Will “Am I Racist?” Stand the Test of Time?
Am I Racist?, Matt Walsh’s searing attack on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives, dominated the documentary film box office in 2024. Screening in 1,600 theaters at its height, the film earned $12.3 million before streaming on the Daily Wire. Walsh’s film grossed more at the box office than any other documentary since 2019. That’s when Peter Jackson’s artistically boundary-pushing World War I film They Shall Not Grow Old brought in $12.2 million. But will Am I Racist? […]
“Regulation of Algorithms” Panel at Federalist Society Faculty Conference,
I much enjoyed participating, and I hope some of you will enjoy watching. Here’s the panel description: Opaque algorithms shape what news stories you see on social media, dictate how artificial intelligence answers prompts, and can even decide whether applicants get a mortgage or a job interview. Amidst claims of algorithmic race, gender, and viewpoint discrimination, more and more individuals of all political affiliations are calling for greater government regulation of algorithms, while regulatory skeptics worry that government […]
Seattle’s Minimum Wage Hike Hurts Workers
Seattle’s minimum wage increased to $20.76 per hour on Wednesday, and at least one business has already closed because of it. Seattle adopted the Minimum Wage Ordinance in June 2014, amending the city’s municipal code to implement yearly increases from January 1, 2016, through January 1, 2025. The law distinguished “Schedule 1” employers, which have more than 500 employees, from “Schedule 2” employers, which have 500 or fewer. Until last Wednesday, the ordinance allowed the second group, but […]
North Carolina federal prison supervisor convicted after instructing physical punishment
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Israeli Media Publishes Guide for IDF Soldiers To Avoid Arrest Abroad
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“One can have different views about the definition of genocide, but one may not use definitional disputes to deny genocide.”
In a tweet last year (that I just came across), the Lemkin Institute for the Prevention of Genocide, long captured by the far left, writes: “The Lemkin Institute has had it with the cynical lies and propaganda from Israel and the USA. One can have different views about the definition of genocide, but one may not use definitional disputes to deny genocide.” Where to begin? If Party A and Party B are arguing over whether Israel is committing […]
The 10th Most-Cited-by-Cases Law Journal Article Since 1990 Was Written by a Student
I was looking at a list of law journal articles published since 1990 that were most heavily cited by courts (generated using HeinOnline), and saw that #10 on the list was a student-written Note, Powers of Congress and the Court Regarding the Availability and Scope of Review (Harv. L. Rev. 2001), cited by over 100 cases. As with many heavily cited articles, this one got many follow-on cites stemming from some early appellate court cites; but that itself […]