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7 Jun 2019, 3:00 am
National/Federal A ‘Bridge’ to China, and Her Family’s Business, in the Trump Cabinet MSN – Michael Forsythe, Eric Lipton, Keith Bradsher, and Sui-Lee Wee (New York Times) | Published: 6/2/2019 Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao has no formal affiliation or stake in her family’s shipping business, Foremost Group, which has deep ties to the economic and political elite in China. [read post]
6 Jun 2019, 3:45 am
” In an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal, Jason Riley looks at Justice Clarence Thomas’ concurrence last week in Indiana abortion case Box v. [read post]
26 Apr 2019, 1:45 pm
In some cases, as political philosopher Jason Brennan points out, lying to voters might even be justified. [read post]
12 Mar 2019, 1:55 pm
Georgetown political philosopher Jason Brennan, author of the important book Against Democracy (which I reviewed here), argues for replacing our current system of "first past the post" elections with proportional representation. [read post]
31 Jan 2019, 6:46 am
Daniel Solis, Who Wore Wire for FBI, Paid Himself Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars from Campaign Fund” by Hal Dardick, Jason Meisner, and David Heinzman for Chicago Tribune Indiana: “Lawmaker Who Employs Minors at Ski Resort Shelves Plan to Scrap Child Labor Laws” by Kaitlin Lange for Indianapolis Star Pennsylvania: “Indictment of ‘Johnny Doc’, Councilman Bobby Henon Heaps Scrutiny on Philly’s Soda Tax” by Chris Brennan and Andrew… [read post]
7 Dec 2018, 8:40 pm
This idea leads to something like Jason Brennan's theory of "epistocracy" - the "rule of the knowers. [read post]
10 Nov 2018, 1:18 pm
I responded to that type of concern here, building on an earlier post on the same subject by Jason Brennan. [read post]
6 Nov 2018, 10:25 am
See also this post on the same subject by Jason Brennan. [read post]
5 Nov 2018, 1:25 pm
Jason Brennan's recommendations in his excellent The Ethics of Voting. [read post]
2 Nov 2018, 6:16 am
Jason Grenn, who helped lead a successful push for legislative ethics reforms this year. [read post]
26 Oct 2018, 3:00 am
Derek Partee, a former detective from New York, was volunteering at the polling place to support state senator Jeff Tarte when he was approached by Jason Donald Wayne and two other people. [read post]
20 Aug 2018, 12:20 pm
Rhiannon Smith and Jason Pack warned that Libya’s upcoming elections could exacerbate violence rather than help resolve it. [read post]
2 Aug 2018, 10:11 pm
In an article for Macworld, Jason Snell offered four interesting takeaways from the results. [read post]
5 Jun 2018, 12:16 pm
I discussed several such steps here, and see also this useful article in Scientific American and political philosopher Jason Brennan's recommendations in his book The Ethics of Voting. [read post]
10 May 2018, 7:05 am
In his much-discussed book Against Democracy, Georgetown political philosopher Jason Brennan proposes a system of "epistocracy," which might, among other things, restrict the franchise to those who have adequate knowledge. [read post]
3 May 2018, 2:33 pm
Here is the list of Incumbents who are currently unopposed: Judge Antonio ArzolaJudge Miguel de la OJudge Victoria del Pino (appointed to fill Judge Blake’s seat)Judge Maria Espinosa DennisJudge Jason Dimitris (appointed to fill Judge Brennan’s seat)Judge Pedro EcharteJudge Jose FernandezJudge Mindy GlazerJudge Michael HanzmanJudge Charles Johnson (appointed to fill Judge Sigler’s seat)Judge Marisa Tinkler MendezJudge Browyn MillerJudge Teresa PoolerJudge Maria de… [read post]
16 Feb 2018, 6:21 am
Brennan (UCLA), Sahn-Wook Huh (SUNY at Buffalo), and Avanidhar Subrahmanyam (UCLA), on Tuesday, February 13, 2018 Tags: Accounting, Dividends, Earnings announcements, Financial reporting, Information asymmetries, Information environment, Inside information, Market reaction, Merger announcements, Mergers & acquisitions BlackRock Talks … and U.S. [read post]
27 Dec 2017, 3:00 am
OPEN SEATS: GROUP 14: (Judge Cindy Lederman retiring): Renee Gordon GROUP 25: (Judge Dennis Murphy retiring): Yery Marrero GROUP 31: (Judge Maria Korvick retiring): Carlos Lopez GROUP 79: (Judge Antonio Marin retiring): Luis Perez-MedinaDavid Perkins INCUMBENTS SEEKING REELECTION: Judge Antonio ArzolaJudge Miguel de la OJudge Victoria del Pino (appointed to fill Judge Blake’s seat)Judge Maria Espinosa DennisJudge Jason Dimitris (appointed to fill Judge… [read post]
3 Dec 2017, 7:30 am
Much of their political success is the result of exploiting the very sort of political ignorance that scholars like Jason Brennan have warned us against. [read post]
17 Nov 2017, 2:19 pm
He also ends up excluding all the people he himself identified as notable recent libertarian skeptics of democracy: Bryan Caplan, Jason Brennan, and myself, none of whom are property rights absolutists. [read post]
