# brickbats (podcasts) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover brickbats. Page: Feed: --- ## [Today in Supreme Court History: August 22, 1998](https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/22/today-in-supreme-court-history-august-22-1998-6/) _2026-08-22 · Josh Blackman · Reason.com_ 8/22/1998: On August 22, 1998, Barry Black led a Ku Klux Klan rally in Carroll County, Virginia. The Supreme Court considered the… The post Today in Supreme Court History: August 22, 1998 appeared first on Reason.com. ## [This Mamdani-Backed Bill Would Kill Jobs, Boost Unions, and Make Deliveries More Expensive](https://reason.com/2026/08/22/this-mamdani-backed-bill-would-kill-jobs-boost-unions-and-make-deliveries-more-expensive/) _2026-08-22 · C. Jarrett Dieterle · Reason.com_ The misleadingly named "Delivery Protection Act" would require companies like Amazon and FedEx to directly hire employees for last-mile delivery, rather than contracting this service out to subcontractors. ## [Open Thread](https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/22/open-thread-304/) _2026-08-22 · Eugene Volokh · Reason.com_ What’s on your mind? ## [Open Thread](https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/22/open-thread-304/) _2026-08-22 · Eugene Volokh · Latest - Reason.com_ What’s on your mind? ## [Open Thread](https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/22/open-thread-304/) _2026-08-22 · Eugene Volokh · Latest - Reason.com_ What’s on your mind? ## [Video of My Keynote Speech at the Annual Libertarian Futurist Society Prometheus Award Ceremony](https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/21/video-of-my-keynote-speech-at-the-annual-libertarian-futurist-society-prometheus-award-ceremony/) _2026-08-21 · Ilya Somin · Reason.com_ The talk deals with the relationship between libertarianism and the science fiction and fantasy genres. ## [Intern (Actually a Project Veritas Undercover Plant) in Political Organization Didn't Have "Fiduciary Duty" to Organization](https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/21/intern-actually-a-project-veritas-undercover-plant-in-political-organization-didnt-have-fiduciary-duty-to-organization/) _2026-08-21 · Eugene Volokh · Reason.com_ An excerpt from today's long decision in Democracy Partners, LLC v. O'Keefe by D.C. Circuit Judge Karen LeCraft Henderson, joined… The post Intern (Actually a Project Veritas Undercover Plant) in Political Organization Didn't Have "Fiduciary Duty" to Organization appeared first on Reason.com. ## [Damages Award Stemming from Project Veritas Project Set Aside by D.C. Circuit](https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/21/damages-award-stemming-from-project-veritas-project-set-aside-by-d-c-circuit/) _2026-08-21 · Eugene Volokh · Reason.com_ From today's long decision in Democracy Partners, LLC v. O'Keefe by D.C. Circuit Judge Karen LeCraft Henderson, joined by Judge… The post Damages Award Stemming from Project Veritas Project Set Aside by D.C. Circuit appeared first on Reason.com. ## [Harry and Meghan's Security Problem Is Really a Gun-Control Problem](https://reason.com/2026/08/21/harry-and-meghans-security-problem-is-really-a-gun-control-problem/) _2026-08-21 · Reem Ibrahim · Reason.com_ Taxpayers shouldn’t have to pay for the royal family’s security, but British law prevents them from paying for armed security themselves. ## [Trump Administration Plans New Facility To House 3,000 Migrant Kids. Many of Them Lack Legal Representation.](https://reason.com/2026/08/21/trump-administration-plans-new-facility-to-house-3000-migrant-kids-many-of-them-lack-legal-representation/) _2026-08-21 · Autumn Billings · Reason.com_ Trump's mass immigration campaign is leaving migrant children alone to navigate a complicated immigration system that was once meant to protect them. ## [Retro Grid Dungeon Crawler (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/v0oGf1uji8oH) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Retro grid movement with first-person combat, loot and skill-tree progression. ## [Trump Once Promised International Students Green Cards. Now The Government Might Charge Them $100,000 To Work.](https://reason.com/2026/08/21/trump-once-promised-international-students-green-cards-now-the-government-might-charge-them-100000-to-work/) _2026-08-21 · Billy Binion · Reason.com_ The White House is formally reviewing a proposal to add a $100,000 fee to the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program, which allows international students to work in the U.S. for up to three years after graduation. ## [Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal](https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/21/short-circuit-an-inexhaustive-weekly-compendium-of-rulings-from-the-federal-courts-of-appeal-73/) _2026-08-21 · John Ross · Reason.com_ Rough rides, U.S. attorney vacancies, and the 26th Amendment. ## [Police in Atlanta Settle Eric André