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 →

Posted in Congress, Economics, Political Discussions, The Courts | Tagged Aunt Becky, Certification, College, EEOC | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in The Courts | Tagged abortion, accidental pregnancy, birth control, causality, child support, choice, Diana Hsieh, Individual Rights, jiz, pregnancy, probability, risk, Saving Silverman, sex, unwanted pregnancy, vaginal sex, volition, Yaron Brook | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in The Courts | Tagged pensions, policing for profit, traffic tickets | 2 Comments

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 →

Posted in The Courts | Tagged complusion, jury duty, jury service, Libertarian, Supreme Court | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Congress, President, The Courts | Tagged Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council, regulation | 5 Comments

Obama Opposes Civil Rights

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Jim

Toonophobia by Cox & Forkum In cases of an irrational fear of blasphemous line drawings, the prescription is Black and White World Vol. II, Vol. III, and Vol. IV Contrary to the media narrative of President Obama being an enlightened … Continue reading →

Posted in President, The Courts | Tagged Barack Obama, civil rights, Cox and Forkum, due process of law, equal protection of the law, Islam, Mohammad, Muhammad, Muslims | Leave a comment

The Free Exercise of Rights without Government Intimidation

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Jim

“The Embassy of the United States in Cairo condemns the continuing efforts by misguided individuals to hurt the religious feelings of Muslims – as we condemn efforts to offend believers of all religions.” In response, I condemn the U.S. State … Continue reading →

Posted in The Courts | Tagged Barack Obama, Establishment clause, Flag salute, freedom of speech, Islam, Jehovah's WItnesses, Minersville School District v. Gobitis, Mohammad, Muhammad, Muslims, Pledge of Allegiance, Supreme Court, West Virginia Board of Education v. Barnette | 1 Comment

Republican Cheap Shot Biden’s ‘put y’all back in chains’ Comment, and Miss the Real Racist Obama Policy

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Jim

On Tuesday and Wednesday, Republicans, and their echoes, were all atwitter about Vice President Joe Biden telling a racially mixed audience at a rally that the Republican ticket wanted to ‘put y’all back in chains’. While the Republican charges that … Continue reading →

Posted in Election, The Courts | Tagged affirmative action, Democratic Party, Fisher v. University of Texas, Gary Johnson, Joe Biden, Libertarian Party, Mitt Romney, racism, Republican, Supreme Court | 1 Comment

Cannibal Culture

Posted on July 22, 2012 by Jim

Imagine living in a culture where if you and your spouse died then the community would decide to murder and eat your orphaned child. That actually happened in New Guinea to Wawa, a six year old boy, who had to … Continue reading →

Posted in The Courts | Tagged archarchist, Burkina Faso, cannibals, Indonesia, John Rapley, Korowai, Law Library of Congress, Leviathan, Liberia, Libertarian, murder, New Guinea, objective law, Paul Raffaele, racism, Smithsonian, Thomas Hobbes, witchcraft | 9 Comments

Gideon’s Trumpet: Is Gideon v. Wainwright and Indigent Defense Counsel Still Relevant?

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Jim

I really enjoy Diana Hsieh’s podcast “Philosophy in Action”, but I think that she insufficiently chewed her reply to the following question: Why is receiving the counsel of an attorney a right while receiving health care is not? In both … Continue reading →

Posted in The Courts | Tagged Anthony Lewis, Diana Hsieh, Gideon v. Wainwright, Gideon's Trumpet, government paid defense attorney, health care, Henry Fonda, hierarchy, Individual Rights, Philosophy in Action, right to counsel, Sixth Amendment | Leave a comment