Art History Professor Condemned by Stanford Undergraduate Senate
From the Senate resolution, which came out about a month ago, but which I only learned about several days ago (underlining added to note some key phrases): WHEREAS on April …
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Today in Supreme Court History: June 15, 1804
6/15/1804: The 12th Amendment is ratified. ReasonFounded in 1968, Reason is the magazine of free minds and free markets. We produce hard-hitting independent journalism on civil liberties, politics, technology, culture, …
Governments Are Cutting Red Tape To Keep Americans Fed
As federal, state, and local governments respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, some are loosening rules to ensure consumers can get adequate sustenance. Last month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and …
Brickbat: Too Late to Buy
West Palm Beach, Florida, Mayor Keith James declared a state of emergency after protests spurred by the death of George Floyd. The declaration banned the sale of alcohol, guns and …
“No Official, High or Petty, Can Prescribe What Shall Be Orthodox”
From Justice Jackson’s majority opinion in the case striking down mandatory flag salutes and pledges of allegiance, West Va. Bd of Ed. v. Barnette (1943), decided 77 years ago today: If …
The Return of Court-Packing
Cartoon criticizing Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1937 court-packing plan. For much of the period from 2017 to 2019, there was an active public debate over “court packing.” The first round …
Prof. Randall Kennedy (Harvard Law) on CNN About Accurately Quoting Racial Epithets
Watch the video here (or here, if that doesn’t work). You can also read Prof. Kennedy’s open letter to Harvard and Stanford Law School professors which articulates many of the same …
University of Florida Black Student Union Demands Suppression of “Hate Speech”
You can see the list of demands here; an excerpt: The Black Student Union demands that the University of Florida: Implements a zero-tolerance policy punishing students that use hate-speech, endangering other …
Today in Supreme Court History: June 14, 1810
6/4/1810: Justice Ward Hunt’s birthday. Justice Ward Hunt ReasonFounded in 1968, Reason is the magazine of free minds and free markets. We produce hard-hitting independent journalism on civil liberties, politics, …
Disaster Relief for Small Businesses Is a Disaster All Its Own
There’s an old saying: When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. For Congress, that hammer is the Small Business Administration (SBA). And every economic crisis …