Politics
Massachusetts High Court: Claim Against Meta for Alleged Addiction of Children Can Go Forward Notwithstanding § 230
The court doesn't decide whether Meta actually violated state law, or whether it may have a First Amendment de...
Remy: Gerrymandering
Remy finds a better way to win reelection.
Allegations of Conspiracy Between Univ. of S. Florida and Jewish Groups, Brought by Students for Democratic Society Chapter, Rejected
"In essence, the plaintiffs argue that every time a Jew or Jewish organization contributes to (in this instanc...
Review: A Cognitive Neuroscientist's Take on How AI Models Think
Author Christopher Summerfield engages seriously with skeptics who claim that large language models are really...
Why Is It so Damn Hard To Find Sympathetic Student Loan 'Victims'?
Less than half of the Class of 2024 took out college loans averaging $30,000—a manageable amount that buys ove...
A.I. NIMBYs
Plus: Bitcoin tolls at the Strait, Trump vs. MAGA, inflation rises, and more...
Lawsuits Targeting Social Media Are an Attack on Free Speech
Tech companies that create social media apps should not be blamed for the complex mental issues of everyone wh...
Review: Giant Dramatizes Roald Dahl's Antisemitism Controversy
The play presents characters subtly negotiating the entanglements of identity and the perils of cancel culture...
Today in Supreme Court History: April 10, 1967
4/10/1967: Loving v. Virginia argued. The post Today in Supreme Court History: April 10, 1967 appeared first o...
Brickbat: A Man on the Inside
A federal judge sentenced former Milwaukee police officer Juwon Madlock to five years in federal prison follow...
Justice Sotomayor Opens Up About Her Colleagues
She blames her colleagues for the emergency docket situation, and faults Justice Kavanaugh for not knowing peo...
"There Is No Constitutional Right to Possess a Cell Phone in Class"
"Furthermore, to temporarily deprive a student of his cell phone during a class or a test and return it to the...
Los Angeles Teen Blinded in One Eye by DHS Agent at 'No Kings' Rally, Attorney Says
The 18-year-old college freshman had to have his right eye surgically removed after a federal agent allegedly...
RFK Jr. Is Starting a Podcast
Why?
Did the Solicitor General Misrepresent Flournoy Article in Birthright Citizenship Oral Argument
It is often useful to consult the original source.
Would U.S. Wildlife Laws Turn Greenland's Hunters Into Criminals?
Greenlandic hunters fear a U.S. takeover because Americans "think whales and seals are cute and shouldn’t be h...
Trump Won With the MAHA Vote. Now He Might Be Losing It.
A new poll shows Make America Healthy Again supporters are drifting from Trump, but their “health first” polit...
FBI Goes After Whistleblower Who Helped Unmask the 'Fort Bragg Cartel'
The feds have arrested an Army staffer who spoke to a journalist for a book about special operations. The jour...