Judge denies request to release bodycam footage in alleged Dothan brutality arrest
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N.H. Court Rejects Attempt to Impose Hate Crime Liability on Neo-Nazis for Hanging “Keep New England White” Sign on Overpass
From yesterday’s N.H. Supreme Court decision in Attorney General v. Hood: [According to the State’s complaints,] a group of approximately ten people associated with NSC [National Socialist Club]-131, an unincorporated association that describes itself, in part, as a “pro-white, street-oriented fraternity dedicated to raising authentic resistance to the enemies of [its] people in the New England area,” gathered on a highway overpass in Portsmouth. The group hung banners, one of which read “KEEP NEW ENGLAND WHITE,” from the […]
Online Behavioral Ads Fuel the Surveillance Industry—Here’s How
A global spy tool exposed the locations of billions of people to anyone willing to pay. A Catholic group bought location data about gay dating app users in an effort to out gay priests. A location data broker sold lists of people who attended political protests. What do these privacy violations have in common? They share a source of data that’s shockingly pervasive and unregulated: the technology powering nearly every ad you see online. Each time you see […]
The Incoming FCC Chief Is No ‘Warrior for Free Speech’
President-elect Donald Trump is set to take office next week, and his second-term agenda is taking shape as he fills out his administration. One of the first hires announced after the November election was the elevation of Brendan Carr, who sits on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), to be the agency’s new head. Trump dubbed Carr “a warrior for free speech,” and in response, Carr pledged to “dismantle the censorship cartel and restore free speech rights for everyday […]
What Should Economists Do? A Historical Perspective
A Liberty Classics Book Review of What Should Economists Do? by James M. Buchanan.1 In November 1963, James Buchanan–newly president at the 33rd meeting of the Southern Economic Association–gave a stirring and surprising address titled “What Should Economists Do?”2 It was immediately published in the January 1964 issue of the Southern Economic Journal. The address is still viewed as one of the most important Buchanan ever wrote. It is known as a clear and unambiguous statement of what […]
How can anti racism policies evolve into de facto racism against whites, asians and men?
DEI is de facto racism against white asians and men nowadays. Say you are not an ancap and think that you just want to minimize racism through laws. How would you do it. It starts with reasonable premise. When a business do business with government it can’t be racist. That’s pretty reasonable. Government businesses are supposedly neutral and pick only contractors that provide the best price. If that’s not the rule, if some race dominate government, that race […]
Axis of Evil: America’s Three Worst Presidents
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