a photo of trees on the edge of a forest.

"Learn character from trees, values from roots, and change from leaves."
— Tasneem Harneed

‘I’ve become stronger:’ Leqaa Kordia on life after ICE detention One month after her release from ICE detention, Leqaa Kordia remains determined to challenge injustice. In an interview with Mondoweiss, Kordia discusses her arrest, the stories of the women she met i...

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Two black and brown bunnies sit beside a pile of hay on a white background.

A white bunny with dark brown spots lies stretched out on a wooden floor near a wall.

John Korir
2:01:52

A perfect race.
A Boston record.

A big congrats to John Korir, who just shattered the Boston Marathon record in 2:01:52!

Amazonian royal flycatcher: #AGoodPlace

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Opening up borders: An idea economists tend to love and politicians detest For many economists, it's the simplest and most effective way to make the world richer and reduce poverty. For those in government, it's a political landmine.

“First, the same worker can create more value in some places than in others, because of differences in factors that affect the productivity of businesses, such as natural resources, infrastructure and laws”.

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Resultados de la Maratón de Boston 2026: John Korir rompe el récord y junto a Lokedi repiten el título de campeones - Ruta Running Korir estableció un nuevo récord del curso con 2:01:52 y Lokedi ganó la categoría femenina en la edición 130 de la Maratón de Boston 2026.

🏅 ¡HISTÓRICO! John Korir gana su segundo Boston Marathon consecutivo con un NUEVO RÉCORD del curso: 2:01:52. Sharon Lokedi repite en mujeres con 2:18:51.

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Picture of my kids and husband cheering on Korir, who is in the street running. Crowds, etc

Cheering on Boston Men’s Marathon winner John Korir!!!

Zouhair Talbi finished the Boston Marathon at 2:03:45, the fastest time ever by an American on any course.

Not record-eligible, but an unreal performance.

John Korir of Kenya has won the 2026 Boston Marathon with a new course record of 2:01:52!

Sharon Lokedi of Kenya has won the 2026 Boston Marathon in 2:18:51, one year after setting the course record of 2:17:22!

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Fifth Circuit Strikes Down Federal Law Banning Home Alcohol Distilleries The ruling holds the law exceeds Congress' authority under the tax power and the Necessary and Proper Clause. But it does not consider the Commerce Clause.

@ilyasomin.bsky.social has a characteristically insightful post on the Volokh Conspiracy on the case.
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Trump Administration Presents Update on its Tariff Refund Plan NA After the Supreme Court struck down Donald Trump's massive International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) tariffs in a case…

Trump admin updated tariff refund plan isn’t the worst possible. But still flawed. Courts should learn from this experience and NOT stay injunctions blocking illegal tariffs in the future. See my linked post for more:

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My upcoming speaking engagements in Spain and Italy. Topics include tariffs, nationalism, threats to liberal democracy, and more: reason.com/volokh/2026/...

Line graphs show psilocybin use trends in Oregon (A) and Colorado (B) from 2018-2025. Both graphs display 'Observed' and 'Synthetic control' lines, with 'Observed' use rising sharply post-2021, after decriminalization. Text: JAMA, RESEARCH LETTER, Published online March 12, 2026.

State-level decriminalization of #Psilocybin in Oregon in 2020 and Colorado in 2022 was associated with increased 12-month psilocybin use compared with synthetic control estimates.

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U.S. Health Care: The Free-market Myth Many critiques of American health care begin from the assumption that the American system is a model of free-market economics. But this is far from true. In fact, the government plays a massive role i...

“As those price-sensitivity experiments demonstrate, the ability of freely moving market prices to make health care more universal without central direction is nothing short of a marvel”.

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U.S. Health Care: The Free-market Myth Many critiques of American health care begin from the assumption that the American system is a model of free-market economics. But this is far from true. In fact, the government plays a massive role i...

“Government health-care subsidies, state health-insurance mandates, and sweeping tax incentives for employer-sponsored health insurance further drive prices upward by reducing price sensitivity among patients and price competition among providers”.

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This doggo was adopted at the age of 18, after 17 years of living in a shelter, to at least experience the warmth and love of a family. And now, he just turned 21! Happy birthday, baby! ♥️

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IMPORTANT: Under federal law, it's very hard, at times near-impossible, to sue federal law enforcement officers for civil rights violations. But legal theorists have said for decades that there is a possible way to sue under state law instead.

This is a VERY big test case.