I was at a law conference last night where there was a reception for the Federalist Society, a group of libertarian and conservative legal scholars. I have been to this reception a few times over the years and this year seemed to be the biggest turnout yet (though maybe some were just there for the free food and drinks). I spoke with a number of bloggers, including David Bernstein, from the Volokh Conspiracy and author of Rehabilitating Lochner: Defending Individual Rights against Progressive Reform and one of my favorite books You Can't Say That!: The Growing Threat to Civil Liberties from Antidiscrimination Laws. It was great to see and talk to so many people who support and write about individual freedom and libertarian ideas. It's a sharp contrast to the news and media culture that we live in at the current time.