Tag Archives: Washington Post
The U.S. can’t quit the Paris climate agreement, because it never actually joined
Some scholars have gone so far as to argue that the Paris agreement represents an exotic and previously unidentified species of international deal that does not have to be treated as a treaty. But even in this view, if Obama was … Continue reading
Posted in Climate, Environment, International News, National Politics & Policy
Tagged Eugene Kontorovich, Obama, Paris, Treaty, Trump, US Senate, Washington Post
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Parents “with their supposedly petty interests in their children as individuals”
In the long-running rivalry between the realist and romantic views of human nature, Sasse is firmly with the former. This aligns him against those who believe that schooling should be “a substitute for parents” as life’s “defining formative institution.” In … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Education, Progressives
Tagged Ben Sasse, George WIll, John Dewey, Parents, Washington Post
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There is no hate speech exception to the First Amendment
There is no hate speech exception to the First Amendment. Hateful ideas (whatever exactly that might mean) are just as protected under the First Amendment as other ideas. One is as free to condemn, for instance, Islam — or Muslims, … Continue reading
Posted in Free Speech, National News, National Politics & Policy
Tagged Eugene Volokh, Free Speech, Washington Post
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The New Media Militia 