Category Archives: The Courts

Thoughts of Employment Testing and Liability

Posted on March 26, 2019 by Jim

Recently, Yaron Brook published interesting commentary about the Aunt Becky college admissions scandal.  He shared an anecdote about a conversation with company executives about why they don’t test job candidates in order to qualify them for employment. Here is Brook’s … Continue reading →

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Question 12: Should the Government Force a Man to Pay Child Support?

Posted on March 8, 2015 by Jim

Recently, via the Leonard Peikoff podcast, Yaron Brook answered the question, “Should the Government Force a Man to Pay Child Support?” While I almost always agree with Dr. Brook, in this response, he got the answer wrong. In fairness to … Continue reading →

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When a cop gives you a traffic ticket, is that money in his pocket? In Georgia, yes.

Posted on June 15, 2013 by Jim

The Augusta Chronicle reports that 5% of the money collected from traffic tickets go to a supplemental pension fund called Georgia Peace Officers’ Annuity and Benefit Fund.  That’s right folks; that is money in the officer’s pocket eventually.  The more … Continue reading →

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Question #5: Are compulsory juries moral?

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Jim

I have encountered the following questions many times; writing about it is an old old old to do task on my correct-the-naughty list.  As it has come up again recently, from yet another otherwise reasonable person, let me bang this … Continue reading →

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Are Government Regulations Inherently Illegitimate?

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Jim

In the TOS blog, Michael A. LaFerrera has a post titled, “Where does Valid Law End and Regulation Begin?”  It is a relevant question with an easy answer, but the post’s analysis totally misses the mark in my opinion. The … Continue reading →

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