Daily Archives: October 18, 2022

HATE: Why We Should Resist it With Free Speech, Not Censorship

Posted on October 18, 2022 by Luke Ford

Nadine Strossen writes in this 2018 book: * Despite the varying definitions that have been adopted and proposed in “hate speech” laws, they all share two fundamental First Amendment flaws: they violate the cardinal viewpoint neutrality and emergency principles by … Continue reading →

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When McKinsey Comes to Town: The Hidden Influence of the World’s Most Powerful Consulting Firm

Posted on October 18, 2022 by Luke Ford

Here are some highlights from this 2022 book: * Central to the goal of reducing payouts was preventing policyholders from hiring lawyers, she said, because “represented” clients on average got payouts multiple times bigger than claimants who didn’t hire legal … Continue reading →

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Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence

Posted on October 18, 2022 by Luke Ford

Stanford psychiatrist Anna Lembke writes in this 2021 book: * We’re all running from pain. Some of us take pills. Some of us couch surf while binge-watching Netflix. Some of us read romance novels. We’ll do almost anything to distract … Continue reading →

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Deliberative Democratic Theory and Empirical Political Science

Posted on October 18, 2022 by Luke Ford

Harvard Political Science professor Dennis F. Thompson writes in 2008: * Citizens and their representatives are expected to justify the laws they would impose on one another by giving reasons for their political claims and responding to others’ reasons in … Continue reading →

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