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In fact, it’s Douggie’s growing conviction that the greatest flaw of the species is its overwhelming tendency to mistake agreement for truth.
Richard Powers • The Overstory: A Novel
In 2020, the Yale Law Journal published an interesting essay by alum-attorney James Mooney titled “The Power of Police Officers to Give ‘Lawful Orders.’” In it, Mooney observes that an insistence on overbroad discretion “allows police to needlessly escalate confrontations due to civilian confusion or minor noncompliance.”
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... See moreLaughlin’s credo was simple: “To purify the breeding stock of the race at all costs.” As journalist Edwin Black notes in his 2003 book, War Against the Weak, Laughlin’s plan of attack was threefold: “sterilization, mass incarceration and sweeping immigration restrictions.” In furtherance of these goals, Laughlin created the imposingly named, feroci
... See moreBill Bryson • One Summer
Although all of these actions constitute war crimes and violations of international law, the international community—and especially the United Nations—has repeatedly rewarded Palestinian terrorism by according to the PLO far greater recognition than that accorded to other stateless groups that have not resorted to global terrorism.
Alan Dershowitz • The Case for Israel
Wilson’s economic analysis was unsophisticated and not quite responsive to the specific banking problem. Individuals did lack credit, but not merely—not even primarily—due to monopoly. He ignored the larger issue identified by Paul Warburg—the need to pool reserves to ensure a continual flow of loans.
Roger Lowenstein • America's Bank
Marc Andreessen Reflections, Roe v. Wade Overturn and Where We Go Next + the Case for Suits and Ties
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Richard Powers • The Overstory: A Novel
The Americans have retained these three distinguishing characteristics of the judicial power; an American judge can only pronounce a decision when litigation has arisen, he is only conversant with special cases, and he cannot act until the cause has been duly brought before the court.