steven Greenhut | 1.2.2026 7:30 AM The Republican Party that I joined in the 1980s (and later left) espoused a straightforward set...

yesterday 9

Steven Greenhut

Britons Are Beginning To Admit It: Their Beloved National Health Service Is Broken

Health Care Reem Ibrahim | 1.2.2026 7:45 AM The day after the United Kingdom's general election last year, newly appointed Labour Secretary of...

yesterday 9

Reem Ibrahim

Will Zohran Mamdani Defund New York City Police?

Police Billy Binion | From the February/March 2026 issue In the February/March 2026 issue of Reason, we explore Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's policy...

yesterday 5

Billy Binion

Why America's Inequality Story Doesn't Add Up

Economics Andrew Heaton | 1.2.2026 1:55 PM If you're like most Americans, you get the bulk of your cardio from marching in—or fleeing...

yesterday 2

Andrew Heaton

Presence of Probable Clause Precludes Claim That Immigration Arrest Was Retaliation for First-Amendment-Protected Speech

Free Speech So concludes a federal district in Louisiana, disagreeing with a Ninth Circuit panel. Eugene Volokh | 1.2.2026 9:31 AM From Judge Terry...

yesterday 10

Eugene Volokh

ChatGPT-Generated Poster of Supreme Court Justices Since 1900

Politics Eugene Volokh | 1.2.2026 8:01 AM My prompt: "Please create a poster showing all the Supreme Court Justices who have served since 1900, in...

yesterday 10

Eugene Volokh

Parental Custody Rights, Homeschooling, Religiosity, Views on "LGBTQ+ Community," and More

Parental Rights Eugene Volokh | 1.2.2026 8:47 AM Reed v. Reed , an appeal decided Wednesday by the Pennsylvania Superior Court (Judge Mary Jane...

yesterday 9

Eugene Volokh

The Jealous Mistress, vol. 1

Politics Eugene Volokh | 1.2.2026 10:15 AM From vol. 1, number 2 of The Jealous Mistress, a periodical briefly published starting in 1925 by the...

yesterday 9

Eugene Volokh

Today in Supreme Court History: January 2, 1923

yesterday 10

Josh Blackman

Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal

yesterday 10

John Ross

Brickbat: Cracked

Florida Charles Oliver | 1.1.2026 4:00 AM The Florida Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from a South Florida woman fined more than $100,000...

previous day 10

Charles Oliver

Did Brett Kavanaugh Just Apologize for Butchering the Fourth Amendment? Maybe.

Fourth Amendment Damon Root | 1.1.2026 7:00 AM Happy New Year, and welcome to the latest edition of the Injustice System newsletter. We have a bit...

previous day 50

Damon Root

NYC Schools Are Losing Students and Burning Cash. Mamdani Could Make the Situation Worse.

Zohran Mamdani Danyela Souza Egorov | From the February/March 2026 issue In the February/March 2026 issue of Reason, we explore Mayor-elect Zohran...

previous day 2

Danyela Souza Egorov

Betty Boop Enters the Public Domain, but Only as a Dog

Copyright Joe Lancaster | 1.1.2026 8:00 AM Betty Boop is one of the most iconic cartoons of the 20th century. A pinup drawn to look like a 1920s...

previous day 2

Joe Lancaster

Zohran Mamdani Can't Ruin New York City

New York City Katherine Mangu-Ward | From the February/March 2026 issue In the February/March 2026 issue of Reason, we explore Mayor-elect Zohran...

previous day 10

Katherine Mangu-Ward

January 11, the Russo-Ukrainian War Will Be as Long as World War II Was for Russia

Thanks to my father Vladimir for pointing this out. Eugene Volokh | 1.1.2026 4:54 PM ["The Fourth Year in a Row," sometimes called "Four Years," by...

previous day 7

Eugene Volokh

ChatGPT-Generated Poster of U.S. Presidents

Eugene Volokh | 1.1.2026 5:04 PM My prompt: "Please produce a poster with the images of all the U.S. presidents, in chronological order, with their...

previous day 5

Eugene Volokh

Today in Supreme Court History: January 1, 1863

previous day 30

Josh Blackman

Nick Shirley, Tim Walz, and the Minnesota Fraud Story: Did the Media Miss It?

