Alaska is a cold state where residents need energy to keep the chill at bay. Fortunately, the state is blessed with natural resources, including abundant oil and natural gas that can help satisfy that need. Unfortunately, as I’ve written before, a nationalistic, century-old law requires that shipping between American ports be conducted only by U.S.–built and –flagged ships. And there aren’t any liquid natural gas tankers that satisfy the requirement. Now Alaska officials are seeking a waiver so […]
Is not telling your sex partner you are trans rape? Is this rape? Libertarians are divided. To me the answer is simple. Cities, provinces, countries should be run for profit. Rulers should decide whether it’s more profitable to make this a crime or not. There are plenty of men that doesn’t want to have sex with Trans. There are plenty of women that don’t want to get knocked up by poor men. Many of those men pay taxes. […]
A federal district court has struck a blow for medical innovation and patient empowerment by overruling the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) misbegotten effort to regulate laboratory-developed (LDTs) and in vitro testing. LDTs are diagnostic in vitro tests for clinical use that are designed, manufactured, and performed by individual laboratories. They can diagnose illnesses and guide treatments by detecting relevant biomarkers in saliva, blood, or tissues; the tests can identify small molecules, proteins, RNA, DNA, cells, and pathogens. […]
Scott Lincicome When it became clear in late 2023 that Javier Milei would become the next president of Argentina, the response from many economists and analysts was borderline apoplectic. They warned that the profane self-described libertarian—who looks more like a still-touring ’80s rockabilly singer than the classically trained economist he actually is—would inflict on Argentina’s already-beleaguered economy “deep recession,” “devastation,” “economic collapse,” and all sorts of other economic horribles. I, on the other hand, was cautiously optimistic—liking Milei’s […]
Ginny Garner wrote: Lew, Political activist and My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell continues to organize Americans to lobby state election board personnel to get rid of electronic voting machines. Problems with these machines have been known since at least 1988 when the New Yorker magazine published the article “Counting Votes” by Ronnie Dugger and Roy Saltman released his report “Accuracy, Integrity, and Security in Computerized Vote-Tallying.” James and Kenneth Collier’s 1992 book “Votescam: The Stealing of America” provided many […]
New on the Short Circuit podcast: Can an AI be an “author” under copyright law? Your summarist (who has never been an employment lawyer) didn’t know that the Equal Protection Clause might constitutionalize protections against a hostile gov’t work environment. So color me even more surprised that a drug-court judge’s allegedly “creepy” conduct toward a court counselor wouldn’t even receive qualified immunity. You learn something new every day! (The First Circuit opinion is here.) New Jersey bars out-of-state wine retailers from […]
Tweet We’re told that Trump is playing 4-D chess with his tariffs – a strategy far too complex for mere mortals to comprehend. We’re told that Trump’s ultimate goal is worldwide free trade. We’re told that Trump’s trade war is really a drug war. We’re told that Trump’s tariffs will raise enormous amounts of revenue. We’re told that Trump’s tariffs will be fully absorbed by foreign suppliers – thus causing no price hikes in the U.S. – and […]
While Ben Bernanke has accused free market and sound money advocates of pursuing “discredited” systems, he and his lieutenants were following a truly discredited way of thinking: socialism. The man who supposedly “saved the world” actually destabilized it.
Poema – Amizade Colorida Peguei as tintas da arte Passei o pincel Pintei nossa amizade Como arco-íris no céu Deixei toda colorida Linda igual o paraíso Frases escritas Criei esse improviso. Meu coração a sua segunda casa Só você tem a chave O que ninguém sabe, ninguém estraga Inspiração de novas frases Você tem tudo que desejo Amizade verdadeira Carinho, abraços e beijos Não é carteira Mas tem valor E um lugar seguro O seu amor Pra mim […]