Re: Merrick Garland, it’s a bit late for the Obama administration and its supporters to appeal to constitutional norms requiring Senate consideration; It’s ‘harassment’ for a sixth-grader to criticize vegetarianism to a vegetarian classmate; Open Borders Day 2016 – some thoughts on immigration and conservatism; University of California Board of Regents is wrong about ‘anti-Zionism’ on campus; Initial thoughts on President Obama’s decision to nominate Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court; #NoHearingsNoVotes should mean #NoBorking; The erroneous argument the Senate has a ‘constitutional duty’ to consider a Supreme Court nominee; Can we “nudge” voters into becoming better-informed?; Funerals, in ancient Rome and (some places in) modern China; Crosswords and copyright;     Re: Merrick Garland, it’s a bit late for the Obama administration and its supporters to appeal to constitutional norms requiring Senate consideration It's hard for the Obama administration and its supporters to appeal to constitutional norms in trying to persuade the Senate to formally consider the Garland nomination, when the administration has disrespected such norms in a variety of contexts. By David Bernstein  •  Read more » It’s ‘harassment’ for a sixth-grader to criticize vegetarianism to a vegetarian classmate The decision also notes that the student told the classmate that “it's not good to not eat meat” and that “he should eat meat because he'd be smarter and have bigger brains.” That's "harassment, intimidation or bullying," New Jersey authorities concluded. By Eugene Volokh  •  Read more »   Open Borders Day 2016 – some thoughts on immigration and conservatism Immigration has increasingly divided Americans along right-left lines. Open Borders Day 2016 is therefore a good occasion to consider the flaws of several standard right-of-center objections to free migration. By Ilya Somin  •  Read more »   University of California Board of Regents is wrong about ‘anti-Zionism’ on campus And I say that even though I support Israel. By Eugene Volokh  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Initial thoughts on President Obama’s decision to nominate Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court Judge Merrick Garland is more moderate, and significantly older, than President Obama's prior nominees. By Jonathan H. Adler  •  Read more »   #NoHearingsNoVotes should mean #NoBorking If Senate Republicans believe they should withhold consideration of a Supreme Court nominee on principle, they should also refrain from attacking the character or qualifications of whomever the president nominates. By Jonathan H. Adler  •  Read more » The erroneous argument the Senate has a ‘constitutional duty’ to consider a Supreme Court nominee A letter circulated by the progressive Alliance for Justice tries to claim the Constitution requires the Senate to actively consider a Supreme Court nomination By Jonathan H. Adler  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   Can we “nudge” voters into becoming better-informed? My thoughts on an interesting, but flawed proposal to increase political knowledge. By Ilya Somin  •  Read more »   Funerals, in ancient Rome and (some places in) modern China No lacerating your face, and no stripping. By Eugene Volokh  •  Read more » Crosswords and copyright A fascinating plagiarism scandal in the strange and esoteric world of crossword puzzle construction sheds some interesting light on what we mean by "plagiarism," and how that relates to what we mean by "copyright infringement." By David Post  •  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