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Walter Olson
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Writer on law etc.; Cato Institute. Election law, Maryland civic stuff, cooking. Blogged at Overlawyered back when. No kings, no tyrants.
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"Friday's announcement reveals, once again, how little any trading partner can trust Trump. The president's word is effectively worthless, and his 'deals' are subject to change at any time, for any reason. Who would enter into serious negotiations with someone like that?"
Trump's new European car tarif...
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They kept saying the ballroom would involve no taxpayer money.
Wait. What? A *$1 Billion* Bal...
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People who hold power shouldn’t plaster their names and faces across government buildings and infrastructure. Trump’s moves to do so deserve emphatic public repudiation. [Dan Greenberg]
America Needs an Edifice Compl...
Germany began automatically granting birthright citizenship to eligible immigrant children born after 1/1/00. Study finds that "immigrant youth who acquired citizenship at birth are substantially less likely to engage in criminal activity, with estimates indicating a 70% reduction in crime."
Birthright Citizenship and You...
European classical liberals (as they are more likely to refer to themselves) are more critical of nationalism, less interested in constitutionalism and litigation, more uniformly hostile to Trump, and more focused on containing Russian aggression than are their typical American counterparts.
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Great piece by my Cato colleague. “Since July, immigration agents have shot at least six people behind the wheel of a vehicle. The same playbook is used each time: the agent says they “feared for their life” as a vehicle was “weaponized” against them. Juries should decide, but we tie their hands.
Opinion | Renee Good wasn’t th...
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Francis Fukuyama on Donald’s dud deal. @frankfukuyama.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy
The Art of the Non-Deal
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Noah Smith: Iran is Trump's Katrina
Iran is Trump's Katrina
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“[Judge Nancy Abudu said] threats targeting judges’ families, friends and clerks are eroding confidence in the judicial system, both inside and outside of the profession. … The US Marshals Service recorded 564 threats to federal judges in 2025” and already this year there have been more than 340.
Judges Say Threats to Family E...
Desirous of flattering the big guy, FBI launches its Election Georgia Operation, call it the EGO squad for short
FBI directing hundreds of anal...
Down with PruneYard, "wrong on the day it was decided": "The Supreme Court should overturn the outmoded doctrine that requires private property owners to provide platforms for other people’s speech." [Cato cert amicus brief in Majestic Realty v. Salazar]
Majestic Realty v. Salazar
You’re bound to get more irregularities with touchscreens then with paper-marked ballots, right? Maybe think again electionlawblog.org?p=157245
"Raffensperger says audit bols...
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Sen. Ossoff is in the news regularly making blunt but on-point statements like this. I don't follow many elected officials, but I'll make an exception here.
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My draft Cato statement on Trump’s latest election conspiracy-mongering. /1
I highly recommend @shikhadalmia.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy’s opening remarks at the just-concluded LibCon 2026.
The World Needs America to Sav...
Scott Alexander: Against “Stochastic Terrorism”
Against "Stochastic Terrorism"
If anyone is still taken in by Trump’s 2020-was-rigged shtick at this late date, this may help.
Everything Trump’s Election Sp...
Does your state *still* follow the felony murder rule?
In 39 states, people can be se...
Sentence and guilty plea for Maryland police officers in auto insurance fraud scheme involving false police reports and, in some instances, faked car thefts
UPDATE: Former Police Officer ...
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"When more than a third of the [House] seats see no competition at all, polarization and gerrymandering can explain some of the problem, but not all," said [Olson]. And none of the other likely explanations "are exactly good signs for democracy." — Eric Boehm, Reason
There are 150 completely uncom...
On #NCSLSummit federalism panel, Maryland Del. David Moon mentions the bill he introduced - scoffed at initially, but later passed - to enable the state to put liens on federal property for unpaid sums owed. Utah House Rep. Ken Ivory says he’d like to borrow that idea for Utah. #Bipartisanship
Woman accuses Idaho drag performer of exposing himself, uploads edited version of his act blurring out what she claims are his private parts. After he sues her for defamation, her appellate filings misstate and hallucinate Idaho law. Idaho Supreme Court upholds $1.1 million verdict in his favor.
$1.1M Libel Award to Drag Perf...
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As Cabinet officials (Justice and Defense included) campaign at rallies across the countries for Trump allies -- and the Hatch Act be damned -- @rosenzweigp.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy traces the wider pattern: Trump has drawn the whole of government into a coordinated effort to advance his political interests.
Using the Power of the Governm...