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Walter Olson is senior fellow at the Cato Institute’s Center for Constitutional Studies. His books include The Litigation Explosion and The Rule of Lawyers.

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This Is What Antonin Scalia Taught Me

REQUIEM FOR A FRIEND

Walter Olson remembers a friend and mentor.

Walter Olson | Published Feb 16, 2016

The Mad Plot to Rewrite the Constitution

DYNAMITE

Marco Rubio wants a Constitutional Convention. So do lefty pundits and right-wing talk-show hosts. Here’s why that’s a terrible idea.

Walter Olson | Published Jan 12, 2016

Utah’s Mormon/LGBT Compromise Is Awful

UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES

How a landmark deal that would supposedly protect the rights of both LGBT people and religious conservatives erodes freedom for everyone.

Walter Olson | Published Mar 20, 2015

Right Calls Wambulance Over Gay Marriage

Right-Wing Freakout

The right has a history of hyperventilating over social issues it doesn’t like. But do recent critiques of Supreme Court decisions on gay marriage go too far?

Walter Olson | Published Oct 13, 2014

Big Brother Invades Your Genes

Genetic Panopticon

While catching the bad guys, have we opened up a dangerous era of genetic testing? It’s closer than you think.

Walter Olson | Published Jun 04, 2013

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