From Murphy v. Rosendecided yesterday (generally correctly, I think) by Judge Matthew Dallas Gorton (Conn. Superior Ct.): This is a defamation action in which the plaintiff, Sean Murphy, claims that the defendant, Beth Rosen, defamed him by posting comments on the Town of Southbury Facebook page describing him as a “white supremacist.” … On June … Read more
Elon Musk heavily criticized Joe Biden Monday, saying the person controlling his teleprompter is the “real President” and suggesting inflation under the current administration is going to lead to America resembling Venezuela. Musk made the comments on a podcast recorded during the All-In Summit being hosted in Miami. “It’s hard to tell what Biden is … Read more
The racist murderer who killed ten people in Buffalo on Sunday was a devotee of “great replacement theory”: the idea that there is a plot to “replace” white Americans with immigrants from poor, nonwhite nations, and thereby seize the resources of the former for the benefit of the latter and of various nefarious elites. GRT … Read more
HB 2289 Sponsor AZ State Rep. John Filmore Arizona House Bill 2289 to enact smaller precinct sizes, one-day in-person voting, and hand-counted paper ballots, passed through the Arizona House of Representatives in February and is now getting stonewalled in the Senate. “It’s one of the best bills to come along. It’s all comprehensive on election … Read more
The effort by the media and Democrat politicians to use the recent shooting in Buffalo, New York for political points kicked in to high gear, with the announcement that House Democrats are planning to bring a “domestic terrorism” bill to a vote. HR 350, the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act, introduced two weeks after the Capitol … Read more
The cryptocurrency world took a beating last week. The price of bitcoin fell to lows not seen since 2020; Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange, saw its stock plummet; and a prominent “stablecoin” called Terra, along with its associated cryptocurrency, Luna, collapsed. In response, crypto naysayers took to Twitter to dance on bitcoin’s grave, and subreddits … Read more
A top watchdog for the Labor Department estimates that “at least” $163 billion in COVID unemployment funds were either stolen or “misspent.” This information came out during a Congressional hearing – where it promptly went missing just like the money, until the Washington Post covered it yesterday. By way of comparison, that figure is larger … Read more
The law, signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis yesterday, provides: (1) As used in this section, the term “dwelling” means a building, structure, or portion thereof which is occupied as, or designed or intended for occupancy as, a residence by one or more families. (2) It is [a misdemeanor] for a person to picket or protest … Read more
Last week, prelaw student Caleb Francois of the George Washington University penned an op-ed arguing for changing the name of his university in the name of racial justice. The fact that we live in a country where people are taught to hate our Founding Fathers is not the most bizarre aspect of this story, however. … Read more
Easing labeling and WIC rules is expected to get more baby formula to consumers. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has emerged as one major impediment to ending America’s current shortage of baby formula. Now, the agency is taking small steps to get out of the way. The infant formula shortage arose in response to … Read more