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Far-right fossil fuel company allies pressure US supreme court to shield firms in unprecedented campaign

Groups linked to billionaire Leonard Leo, who seems to have ties to Chevron, are pressing the court to intervene in lawsuits that could cost billions

The Guardian - US

Bryan Caplan, Guest-blogging About his New Book "Build, Baby, Build: The Science and Ethics of Housing Regulation"

The book makes the case for massively deregulating housing markets.

Reason

Rent Free Q&A: Bryan Caplan on Build, Baby, Build

The George Mason University economist talks about his new housing comic book and how America could deregulate its way into an affordable urban utopia.

Reason

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When judges get free trips to luxury resorts, disclosure is spotty

Many federal judges receive free rooms and subsidized travel to luxury resorts for legal conferences. NPR found that dozens of judges did not fully disclose the perks they got.

WEKU

Upcoming Event on "Solving the Nation's Housing Shortage" [update]

Economist Bryan Caplan, former National Association of Home Builders Director Jerry Howard, and I will speak at event sponsored by the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University.

Reason

Wearable Ultrasound Monitor Revolutionizes Muscle Injury Recovery

A breakthrough device provides real-time insights into muscle function during rehabilitation, enhancing recovery process.

Zenger

Weather experts in Midwest say climate change reporting brings burnout and threats

Talking about climate change can be a tough job, especially in places where audiences may be less likely to accept the science. Strong resistance has pushed some meteorologists out of the field.

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On the Pro-Genocide Rally at George Mason University

Why didn't university president Gregory Washington speak up?

Reason

Public Discourse Project: Bringing Civil Discourse to Law Schools

Prof. JoAnn Koob at George Mason University [Antonin Scalia] School of Law told me about this project, which sounds very interesting, so I thought I'd pass it along. Here's the blurb from her: Bringing Civil Discourse to Law Schools As the country becomes increasingly divided, civil and thoughtful discussion about…

Reason

Anti-Masking Laws and Selective Law Enforcement at George Mason University

Police at my university decline to enforce the law.

Reason

Would Anarcho-Capitalism Be a Disaster?

Yaron Brook and Bryan Caplan debate the merits of anarcho-capitalism.

Reason

Would Anarcho-Capitalism Be a Disaster? A Soho Forum Debate

Yaron Brook and Bryan Caplan debate the merits of anarcho-capitalism.

Reason

Upcoming Speaking Engagements

Ilya Somin's speaking engagements for the Fall 2023 semester. Most are free and open to the public.

Reason

Estuaries? Pickleball? Rum? There’s a congressional caucus for practically everything

WASHINGTON — No matter the topic, Congress has a caucus — or two, or three, or more — for you.

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Estuaries? Pickleball? Rum? There's a congressional caucus for practically everything - Roll Call

The number of congressional caucuses has grown to more than 800, as lawmakers seek connections to issues important to voters.

Reason

Jaan Tallinn and Robin Hanson: Should We Pause A.I.?

The co-creator of Skype says yes. The George Mason University economist says no.

Fortune

An engineering professor warned that people trust self-driving technology so much it’s ‘injuring them or killing them’ a day before Tesla’s massive recall

Professor Missy Cummings said “overtrusting" self-driving tech could lead to accidents.

Reason

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A strange pandemic for John Hollis, naturally immune to COVID

ATLANTA — It was summer 2020 and John Hollis, a publicist at George Mason University, was asking a scientist about his research on COVID-19 antibodies, when the scientist turned the tables. The scientist, Lance Liotta, asked his own question: Would Hollis like to join the study as a subject?

Tribune News Service

An unlikely hub for big-tech challengers emerges in Utah

For decades, conservative economic thought on the virtues of the free market has reigned supreme in American jurisprudence, nourished by scholars at places such as the University of Chicago and George Mason University.

Reason

The Arbitrariness of Racial Classifications Gets Attention as SCOTUS Considers Affirmative Action

I did not time my book on racial classifications to coincide with litigation over affirmative action. Indeed, the book is not about affirmative action, and much of the book has nothing directly to do with it. Of course, though, it turns out that you can't talk about the post-World War…

Reason

Video of Cato Institute Constitution Day Panel on Recent Supreme Court Cases on "Constitutional Structure"

Participants included VC contributor Jonathan Adler, George Mason University law Prof. Jennifer Mascott, and myself.

Reason

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Ilya Somin's speaking engagements for the Fall 2022 semester. Most are free and open to the public.

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Paper Submission Opportunity on "Due Process Deficits in Regulatory Enforcement and Adjudication"

The symposium is sponsored by Pacific Legal Foundation’s Center for the Separation of Powers, The Center for Growth and Opportunity, and the George Mason University Law and Economics Center.

Benzinga

The Crisis In Housing, Part 1: A Lopsided Market

The Japanese novelist Kobo Abe once wrote, “There is always order in the distant view. No matter how strange the happening, it can never project from the frame, from the order which this distant view possesses.”

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