Silencing professor speech to prevent students from being offended — or from fearing discrimination by the professors; Political ignorance, partisan bias, and belief in conspiracy theories; Fatal shootings of police up from 2005-2015 average, below the 2007 and 2011 peaks; Is it drunken driving if your ‘vehicle’ is a motorized wheelchair?;     Silencing professor speech to prevent students from being offended — or from fearing discrimination by the professors Wearing black makeup, wearing Che T-shirts, displaying Muhammad cartoons; criticizing Catholics, capitalists, Trump voters and more. By Eugene Volokh  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   Political ignorance, partisan bias, and belief in conspiracy theories A new survey confirms previous data indicating widespread belief in dubious conspiracy theories. The prevalence of such beliefs is in large part caused by widespread political ignorance and partisan bias. By Ilya Somin  •  Read more »   Fatal shootings of police up from 2005-2015 average, below the 2007 and 2011 peaks The number this year is 64; the 2005-2015 average is 53; the high points during that period were 70 and 73. By Eugene Volokh  •  Read more »   Is it drunken driving if your ‘vehicle’ is a motorized wheelchair? No, says the Oregon Court of Appeals. By Eugene Volokh  •  Read more » Annapolis stun gun ban challenged on Second Amendment grounds The latest of several changes filed throughout the country; Anne Arundel County, where Annapolis is located, had repealed its ban three years ago, but the Annapolis one is still on the books. By Eugene Volokh  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Recommended for you   Fact Checker Count the pinocchios. A weekly review of what's true, false or in-between. Sign Up »         Share The Volokh Conspiracy:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for updates from The Volokh Conspiracy blog. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071