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28 May 2012, 1:08 pm by David Bernstein
(David Bernstein) At least one point of interest having nothing to do with Warren herself has arisen from the controversy over Massachusetts Senate candidate’s Elizabeth Warren’s dubious self-identification as “Native American”, and whether she so self-identified to position herself to be a beneficiary of affirmative action. [read post]
9 Nov 2011, 4:52 am by David Bernstein
(David Bernstein) It hasn’t changed since I wrote the following almost a year ago: What the opponents of the individual mandate had to do was provide plausible arguments that the individual mandate is distinguishable from precedents like Wickard v. [read post]
12 Nov 2011, 6:46 pm by David Bernstein
(David Bernstein) It turns out that various politically active, generally far left-wing Israeli NGOs, some of which deny the very legitimacy of the Israeli government, get funding from various European governments (see, e.g., this detailed NGO Monitor Report, which focuses only on funding through the EU itself; member states provide substantial additional funding). [read post]
22 May 2010, 6:33 pm by David Bernstein
(David Bernstein) Let’s say a liberal and a libertarian are having drinks at a bar, and discussing public policy. [read post]
3 Apr 2012, 3:01 pm by David Bernstein
(David Bernstein) President Obama said the following today when asked about the constitutional litigation over the ACA: Well, first of all, let me be very specific. [read post]
16 Feb 2012, 4:15 pm by David Bernstein
(David Bernstein) Paul Caron collects them here. [read post]
24 Oct 2012, 8:04 pm by David Bernstein
(David Bernstein) There have been many silly posts in the right-leaning blogosphere attacking Nate Silver at the 538 blog for his perceived pro-Obama tendencies. [read post]
19 Mar 2012, 11:42 pm by Ilya Somin
(Ilya Somin) Co-blogger David Bernstein links to a New York Times column by Thomas Chatterton Williams which argues that “[m]ixed-race blacks have an ethical obligation to identify as black — and interracial couples share a similar moral imperative to inculcate certain ideas of black heritage and racial identity in their mixed-race children, regardless of how they look. [read post]
1 Apr 2024, 5:20 am by David Bernstein
Bernstein, Founder, Jewish Institute for Liberal Values PAPER: "Does Free Speech Promote Racial Tolerance Across Countries? [read post]
5 Sep 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Turned into a Political Brawl” by Jill Cowan, Serge Kovaleski, and Leanne Abraham (New York Times) for DNyuz Florida: “Judge Says DeSantis’ Congressional Map Is Unconstitutional, Orders Lawmakers to Draw New One” by David Kihara and Gary Fineout (Politico) for Yahoo News The post Tuesday’s LobbyComply News Roundup appeared first on State and Federal Communications. [read post]
17 Jan 2020, 3:01 am by Walter Olson
Bernstein, Felhaber Larson]; confidentiality in workplace investigations and use of company email systems [Jon Hyman] California Agricultural Labor Relations Board adopts a regulation entitling union organizers to enter farms whether owners approve or no. [read post]
4 Dec 2024, 7:30 am by David Bernstein
I just learned that Ken Kersch, a political science professor at Boston College, has passed away. [read post]
8 Mar 2025, 7:30 am by David Bernstein
The Trump Administration has announced that it's suspending $400 million in federal grants to Columbia University in response to Columbia's failure to protect Jewish students from harassment and discrimination as required by federal law. [read post]
6 Apr 2011, 5:17 pm by David Bernstein
(David Bernstein) As I noted a few days ago, Justice Richard Goldstone wrote a Washington Post op-ed last week in which he states that contrary to the implications of his eponymous report, Israel did not deliberately target civilians in Gaza during Operation Cast Lead.Human Rights Watch contributed heavily to the content of the Goldstone Report, and has been among the most ardent promoters of the Report. [read post]
20 May 2010, 7:03 pm by David Bernstein
(David Bernstein) Bruce Bartlett, an economist whose work I’ve enjoyed reading over the years, and author of a book on the history of the Democratic Party and race, uses the occasion of Rand Paul’s controversial remarks about the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to launch a weirdly ahistorical attack on libertarianism: As we know from history, the free market did not lead to a breakdown of segregation. [read post]
5 Aug 2010, 8:30 am by Big Tent Democrat
First, David Waldman takes apart Senator Chris Dodd's rather ludicrous defense of the filibuster. [read post]