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Prof. Francesca Gino's Libel Claims Against Harvard Business School and Data Colada Dismissed

From today's decision by Judge Joun (D. Mass.) in Gino v. President & Fellows of Harvard College: Professor Gino is an internationally renowned behavioral scientist, prolific author, researcher, and teacher who has received many awards and considerable media attention for her academic research regarding people's decision-making. She is currently employed…

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Biden Administration Gives $10 Million Grant to Non-Profit Accused of Running 'Inhumane' Slum Housing

The AIDS Healthcare Foundation has been dogged by accusations that it operates dangerous, dilapidated housing. Now, it'll distribute taxpayer dollars to tenant groups fighting for better living conditions.

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Trump Rambles About Immigrants Eating Pets, Forgets To Challenge Kamala Harris

At their first presidential debate, Trump repeatedly got so bogged down in bizarre claims that he failed to effectively combat a weak Harris performance.

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Texas Court Rejects Last Appeal for a Man Set To Be Executed Based on Disputed 'Shaken Baby Syndrome' Evidence

Robert Roberson is scheduled to become the first person in the country to be executed based on evidence of what used to be called "shaken baby syndrome."

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Harris and Trump Say They Want Peace. But Neither Has a Plan.

Kamala Harris couldn’t realistically say how she would end the war in Gaza, and Donald Trump couldn’t realistically say how he would end the war in Ukraine.

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The Trump-Harris Debate Featured Two Incumbents Afraid To Discuss Their Own Records

Two incumbents, both alike in indignity.

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#TheyLied Libel Claim Brought by N.Y. Mayoral Candidate Accused of Sexual Assault Can Go Forward

The case is Stringer v. Kim, decided Monday by N.Y. trial court judge Richard Latin; Scott Stringer is a former New York Assemblyman, New York City Comptroller, Manhattan Borough President, and prominent candidate for New York Mayor in 2021, and is apparently running for Mayor again. Under New York's "anti-SLAPP…

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On Abortion, Harris and Trump Were Both Right and Both Infuriatingly Wrong

Each candidate made some good points about reproductive freedom and each told some major whoppers.

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Probation Condition Requiring Defendant to Remove "F Officer Rose" from His Car

From Monday's decision in City of Conneaut v. Wick, decided by the Ohio Court of Appeals, in an opinion by Judge Robert Patton, joined by Judge Mary Jane Trapp: Appellant, Francis J. Wick ("Wick"), appeals the decision of the Conneaut Municipal Court, sentencing him to five years of unsupervised community…

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Mike Pesca: How NPR Lost Its Way

Former NPR and Slate fixture Mike Pesca discusses media meltdowns, objectivity vs. moral clarity, and whether we are better or worse off now that media gatekeepers have less influence.

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The Feds Think They Can Save 67 Lives for the Low, Low Price of $48 Million

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration declares a crisis and issues new regulations.

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An Extraordinary Music-Streaming Scam

A glimpse into the grim AI-inflected future - and a possible answer to the question "Why does so much music suck on Spotify?"

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Trump Takes the Bait

Plus: A milestone for private space flight, judicial reform and protest in Mexico, the TSA's shameless exploitation of 9/11, and more...

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On the Responsibilities That Come with the Freedom to Speak Freely

The best practitioners of the freedom of speech are those who do not assume that everyone who disagrees with them operates from bad motives.

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9/11/2001 in Staten Island, New York

My annual remembrance of September 11, 2011

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Raphael Warnock Admits Laws Won't Stop School Shootings but Wants More Anyway

Often, the best thing for lawmakers to do is nothing.

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Brickbat: License To Drive

Susie Holland faces potentially thousands of dollars in fines—officials won't say how much—for giving people rides to Burning Man. The 61-year-old was among more than a dozen people caught in a sting by the Nevada Transportation Authority (NTA) and charged with violating various state laws, including one requiring a certificate…

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Trump and Harris Both Favor Tax Hikes That Would Hurt Ordinary Americans

The costs of steep tariffs and a higher corporate income tax extend far beyond the advertised targets.

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At the Presidential Debate, Trump Again Falsely Claimed Crime Is Rising

Violent crime dropped in 2023 and appears to be on track for another large decline this year.

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The Best of Reason: How Inflation Breaks Our Brains

From salt riots to toilet paper runs, history shows that rising prices make consumers—and voters—grumpy and irrational.

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Vance Says He'd Have Gone Along With Trump's Plot To Block Certification of the 2020 Election

"I would have asked the states to submit alternative slates of electors and let the country have the debate," Vance said when asked if he'd refuse to certify the election.

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Are Teachers Really Underpaid?

The answer is more complicated than you might think.

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The First Amendment Right To 'Greenmail' Developers

Plus: The Montana Supreme Court rescues zoning reform, and a new challenge to inclusionary zoning.

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Kamala Harris Pledges To Soak the Rich—But Her Policies Have Showered Them In Cash

Corporate subsidies and regressive tax breaks show who really benefits from Harris' agenda.

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The Feds Won't Let You Use These Cheap Chinese Cellphones

American cellphone service providers don’t carry Huawei. Blame Donald Trump and Joe Biden.

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