My tribute to the late Sir Patrick Stewart and his iconic role in SF/Star Trek history. I also take the opportunity to note how Capt. Picard, as depicted by Stewart, epitomizes key strengths and weaknesses of Star Trek's ideology: reason.com/volokh/2026/...

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I'll be at Central Arkansas University this coming Tuesday talking about what Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations can teach us about economics and the importance of the open society. This is an open event, and I'd love to see you there! uca.edu/acre/speaker...

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In this post, building on excellent piece by Dan Shapiro, I explain why libertarians should vote Democrat for federal offices in the 2026 election, except in cases where Dem is a DSA/socialist and/or the Republican opposes Trump's most awful policies (which very few do): reason.com/volokh/2026/...

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My thoughts on a new @brennancenter.org report which has valuable recommendations on curbing executive power, particularly when it comes to emergency powers and domestic use of the military: reason.com/volokh/2026/...

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It’s a compelling brief! But the Trump Administration’s case is so weak that this is almost like overkill.

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