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From yesterday’s decision in Commonwealth v. Brown, written by Justice Kevin Dougherty, joined by Justices Sallie Updyke Mundy, Kevin Brobson, and Daniel McCaffery; all the opinions put together come to 70K words, so all I include are short excerpts: The prosecutor does not decide whether a defendant is entitled to relief under the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA). This is the exclusive province of the PCRA court. Nonetheless, while not dispositive, a prosecutor’s concession of relief is undoubtedly influential. Courts have long been instructed to give such concessions “great weight[.]” But when the prosecutor sides with a defendant, there generally…
I spoke about this briefly in my last video: You are currently living in a lull before the storm… A manufactured calm created by depleting strategic reserves while the gears of the global economy grind to a halt in the Middle East. It feels normal, doesn’t it? You go to the store, the shelves are stocked (mostly), you drive your car, and you scroll through your endless dopamine feed. But that’s exactly what they want you to think. This is the quiet part of the movie right before the soundtrack kicks in and the monsters rip through the screen. In…
As college graduates commenced this spring, artificial intelligence was a pervasive theme among more than ceremony speeches. For many young Americans, AI has become a specter of uncertainty, raising doubts about whether their first steps into professional life will follow the framework of previous generations. Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt addressed this anxiety during his commencement speech to University of Arizona, acknowledging the fear among young graduates that “the future has already been written” and “jobs are evaporating.” Schmidt struck an optimistic tone about AI’s impending impact on the economy, causing significant backlash during the ceremony. This incident was not…
American dads have never been more devoted to their children. But increasing numbers of men are choosing never to enter family life at all, writes Brad Wilcox. Source link
I give my take of the UFC Whitehouse event and the politics surrounding the even YouTube @YearZeroPod tommysalmons.com Source link
The Bank of Japan announced Tuesday it would raise rates to a 31-year high—from 0.75 percent to one percent—in anticipation of continued inflation caused by the Iran War.In 2024, the Bank of Japan pivoted from decades of near or below zero interest rates amidst supply shocks. It last raised rates in December of 2025 but had held them steady since. However, the energy supply shock caused by the Iran War has created significant price pressures in the country. Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida welcomed the framework peace deal announced this week between the U.S. and Iran, but economic analysts expect lingering…
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Economic growth alone cannot secure genuine sovereignty in Asia; a platform for coordination is vital to safeguard the region against imperialism and neocolonialism. Tomioka Tessai, Japan, Blind Men Appraising an Elephant, 1921. (Via Tricontinental Institute for Social Research) By Vijay PrashadTricontinental: Institute for Social Research I had the great honour of speaking in the Gedung Merdeka (Independence Hall) in Bandung, Indonesia in April. I was struck not by nostalgia, but by urgency. Bandung is not a museum piece, but a living political inheritance. The questions raised in that hall in 1955, at the gathering of leaders from 29 African and Asian…
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Eugene Volokh is the Thomas M. Siebel Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford, and the Gary T. Schwartz Distinguished Professor of Law Emeritus and Distinguished Research Professor at UCLA School of Law. Naturally, his posts here (like the opinions of the other bloggers) are his own, and not endorsed by any institution. He is also the co-host of the Free Speech Unmuted podcast. Source link