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[ad_1] In this post, I shall continue down the free speech as autonomy-enhancing path, contending that engagement in freedom of expression activities (and its effects) in public schools can be politically educational, helping to prepare students for the public deliberation that a democracy like ours requires. It is not unusual for commentators, including judges, to associate public schools with civic education and democracy. In his recent majority opinion in Mahanoy, Justice Stephen Breyer characterizes them as “nurseries of democracy.” The relationship between free speech and civic education takes center-stage in what follows, with emphasis on the importance of trying to…

[ad_1] [Verse 1] Max was born in the Vatican hospitalAs bombs dropped down on RomeLife wasn’t always so logicalMax sailed away from home. A child of old nobilityfrom Gaetano Filangieriand Lobkowicz Bohemiato Reader-Written Media. Born into war,Max lived in peace.Max Art Corefor your Free Speech! [Chorus] Captain Max – HeSteered the shipThe goal’s the journeyLife’s a Trip!With Dr. Suzy as his admiraland his wifeThey lived a bonobokind of life… [Verse 2] Max joined the U.S. armyat a fort outside of townHe always hit the bullseyewhen he fired off his rounds.But when he realized it meant killing,he threw his rifle down.…

[ad_1] Chairman Kevin Warsh will face resistance to reform from colleagues eager to protect their turf. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] The cost question – Is it worth it? – is what the president always has to ask, an official said of using further military force in Iran. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] Understanding, at a deep level, the differences between legitimate science and pseudoscience is increasingly critical in our modern world. Science, in my opinion, is perhaps the most powerful tool humans have collectively developed for understanding the universe in which we find ourselves. (I would clarify that it is complementary with philosophy which is important to ensure that we are thinking clearly, rigorously, and consistently.) Pseudoscience pretends to be scientific but is essentially doing it wrong. There are many underlying reasons for the existence of pseudoscience – it is sometimes just poor quality science due to poor training or sloppy…

[ad_1] When Alex Teves’ friends and parents attended his memorial service 15 years ago, they all wore blue jeans and white t-shirts. It’s the uniform that 24-year-old Alex threw on most days before he left the house. Alex’s Dad, Tom Teves, said that his son was pretty easy going: “He was always more interested in relationships.”  The last act of Alex’s short life was shielding his girlfriend, Amanda, from a rain of bullets at a midnight showing of “The Dark Knight” in an Aurora, CO, movie theater. Amanda says it saved her life:  “I was confused, but Alex didn’t hesitate. Because I…

[ad_1] NewsNation’s Leland Vittert shared comments from Secretary of State Rubio and Vice President Vance to argue that the U.S. no longer shares values with its NATO allies or derives any benefit from remaining in the alliance. “On this Memorial Day weekend, we remember those who gave their lives in service to the country,” Vittert said. “It’s only fitting that we think about what we are committing America’s service members to in the future.””Secretary of State Marco Rubio is overseas for new rounds of NATO meetings. The stakes could not be higher. We’re at a make-or-break point where we are…

[ad_1] Trekboers making camp, an 1804 painting by Samuel Daniell – Public Domain Whiteness appears to be an official immigration credential in the eyes of the United States government. The Trump administration in late 2025 slashed the annual cap on refugee admissions to 7,500 for budget year 2026, down from the 125,000 cap set in 2024 by the Biden administration. That’s a historic low that will shut out thousands of global refugees from war and persecution, such as the victims of Taliban repression in Afghanistan or the Rohingya minority in Myanmar facing documented mass violence. The new refugee cap, however,…

[ad_1] U.S. and Iran: The Art of the Possible [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] As I noted in a separate post, the legal advocacy group Neutral Principles engaged Erik Jaffe and me to draft an amicus brief for them in Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) Inc. v. County Commissioners of Boulder County, which the Court will hear this Fall. You can read the PDF, but here is the Foreign Commerce Clause analysis (the First Amendment analysis is excerpted here):The power to “regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes” U.S. Const. art. I, § 8, cl. 3, is one of the “legislative Powers” that the Constitution “grant[s],” and…