Great and brave (given his politics) article by Nick Bagley.

"When Common Law Rights are Constitutionalized" by Mike Rappaport at the Originalism Blog: originalismblog.com/when-common-la…

Sad to hear that Dan Simmons, the author of Hyperion, has died. Coincidentally, I am now reading my 5th book by him. Hyperion and the Fall of Hyperion were great. Illium and Olympus, which combine sci-fi and the Trojan War, were also excellent.

Since this post did not get the attention it deserved, I am reposting. A key non-covid example of public health failure without accountability

From Nellie Bowles: There were more synagogue attacks this week than days in the week. Last weekend: There were three shootings at synagogues within a 10-mile radius in Toronto. On Monday: In Liège, Belgium, a synagogue was bombed. On Thursday: A man with a rifle and

I have long thought there was a critical period for music exposure. This seeks to explain it.

It was a full house today as we welcomed Michael Rappaport from USD Law to discuss the Unitary Executive Theory with our very own Julian Davis Mortenson and Chris Walker. Thank you to the panelists!

Scott Johnson: "When the Eighth Circuit reverses the opinion of a district judge, it customarily omits the name of the judge as a matter of courtesy." This is a bad policy. Federal judges are insulated. Reputational accountability is the one check on their behavior.

Steven Pinker: "In March 2026, three prominent thinkers died within a day of each other. Lavish obituaries immediately marked the deaths of the always-wrong environmentalist Paul Ehrlich and the often-obscure political philosopher Jürgen Habermas. But two weeks after the death of