The politics of Star Trek; Tim Kaine’s principled defense of constitutional limits on presidential power; A mistake that racists and anti-racists have in common; Imagining a Trump Justice Department; Starting law school this fall?; Does libertarianism exclude assistance to the destitute?; Donald Trump is a ‘national greatness’ conservative; shouldn’t David Brooks be happy?; Two important new books on political ignorance; Starting law school this fall?;     The politics of Star Trek My new Institute for Humane Studies post on the politics of Star Trek. By Ilya Somin  •  Read more » Tim Kaine’s principled defense of constitutional limits on presidential power Democratic VP nominee Tim Kaine deserves credit for standing up for constitutional limits on presidential power to initiate war - even against a Democratic administration. By Ilya Somin  •  Read more »   A mistake that racists and anti-racists have in common Treating members of minority groups fairly benefits them, but it also benefits the majority. By David Bernstein  •  Read more » Imagining a Trump Justice Department If you're not scared, you're not paying attention. By Orin Kerr  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Starting law school this fall? Seeing Randy Barnett’s posting reminded me of a recommendation that I often make when asked by rising 1Ls what they should be reading over the summer to get ready for law school in the fall.  The summer before I started law school I read Charles Rembar’s “The Law of the Land: The Evolution of our Legal … By David Post  •  Read more » Does libertarianism exclude assistance to the destitute? A new dissertation explores an interesting topic By Randy Barnett  •  Read more » Donald Trump is a ‘national greatness’ conservative; shouldn’t David Brooks be happy? Brooks is surely not blameless. By David Bernstein  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   Two important new books on political ignorance Two important new books that illuminate the history and present impact of political ignorance. By Ilya Somin  •  Read more » Starting law school this fall? You might want to read my short overview of Contracts By Randy Barnett  •  Read more » The case for limited hackback rights Inspired by this week’s episode of the Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast and a conversation with Brock Meeks, an old friend and sparring partner, Victoria Muth and I contributed an op-ed summarizing the case for hacking back to Atlantic Media’s BRINK site. A few excerpts below: Corporate executives are fed up with the current approach to network security. They’ve been … By Stewart Baker  •  Read more » 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