People who study these things point to the Ferguson protests of 2014 as the discernible moment when CRT/woke ideology broke into the mainstream. I describe in Lawless how the pandemic accelerated that trend toward perceiving our nation as racially intolerant, particularly as cultural influencers retreated to their laptops. The killing of George Floyd threw gas […]
Should artists have to file paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) just to sell their own creations? Should they be required to warn buyers that art values might fluctuate? Should the SEC get to say if art sales count as an “investment”? Does the SEC have the regulatory authority to police art sales? […]
Federal prosecutors have charged Nicholas Kindle and David Cole, two U.S. Department of Homeland Security agents in Utah, with felony drug distribution conspiracy. Kindle has also been charged with conspiracy Read More Article from Reason.com Reason MagazineThe Reason Magazine website is a go-to destination for libertarians seeking cogent analysis, investigative reporting, and thought-provoking commentary. Championing […]
If you skipped EMD Sales v. Carrera, I won’t blame you. The Supreme Court unanimously reversed the Fourth Circuit about the correct evidentiary standards in a Fair Labor Standards Act case. Boring, right? Maybe. But I think this case may be about something more. At issue was how an employer had to show if an […]
Justice Kagan’s opinion in Royal Canin U. S. A. v. Wullschleger was such a joy to read, and a reminder of how good of a CivPro professor she must have been. Here are the facts. A case was filed in state court with both federal and state claims on the face of the complaint. The […]
The Supreme Court has relisted two Second Amendment cases for its conference on Friday January 17. They include Snope v. Brown, which concerns whether Maryland may ban semiautomatic rifles that are in common use for lawful purposes, and Ocean State Tactical v. Rhode Island, which asks whether a confiscatory ban on the possession of magazines […]
The Israeli government and the Palestinian armed group Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire and hostage deal, President-elect Donald Trump announced on Wednesday. The ceasefire is a much-needed breather for the people of the region after 15 months of some of the most brutal violence seen in modern history. The deal also goes to show […]
With a likely ban on the short-video app TikTok looming, creators seem split between denial and pure panic. “Fascist countries ban apps. Fascist countries ban websites. Fascist countries ban apps and websites under the guise of threats to national security,” said one popular creator in a video with more than 11 million views. “When every […]
Wildfires continue raging across southern California, so far killing more than two dozen people, displacing untold numbers of residents, and causing billions of dollars in damage. Gov. Gavin Newsom is contending with the fires as well as criticism over the state’s preparedness. This week, Newsom took aim at the real villain of the story: opportunistic […]
A new report from a federal advisory panel charged with examining the evidence concerning the health outcomes associated with alcohol consumption paints a decidedly more alarming picture than a recent review from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM). Since both reports are supposed to guide this year’s revision of the federal government’s […]