Media Criticism Robby Soave | 1.1.2026 7:30 AM The Minnesota fraud story has become one of the biggest trending topics in quite a while. Nick...

previous day 20

Robby Soave

3 Areas Where the Courts Pushed Back Against Trump's Attempts To Avoid Judicial Review in 2025

Executive Power Jacob Sullum | 1.1.2026 3:45 PM In December, CBS News Editor in Chief Bari Weiss provoked internal and external criticism by...

previous day 9

Jacob Sullum

Why Mitt Romney's Call To Tax the Rich Falls Apart

Taxes Veronique de Rugy | 1.1.2026 11:14 AM There is something emotionally satisfying about watching a wealthy person call for higher taxes on...

previous day 5

Veronique De Rugy

Today in Supreme Court History: December 31, 1884

wednesday 6

Josh Blackman

Brickbat: Fast Service

Elections Charles Oliver | 12.31.2025 4:00 AM Eva Benedelova and Pavel Benedela face possible deportation after an Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles...

wednesday 2

Charles Oliver

The Real Reason Golden Ages Collapse—and How the U.S. Can Avoid It

Freedom John Stossel | 12.31.2025 12:30 AM While campaigning, President Donald Trump said, "We're a nation in decline." Now that he's president,...

wednesday 5

John Stossel

Trump Bars 5 Europeans From the U.S. Over Their Censorship Efforts

Free Speech J.D. Tuccille | 12.31.2025 7:00 AM Two days before Christmas, the European Commission—essentially the executive branch of the European...

wednesday 5

J.d. Tuccille

How Politicians and Cops Tried To Dodge Responsibility in 2025

Accountability Jacob Sullum | 12.31.2025 12:01 AM On his way out the door last January, President Joe Biden issued broad, preemptive pardons for...

wednesday 6

Jacob Sullum

'Affordability' Politics Is a Major Opening for the Free Market Message in the New Year

Free Markets Christian Britschgi | 12.31.2025 3:35 PM This week, incoming Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger released a policy agenda for her...

wednesday 10

Christian Britschgi

Yale Journal on Regulation Symposium on the 20th Anniversary of Kelo v. City of New London

Kelo I co-edited the symposium along with Eric Claeys and David Schleicher, and am also one of the contributors. Ilya Somin | 12.31.2025 10:18 AM ...

wednesday 40

Ilya Somin

Cato Institute Looking to Hire an Executive Power Scholar

Executive Power An opportunity to work at the nation's leading libertarian think tank. Ilya Somin | 12.31.2025 10:15 AM The Cato Institute - where...

wednesday 4

Ilya Somin

With Eddington, Hollywood Finally Starts To Reckon With the Madness of 2020

Culture Peter Suderman | 12.31.2025 9:55 AM With Trump in office again and a nebulous vibe shift or two fully underway, 2025 sometimes felt more...

wednesday 2

Peter Suderman

The Big Lesson of the 2020s? Don't Ignore the Economists.

Politics Eric Boehm | 12.31.2025 1:00 PM The 2020s, so far, have been one long and often painful lesson in what happens when policymakers tell...

wednesday 1

Eric Boehm

Study: Short-Form Video Isn't Rotting Your Brain

TikTok Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.31.2025 12:24 PM If you or your kids have spent too much time scrolling short-form videos during your holiday...

wednesday 4

Elizabeth Nolan Brown

Man Who Had Pleaded Guilty to Felony Forgery of Court Orders Sues Over Being Called "Convicted Felon"

Free Speech From a Justice Department press release as to the original forgery: "Michael Arnstein's blatant criminal scheme to exploit the...

wednesday 40

Eugene Volokh

DHS Says REAL ID, Which DHS Certifies, Is Too Unreliable To Confirm U.S. Citizenship

Department of Homeland Security C.J. Ciaramella | 12.31.2025 12:05 PM Only the government could spend 20 years creating a national ID that no one...

wednesday 1

Categories

Sources

Newspaper Columnists

Photos: What Is the National Guard Doing in D.C.?