Lawsuit, End Airport Drug Searches](https://reason.com/2026/08/21/police-in-atlanta-settle-eric-andre-lawsuit-end-airport-drug-searches/) _2026-08-21 · Joe Lancaster · Reason.com_ While the settlement is a good thing, it's unfortunately still the case that at airports, the Bill of Rights is more of a list of suggestions. ## [Utah Needs More Housing. The Army Corps Shut Down 265 New Homes Because of a Small Ditch.](https://reason.com/2026/08/21/utah-needs-more-housing-the-army-corps-shut-down-265-new-homes-because-of-a-small-ditch/) _2026-08-21 · Jeff Luse · Reason.com_ Despite the Supreme Court's best efforts to rein them in, federal regulators continue to abuse their authority under the Clean Water Act. ## [How to Alienate a Judge, Part 374](https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/21/how-to-alienate-a-judge-part-374/) _2026-08-21 · Eugene Volokh · Reason.com_ "Defense counsel ... seemingly cannot read the room when the Court's response was to summarily deny Defendant's previously filed request ...." ## [Hoover Institution (@HooverInst) Videos, Podcasts, and More, Now at Hoover+](https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/21/hoover-institution-hooverinst-videos-podcasts-and-more-now-at-hoover/) _2026-08-21 · Eugene Volokh · Reason.com_ Check them out, at http://hoover.org/plus; first-rate stuff over there. The post Hoover Institution (@HooverInst) Videos, Podcasts, and More, Now at Hoover+ appeared first on Reason.com. ## [Watch out with Dancing; It Might Lead to Sex](https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/21/watch-out-with-dancing-it-might-lead-to-sex/) _2026-08-21 · Eugene Volokh · Reason.com_ Or at least college dancing instruction may create a “heightened risk of sexual misconduct”; a court is allowing an expert to so testify. ## [What authority allowed Justice Rehnquist to sit by designation on the federal district court?](https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/21/what-authority-allowed-justice-rehnquist-to-sit-by-designation-on-the-federal-district-court/) _2026-08-21 · Josh Blackman · Reason.com_ The record From Justice Rehnquist's 1984 civil trial does not provide an answer. ## [Today in Supreme Court History: August 21, 1798](https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/21/today-in-supreme-court-history-august-21-1798-6/) _2026-08-21 · Josh Blackman · Reason.com_ 8/21/1798: Justice James Wilson dies. The post Today in Supreme Court History: August 21, 1798 appeared first on Reason.com. ## [Planned New Battleships Come With a High Price Tag and an Uncertain Future](https://reason.com/2026/08/21/planned-new-battleships-come-with-a-high-price-tag-and-an-uncertain-future/) _2026-08-21 · J.D. Tuccille · Reason.com_ Large warships could prove to be expensive drone sponges without a clear mission. ## [Install Manifest V3 Extension (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/uMuHKbRLFETb) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Get this Manifest V3 extension from the official TronBrowser Store listing. ## [Review: A Novel Capturing the Cruelty of Mass Incarceration](https://reason.com/2026/08/21/the-hill/) _2026-08-21 · Katherine Mangu-Ward · Reason.com_ The Hill resembles author Harriet Clark's own experience. ## [Brickbat: Paying More for Less](https://reason.com/2026/08/21/brickbat-paying-more-for-less/) _2026-08-21 · Charles Oliver · Reason.com_ New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is supporting a proposed law that would require Amazon and other large delivery companies to… The post Brickbat: Paying More for Less appeared first on Reason.com. ## [Open Thread](https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/21/open-thread-303/) _2026-08-21 · Eugene Volokh · Reason.com_ What’s on your mind? ## [Open Thread](https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/21/open-thread-303/) _2026-08-21 · Eugene Volokh · Latest - Reason.com_ What’s on your mind? ## [Open Thread](https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/21/open-thread-303/) _2026-08-21 · Eugene Volokh · Latest - Reason.com_ What’s on your mind? ## ["And Then … Nothing Happened, in the Most Brutal Way Possible"](https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/20/and-then-nothing-happened-in-the-most-brutal-way-possible/) _2026-08-21 · Eugene Volokh · Reason.com_ Ed Morrissey (Hot Air) opines on Prince Harry's and Meghan Markle's return to England. I know nothing about the subject,… The post "And Then … \Nothing\ Happened, in the Most Brutal Way Possible" appeared first on Reason.com. ## [Suit Over Defendant Allegedly Yanking on Israeli Flag Plaintiff Had Tied Around Neck, Choking Her, Can Go Forward](https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/20/suit-over-defendant-allegedly-yanking-on-israeli-flag-plaintiff-had-tied-around-neck-choking-her-can-go-forward/) _2026-08-20 · Eugene Volokh · Reason.com_ Excerpts from Tuesday's long opinion by Judge Trevor McFadden (D.D.C.) in Sumrall v. Ali: \[1.