Short Circuit

Recent Episodes

Short Circuit 398 | Religious Fact Checks

Posted October 17, 2025 • 00:48:01

“Religion” and “fact checks” don’t normally go together. But an employer did so when some employees tried to obtain a religious accommodation...

Short Circuit 397 | Supreme Court Preview from UNC

Posted October 6, 2025 • 00:51:57

Dropping on First Monday, the Supreme Court’s first day of the October 2025 term, it’s our annual Supreme Court preview, recorded live at the University...

Short Circuit 396 | Voting and Carrying in History

Posted October 3, 2025 • 00:48:49

Two opinions that dig into history, one on voting rights the other on gun rights, and both from the Fourth Circuit. First, Dan Nelson of IJ tells us...

Short Circuit 395 | Won’t You Take Me To YIMBYTown?

Posted September 26, 2025 • 00:41:42

It’s a Short Circuit Live from YIMBYTown! We travel to the Yes-In-My-Back-Yard conference, held this year in New Haven, Connecticut. Our guests discuss...

Short Circuit 394 | Speech Over Licensing

Posted September 19, 2025 • 00:44:29

It’s a free speech episode with two rulings for the First Amendment. Paul Sherman of IJ details a victory that the Institute for Justice litigated...