Washington, Israel, and Turkey conspired in the destruction and partition of Syria, and now they face conflict among themselves. Saudi Arabia the next hapless Arab state to fall to greater Israel?

Washington, Israel, and Turkey conspired in the destruction and partition of Syria, and now they face conflict among themselves. Saudi Arabia the next hapless Arab state to fall to greater Israel?

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Watching the Banners of Empire Unfurl Washington, Israel, and Turkey conspired in the destruction and partition of Syria, and now they face conflict among themselves. It is enough to put you on the side of the terrorists. An Israeli government committee has advised that Israel must prepare for war with Turkey, suspected of intentions of restoring the Ottoman Empire which would encroach on Israel’s plans for Greater Israel. Such a war would present Washington with a dilemma. Turkey […]

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Attorneys May Have to Ask Expert Witnesses "Whether They Have Used AI in Drafting Their Declarations and What They Have Done to Verify Any AI-Generated Content"

Attorneys May Have to Ask Expert Witnesses “Whether They Have Used AI in Drafting Their Declarations and What They Have Done to Verify Any AI-Generated Content”

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From Kohls v. Ellison, which I quoted more extensively in an earlier post: To be sure, Attorney General Ellison maintains that his office had no idea that Professor Hancock’s declaration included fake citations, and counsel for the Attorney General sincerely apologized at oral argument for the unintentional fake citations in the Hancock Declaration. The Court takes Attorney General Ellison at his word and appreciates his candor in rectifying the issue. But Attorney General Ellison’s attorneys are reminded that Federal […]

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Quotation of the Day…

Quotation of the Day…

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Tweet … is from page 411 of the 2016 second edition of Thomas Sowell’s excellent volume Wealth, Poverty and Politics (original emphases): [E]ven if every American man, woman and child had equal individual incomes, that would still leave substantial inequalities in household incomes, because households that are in the top 20 percent of income recipients today contain millions more people than households in the bottom 20 percent. These larger households would remain in higher income brackets if incomes […]

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Cato Tax Bootcamp: Tax Code 101

Cato Tax Bootcamp: Tax Code 101

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Adam N. Michel This month Cato is hosting a Congressional Fellowship on tax and trade ahead of a year that promises to be busy for both policy areas. The fellowship is a nine-week program attended by a bi-partisan cohort of congressional staff that engage in weekly discussion sessions with featured speakers. The first four discussions are dedicated to tax policy. We will cover tax code basics, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), radical tax reforms, and international […]

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The Entrepreneurial State by Mariana Mazzucato

The Entrepreneurial State by Mariana Mazzucato

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I just finished reading this book and found it quite a compelling case for state involvement in economic growth. It argues that basic research and the funding needed to take research to markets is very risky. So risky that venture capitalists and companies are not willing to invest. Argues the state is the only actor that can consistently take on this risk and should therefore be enabled to invest in innovation and be fairly rewarded for doing so. […]

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Boston Police Officer's Tweets from "Stop the Steal" Rally Protected by First Amendment Against Government Employer Retaliation

Boston Police Officer’s Tweets from “Stop the Steal” Rally Protected by First Amendment Against Government Employer Retaliation

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An excerpt from the >16,000-word opinion written by Commissioner Paul Stein in Abasciano v. Boston Police Dep’t, decided last month by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Civil Service Commission, though just posted on Westlaw: The substantive issue presented in this appeal is whether certain tweets sent by the Appellant on January 6, 2021, while attending the so-called “Stop the Steal” rally in Washington, D.C., constituted substantial misconduct that warranted his termination as a Police Officer in the Boston Police […]

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