\] Kimmara Sumrall and Janine Ali… The post Suit Over Defendant Allegedly Yanking on Israeli Flag Plaintiff Had Tied Around Neck, Choking Her, Can Go Forward appeared first on Reason.com. ## [Censors Seize on Jason Arday's Death as Excuse To Demand More Censorship](https://reason.com/2026/08/20/censors-seize-on-jason-ardays-death-as-excuse-to-demand-more-censorship/) _2026-08-20 · Reem Ibrahim · Reason.com_ Politicians respond to tragedy by demanding more regulation of journalism. ## [$40 Trillion and Parents' Night Out](https://reason.com/2026/08/20/40-trillion-and-parents-night-out/) _2026-08-20 · Liz Wolfe · Reason.com_ Plus: ICE chillin', Moderna-Merck melanoma advances, and more... ## [Texas Requires the Ten Commandments Be Posted in Every Classroom. SCOTUS May Decide If That's Constitutional.](https://reason.com/2026/08/20/texas-requires-the-ten-commandments-be-posted-in-every-classroom-scotus-may-decide-if-thats-constitutional/) _2026-08-20 · Damon Root · Reason.com_ A major separation-of-church-and-state case lands at the Supreme Court. ## [From any door to your door (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/acOcbYZaOCZB) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Book rides, errands, deliveries, groceries and home help in one app ## [Today in Supreme Court History: August 20, 1866](https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/20/today-in-supreme-court-history-august-20-1866-6/) _2026-08-20 · Josh Blackman · Reason.com_ 8/20/1866: President Andrew Johnson proclaims an "end to insurrection in the United States." The post Today in Supreme Court History: August 20, 1866 appeared first on Reason.com. ## [Brickbat: Fake Stop](https://reason.com/2026/08/20/brickbat-fake-stop/) _2026-08-20 · Charles Oliver · Reason.com_ Baltimore police officer Dequwan Houchins has been indicted on charges of misconduct and making false entries in public records for… The post Brickbat: Fake Stop appeared first on Reason.com. ## [Brickbat: Fake Stop](https://reason.com/2026/08/20/brickbat-fake-stop/) _2026-08-20 · Charles Oliver · Latest - Reason.com_ Baltimore police officer Dequwan Houchins has been indicted on charges of misconduct and making false entries in public records for… The post Brickbat: Fake Stop appeared first on Reason.com. ## [Brickbat: Fake Stop](https://reason.com/2026/08/20/brickbat-fake-stop/) _2026-08-20 · Charles Oliver · Latest - Reason.com_ Baltimore police officer Dequwan Houchins has been indicted on charges of misconduct and making false entries in public records for… The post Brickbat: Fake Stop appeared first on Reason.com. ## [Open Thread](https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/20/open-thread-302/) _2026-08-20 · Eugene Volokh · Reason.com_ What’s on your mind? ## [Open Thread](https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/20/open-thread-302/) _2026-08-20 · Eugene Volokh · Latest - Reason.com_ What’s on your mind? ## [Open Thread](https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/20/open-thread-302/) _2026-08-20 · Eugene Volokh · Latest - Reason.com_ What’s on your mind? ## ["Trendy Eateries May Keep a Secret Menu; the United States Code Does Not"](https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/19/trendy-eateries-may-keep-a-secret-menu-the-united-states-code-does-not/) _2026-08-19 · Eugene Volokh · Reason.com_ Some excerpts from the long opinion in R.J. Reynolds Tobacco v. FDA, written by Judge Don Willett and joined in… The post "Trendy Eateries May Keep a Secret Menu; the United States Code Does Not" appeared first on Reason.com. ## [ICE Handed Over Specific Iranians at the Islamic Republic's Request](https://reason.com/2026/08/19/ice-handed-over-specific-iranians-at-the-islamic-republics-request/) _2026-08-19 · Matthew Petti · Reason.com_ Newly released FOIA files reveal a back channel between ICE's office in Israel, the Qatari government, and the Islamic Republic. ## [Breakthrough Personalized mRNA Vaccines Are Highly Effective Against Melanoma Skin Cancers](https://reason.com/2026/08/19/breakthrough-personalized-mrna-vaccines-are-highly-effective-against-melanoma-skin-cancers/) _2026-08-19 · Ronald Bailey · Reason.com_ The vaccine could be available as soon as 2027. ## [Unionized Delivery Drivers Vs. Deliveries](https://reason.com/2026/08/19/unionized-delivery-drivers-vs-deliveries/) _2026-08-19 · Christian Britschgi · Reason.com_ Across the country, the Teamsters union is at war with companies trying to ship more things to your door for less money. ## ["The Cascade of Dysfunction That Helped Doom Jason Arday"](https://reason.com/volokh/2026/08/19/the-cascade-of-dysfunction-that-helped-doom-jason-arday/) _2026-08-19 · Eugene Volokh · Reason.com_ An excellent piece today by Jesse Singal in The Dispatch; the whole thing is worth reading, but here are some… The post "The Cascade of Dysfunction That Helped Doom Jason Arday" appeared first on Reason.com.