Orwellian Libertarianism: The Topsy-Turvy World of Walter Block
Walter Block has attempted to reconfigure libertarian Read More Article from Mises Institute
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AI Jesus Experiment Said to Be a Success
The AP (Jamey Keaten) reports: Researchers and religious leaders on Wednesday released findings from a two-month experiment through art in a Catholic chapel in Switzerland, where an avatar of “Jesus” on a computer screen — tucked into a confessional — took questions by visitors on faith, morality and modern-day woes, and offered responses based on […]
Today in Supreme Court History: December 1, 1897
12/1/1897: Justice Stephen Field resigns. Justice Stephen Field The post Today in Supreme Court History: December 1, 1897 appeared first on Reason.com. Read More Article from Reason.com
Why Kamala Harris Lost
Few realistic political observers expected a blowout for Kamala Harris. But Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 presidential election was far from guaranteed, either. For most of Harris’ relatively brief candidacy, she and Trump appeared to be locked in a very tight race. So Harris’ incredibly dismal showing was also somewhat unexpected. She came up […]
Court Rejects “Jewish, Zionist” Teachers’ and Parents’ Lawsuit Over Allegedly Anti-Capitalist and Anti-Zionist School Curriculum
From today’s decision by Judge Fernando M. Olguin (C.D. Cal.) in Concerned Jewish Parents & Teachers of L.A. v. Liberated Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum Consortium: The Concerned Jewish Parents and Teachers of Los Angeles …, “an unincorporated association comprised of Jewish, Zionist Los Angeles teachers who teach in the [Los Angeles Unified School District] and […]
DePaul Professor Who Wrote Anti-Palestinian Article, Was Censured by Faculty Council, Loses Contract, Defamation, and Discrimination Claim
From Hill v. DePaul Univ., which was decided in September by the Illinois Appellate Court (Justice Martin, joined by Justices Rochford and Hoffman) but which I missed at the time: Jason Hill is a tenured professor of philosophy at DePaul University in Chicago. Professor Hill authored an article, which he describes as an “op-ed,” that […]
Mixed Nevada S. Ct. Anti-SLAPP Decision as to #TheyLied Sexual Assault Defamation Claim Brought by Nickolas Carter (Backstreet Boys)
From Ruth v. Carter, decided Tuesday by the Nevada Supreme Court: Appellant Shannon Ruth sued respondent Nickolas Carter for sexual battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and negligent infliction of emotional distress, alleging that Carter sexually assaulted Ruth following a Backstreet Boys concert in 2001, and that Carter had also sexually assaulted several other women. […]
Today in Supreme Court History: November 30, 1981
11/30/1981: Harlow v. Fitzgerald argued. The Burger Court (1981) The post Today in Supreme Court History: November 30, 1981 appeared first on Reason.com. Read More Article from Reason.com
Libertarianism From the Ground Up
Common Law Liberalism: A New Theory of the Libertarian Society, by John Hasnas, Oxford University Press, 328 pages, $90 Arguments for libertarianism typically take two forms. Some libertarians base their creed on natural rights—the idea that each individual has an inborn right to self-ownership, or freedom from aggression, or whatever—and proceed to argue that only […]
King County (Wash.) Violated Constitution and Contract by Trying to Ban ICE Flights Through Its Airport
From today’s opinion in U.S. v. King County, written by Judge Daniel Bress and joined by Judges Michael Hawkins and Richard Clifton: For some years, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) chartered flights out of Washington’s King County International Airport, also known as Boeing Field, to transport removable aliens from this country elsewhere. At […]
AI Jesus Experiment Said to Be a Success
The AP (Jamey Keaten) reports: Researchers and religious leaders on Wednesday released findings from a two-month experiment through art in a Catholic chapel in Switzerland, where an avatar of “Jesus” on a computer screen — tucked into a confessional — took questions by visitors on faith, morality and modern-day woes, and offered responses based on […]
Today in Supreme Court History: December 1, 1897
12/1/1897: Justice Stephen Field resigns. Justice Stephen Field The post Today in Supreme Court History: December 1, 1897 appeared first on Reason.com. Read More Article from Reason.com
Why Kamala Harris Lost
Few realistic political observers expected a blowout for Kamala Harris. But Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 presidential election was far from guaranteed, either. For most of Harris’ relatively brief candidacy, she and Trump appeared to be locked in a very tight race. So Harris’ incredibly dismal showing was also somewhat unexpected. She came up […]
Court Rejects “Jewish, Zionist” Teachers’ and Parents’ Lawsuit Over Allegedly Anti-Capitalist and Anti-Zionist School Curriculum
From today’s decision by Judge Fernando M. Olguin (C.D. Cal.) in Concerned Jewish Parents & Teachers of L.A. v. Liberated Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum Consortium: The Concerned Jewish Parents and Teachers of Los Angeles …, “an unincorporated association comprised of Jewish, Zionist Los Angeles teachers who teach in the [Los Angeles Unified School District] and […]
DePaul Professor Who Wrote Anti-Palestinian Article, Was Censured by Faculty Council, Loses Contract, Defamation, and Discrimination Claim
From Hill v. DePaul Univ., which was decided in September by the Illinois Appellate Court (Justice Martin, joined by Justices Rochford and Hoffman) but which I missed at the time: Jason Hill is a tenured professor of philosophy at DePaul University in Chicago. Professor Hill authored an article, which he describes as an “op-ed,” that […]
Mixed Nevada S. Ct. Anti-SLAPP Decision as to #TheyLied Sexual Assault Defamation Claim Brought by Nickolas Carter (Backstreet Boys)
From Ruth v. Carter, decided Tuesday by the Nevada Supreme Court: Appellant Shannon Ruth sued respondent Nickolas Carter for sexual battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and negligent infliction of emotional distress, alleging that Carter sexually assaulted Ruth following a Backstreet Boys concert in 2001, and that Carter had also sexually assaulted several other women. […]
Today in Supreme Court History: November 30, 1981
11/30/1981: Harlow v. Fitzgerald argued. The Burger Court (1981) The post Today in Supreme Court History: November 30, 1981 appeared first on Reason.com. Read More Article from Reason.com
Libertarianism From the Ground Up
Common Law Liberalism: A New Theory of the Libertarian Society, by John Hasnas, Oxford University Press, 328 pages, $90 Arguments for libertarianism typically take two forms. Some libertarians base their creed on natural rights—the idea that each individual has an inborn right to self-ownership, or freedom from aggression, or whatever—and proceed to argue that only […]
King County (Wash.) Violated Constitution and Contract by Trying to Ban ICE Flights Through Its Airport
From today’s opinion in U.S. v. King County, written by Judge Daniel Bress and joined by Judges Michael Hawkins and Richard Clifton: For some years, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) chartered flights out of Washington’s King County International Airport, also known as Boeing Field, to transport removable aliens from this country elsewhere. At […]