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At first glance, Brett Kavanaugh’s inaugural case on the Supreme Court pits timber interests against federal wildlife protections. More fundamentally, Weyerhaeuser v. Fish and Wildlife Service is the latest battleground in the ongoing war between federal overreach and constitutional protections of private property.
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By Wendy McElroy (The Hill, 10/17/18)
The debate about how to handle blatantly false accusations of sexual abuse has re-opened. Feminists argue that punishing any accuser chills the willingness of victims to come forward, whereas rule-of-law advocates counter that false accusations are not victimless crimes.
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By Ivan Eland (New York Daily News, 11/26/18)
President Trump’s dispatch of active-duty military troops to the U.S.-Mexico border comes perilously close to violating the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878. This politically motivated threat may be as good a reason as any for Defense Secretary James “Maddog” Mattis to quit the Trump administration.
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By Richard K. Vedder (Forbes, 11/15/18)
The bitter struggle to break down racial distinctions in education lasted for decades, but universities are now reintroducing segregation, making race the primary determinant of student participation in some activities, such as black student unions or race-based housing facilities. In an Orwellian twist, many “diversity” coordinators are stifling interaction between people of different races.
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By K. Lloyd Billingsley (Fox & Hounds, 11/12/18)
Californians can wait for hours outside Department of Motor Vehicles offices, and once inside it only gets worse. DMV employees can sleep on the job for hours a day, over a period of years, and still keep their jobs.
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Volume 20, Issue 49: December 4, 2018
By Gary M. Galles (American Thinker, 11/27/18)
At first glance, Brett Kavanaugh’s inaugural case on the Supreme Court pits timber interests against federal wildlife protections. More fundamentally, Weyerhaeuser v. Fish and Wildlife Service is the latest battleground in the ongoing war between federal overreach and constitutional protections of private property.
READ MORE »
By Wendy McElroy (The Hill, 10/17/18)
The debate about how to handle blatantly false accusations of sexual abuse has re-opened. Feminists argue that punishing any accuser chills the willingness of victims to come forward, whereas rule-of-law advocates counter that false accusations are not victimless crimes.
READ MORE »
By Ivan Eland (New York Daily News, 11/26/18)
President Trump’s dispatch of active-duty military troops to the U.S.-Mexico border comes perilously close to violating the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878. This politically motivated threat may be as good a reason as any for Defense Secretary James “Maddog” Mattis to quit the Trump administration.
READ MORE »
By Richard K. Vedder (Forbes, 11/15/18)
The bitter struggle to break down racial distinctions in education lasted for decades, but universities are now reintroducing segregation, making race the primary determinant of student participation in some activities, such as black student unions or race-based housing facilities. In an Orwellian twist, many “diversity” coordinators are stifling interaction between people of different races.
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The Diversity Myth
Multiculturalism and Political Intolerance on Campus
Multiculturalism and Political Intolerance on Campus
By David O. Sacks, Peter A. Thiel
By K. Lloyd Billingsley (Fox & Hounds, 11/12/18)
Californians can wait for hours outside Department of Motor Vehicles offices, and once inside it only gets worse. DMV employees can sleep on the job for hours a day, over a period of years, and still keep their jobs.
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The Beacon: New Blog Posts
- Will Politicians Reform California’s Worst Pro-Criminal, Anti-Victim Laws?, by K. Lloyd Billingsley
- FDA Vaping Regulations Will Do More Harm than Good, by Raymond March
- Common Sense 8, Phantom Frog 0 in Federal Land Grab Case, by Craig Eyermann
- Will California’s New Governor Stem the Tide of White-Coat Waste and Cronyism?, by K. Lloyd Billingsley
- Post Office Has Boom Year, Loses More Money Than Ever, by Craig Eyermann
- Nationalism Is a Weird Ideology, by Robert Higgs
- Reduce Ethanol Subsidies to Clean the Environment, by Craig Eyermann
