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• Josh Blackman Among New Members of Religious Liberty Commission Advisory Board of Legal Experts
  Posted on Friday May 16, 2025
  Baptist News reports; congratulations to Josh on the appointment! The list also includes: Francis Beckwith … Professor of Philosophy &… The post Josh Blackman Among New Members of Religious Liberty Commission Advisory Board of Legal Experts appeared first on Reason.com. Continue Reading »
• Can the EPA Finesse the Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding?
  Posted on Friday May 16, 2025
  The agency may be able to adopt a bank-shot strategy to preclude most (but not all) greenhouse gas regulation under the Clean Air Act without contesting basic climate science. Continue Reading »
• What Happens to Your Kids if We Abolish the Department of Education?
  Posted on Friday May 16, 2025
  The Department of Education doesn’t handle teaching, set curricula, or pay teacher salaries. Continue Reading »
• Trump's Tariffs Are Sapping Small Business Optimism
  Posted on Friday May 16, 2025
  Seasonally adjusted job openings and capital outlay spending are declining to levels not seen since the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue Reading »
• Friday Open Thread
  Posted on Friday May 16, 2025
  What's on your mind? Continue Reading »
• Robert Rosenkranz: How To Use Stoicism To Build a Meaningful Life
  Posted on Friday May 16, 2025
  The billionaire philanthropist explores how stoic philosophy shaped his views on capitalism, politics, and philanthropy, arguing for rational optimism, individual responsibility, and civil public discourse as foundations for life. Continue Reading »
• "Emergency Motion to Halt Unjust Wars, Defund Global Conflict, and Protect the Human Race under Natural Law and Spiritual Covenant"
  Posted on Friday May 16, 2025
  From today's decision by Judge Patrick Schiltz (D. Minn.) in Miller v. Macone: This matter is before the Court on… The post "Emergency Motion to Halt Unjust Wars, Defund Global Conflict, and Protect the Human Race under Natural Law and Spiritual Covenant" appeared first on Reason.com. Continue Reading »
• AI Hallucination Stemming from Contract Lawyer's Research
  Posted on Friday May 16, 2025
  I blogged earlier this week about AI hallucinations in court filings by prominent law firms, as well as an incorrect… The post AI Hallucination Stemming from Contract Lawyer's Research appeared first on Reason.com. Continue Reading »
• Andor Is a Star Wars Show About the Brutality of Bureaucracy
  Posted on Friday May 16, 2025
  Tony Gilroy's series reminds us that an empire doesn't need dark magic to be evil. Continue Reading »
• Quality Seeds
  Posted on Friday May 16, 2025
  Plus: New Jersey strike, apologizing to libertarians, and more... Continue Reading »
• Will AI Kill Our Freedom To Think?
  Posted on Friday May 16, 2025
  Algorithmic systems increasingly shape what we know, see, and question. To preserve free inquiry, we need transparency, competition, and a commitment to timeless principles of open debate. Continue Reading »
• If Companies Set Up Ethnic Affinity Groups for Employees, Must They Also Set Them Up for Jewish Employees?
  Posted on Friday May 16, 2025
  Yes, argues the Brandeis Center in a letter to Microsoft. Continue Reading »
• Trump's Plan to 'Unleash' Police Risks More Abuses of Everyone's Rights
  Posted on Friday May 16, 2025
  President Donald Trump's executive order empowering local cops will create bad incentives that could prove costly for law-abiding citizens. Continue Reading »
• Trump and Congress Target 'Efficiency' Rules That Hobble Home Appliances
  Posted on Friday May 16, 2025
  Make dishwashers great again. Continue Reading »
• Review: The Rise of the 'Divorce Memoir'
  Posted on Friday May 16, 2025
  "There is no typical divorce," writes No Fault author Haley Mlotek. Continue Reading »