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Today's special,\xa0hangover-free\xa0New Years' episode follows up on some of the things we discussed during our Episode 238 interview\xa0with Matt Donnelly of the Ice Cream Social podcast, including the\xa0never-controversial subject of libertarianism.\xa0\xa0Strap in; it's been an interesting year!

We begin with a listener question from Ricardo, who asks some follow-up questions to our original hot take on libertarianism\xa0waaaaaay back in Episode 22.\xa0 Is there a robust theory of property rights that serves as a side-constraint on government action?\xa0 You'll have to listen and find out!\xa0 (Hint:\xa0 no.)

After that, Andrew further explains the\xa0"Are You A Cop?"-style segment from Episode 238 regarding whether Brett Kavanaugh "voted with the liberals" in an abortion case.\xa0 (Hint:\xa0 no.)\xa0 You'll figure out all you need to know about the Supreme Court's denial of certiorari in\xa0Gee v. Planned Parenthood and\xa0Andersen v. Planned Parenthood... as well as getting a deep dive into Clarence Thomas's dissent and an explainer on the Medicaid Act,\xa042 U.S.C. \xa7 1396a!

After all that, it's time for the answer to Thomas (and Matt) Take The Bar Exam #107 regarding defamation.\xa0 As always, remember to follow our Twitter feed (@Openargs) and like our Facebook Page\xa0so that you too can play along with #TTTBE!

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Show Notes & Links

1. Check out Matt & Mattingly's Ice Cream Social podcast!
2. We first discussed libertarianism\xa0back in Episode 22.
3. You can\xa0click here to read Clarence Thomas's blistering (and inaccurate) dissent from the Court's denial of cert in the\xa0Planned Parenthood cases; click here to check out\xa042 USC \xa7 1396a(a)(23), the statute at issue; and click here to read the\xa0Washington Examiner article discussed on the show.

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