Katherine Mangu-Ward

Prof. Jack Goldsmith (Harvard Law) "On the Legality of the Venezuela Invasion"

Eugene Volokh

Thoughts on the Capture of Maduro and Trump's Attack on Venezuela

Ilya Somin

Trump Should Have Tried To Get Congressional Authorization If He Wanted To Strike Venezuela and Capture Maduro

Eric Boehm

Donald Trump Says the U.S. Will 'Run' Venezuela After Maduro's Ouster

César Báez

Open Thread

Eugene Volokh

Today in Supreme Court History: January 3, 1911

Josh Blackman

Brickbat: Some Horseplay

Charles Oliver

Suit Alleging Retaliatory Police Mislabeling as Repeat Violent Offender Can Go Forward

Eugene Volokh

Requiring Registered Sex Offenders to Post Signs on Halloween Saying "No Candy or Treats at This Residence"

Eugene Volokh

"Our Constitutional Rights … Should Not Hinge on a Where's Waldo Quiz"

Eugene Volokh

Second Amendment Protects Right to Open Carry, Ninth Circuit Panel Holds (2-1)

Eugene Volokh

Presence of Probable Cause Precludes Claim That Immigration Arrest Was Retaliation for First-Amendment-Protected Speech

Eugene Volokh

A Socialist Swearing In

Christian Britschgi

Rand Paul's Annual Festivus Report Highlights $1.6 Trillion in Wasteful Spending

J.d. Tuccille

The DOJ Thinks Cocaine Couriers Are Not Worth Prosecuting. Trump Thinks They Deserve To Die.

Jacob Sullum

In 2026, Republicans Will Have To Decide What Comes After Trump

Steven Greenhut

Britons Are Beginning To Admit It: Their Beloved National Health Service Is Broken

Reem Ibrahim

Will Zohran Mamdani Defund New York City Police?

Billy Binion

Why America's Inequality Story Doesn't Add Up

Andrew Heaton

Presence of Probable Clause Precludes Claim That Immigration Arrest Was Retaliation for First-Amendment-Protected Speech

Eugene Volokh

ChatGPT-Generated Poster of Supreme Court Justices Since 1900

Eugene Volokh

Parental Custody Rights, Homeschooling, Religiosity, Views on "LGBTQ+ Community," and More

Eugene Volokh

The Jealous Mistress, vol. 1

Eugene Volokh

Today in Supreme Court History: January 2, 1923

Josh Blackman

Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal

John Ross

Brickbat: Cracked

Charles Oliver

Did Brett Kavanaugh Just Apologize for Butchering the Fourth Amendment? Maybe.

Damon Root

NYC Schools Are Losing Students and Burning Cash. Mamdani Could Make the Situation Worse.

Danyela Souza Egorov

Betty Boop Enters the Public Domain, but Only as a Dog

Joe Lancaster

Zohran Mamdani Can't Ruin New York City

Katherine Mangu-Ward

January 11, the Russo-Ukrainian War Will Be as Long as World War II Was for Russia

Eugene Volokh

ChatGPT-Generated Poster of U.S. Presidents

Eugene Volokh

Today in Supreme Court History: January 1, 1863

Josh Blackman

Nick Shirley, Tim Walz, and the Minnesota Fraud Story: Did the Media Miss It?

Robby Soave

3 Areas Where the Courts Pushed Back Against Trump's Attempts To Avoid Judicial Review in 2025

Jacob Sullum

Why Mitt Romney's Call To Tax the Rich Falls Apart

Veronique De Rugy

Today in Supreme Court History: December 31, 1884

Josh Blackman

Brickbat: Fast Service