I understand why “we do not use empirical evidence” might sound weird at first, but once you understand why, you realize that “I derive theory from evidence” is sometimes a red flag.
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(NA) The incoming Trump administration plans to deprive children of undocumented immigrants of birthright citizenship. As I explained in a recent article in Just Security, this would be a blatant violation of the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, which grants citizenship to anyone “born … in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof.” There is no exception for children of illegal migrants. Legal scholars Amanda Frost (Univ. of Virginia) and Paul Gowder (Northwestern), have recently […]
Enjoy the fruits of capitalism with The Goods, a regular series highlighting products that can make life a little bit better. Right now, childhood is intensely meh. Maybe you read the recent report in The Journal of Pediatrics that said that as kids’ independence and free play have gone down, their anxiety and depression have been going up. Or maybe you picked up Jonathan Haidt’s The Anxious Generation and read about how kids need to return to a play-based childhood or else fall off […]
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Today, Kamala Harris has to certify the results of the vote she lost: It’s January 6, time to certify the election results (no shamans needed). The person who presides over this process is the vice president, which means that Harris is in one of the most awkward positions possible. Whatever kind of day you have, Harris is having a worse one! Al Gore had to do this back in 2001, and Richard Nixon in 1961, so it’s not […]
Was in Vienna last month and thought it’d be great to check out the university, I saw Hayek in the lobby and Menger (image) which was great but sadly no Mises… I was bummed because I was reading Human Action at the time. Is there a reason why he hasn’t got a monument? submitted by /u/BeeBopTopDop [link] [comments]
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has ordered the state corrections department to fire 14 workers after the fatal beating of an inmate at the Marcy Correctional Facility. State Attorney General Letitia James said her office is also investigating the death of Robert Brooks, who had been serving a 12-year prison sentence for first-degree assault since 2017. Officials did not release the names of the employees or describe the circumstances of the attack. The post Brickbat: Overcorrection appeared first […]
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With Cris Sheridan Dec 26, 2024 – Well, the exponential curve in AI progress continued in 2024, and it’s likely that we’re going to see some big advancements for 2025 as well. We’ve already been given an early glimpse of what’s to come with OpenAI’s big jump in their…