Bookmarks tagged with: law

Should We Do More to Fight Lookism?

2026-07-24T20:07:48Z

Joshua Rothman considers lookism—discrimination against people who are unattractive—and whether we should see it like other forms of discrimination, such as racism.

Why a woman is killed every 10 minutes: global femicide

2026-07-16T02:34:27Z

I’ve been vaguely aware of femicide for a while, but I did not realize it was this bad. Jesus Christ.

Ka-Chow: America, Propaganda, and the Illusion of Soft Power

2026-07-05T18:11:31Z

The United States is the best at soft power. Everyone’s wearing our blue jeans and listening to our rock music. America is the envy of the world: all other nations wish they were us, and we are happy to share our glory and superior way of life with them. That’s why everyone loves us.

Right?

Or is there something more to that notion? What comes first, the soft power influence, or the hard power coercion? Can speaking softly work without the threat (and gratuitous use) of the big stick? Let’s find out together.

Stop Destroying Videogames - Commission's reply to the European citizens' initiative

2026-07-05T13:37:49Z

In its reply, the Commission considers that at this stage it cannot propose a legal obligation to keep video games playable after they stop being provided commercially. However, existing EU consumer law already provides for important safeguards for consumers.

We saw this coming. We keep moving, regardless.

see: https://citizens-initiative.europa.eu/document/download/75d642bc-6ff5-4713-b1cf-14f4aaf15869_en?filename=C_2026_4110_EN.pdf

Air Passenger Rights Guide

2026-06-28T02:28:45Z

Know your rights when you fly with our easy air passenger rights guide. We explain passenger protection regulations from around the world.

via: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aa3vkKRCczg

Court reimposes conviction of man found to have killed Etan Patz

2026-06-23T19:24:23Z

I think this is my first time reading a “per curiam” decision. And not seeing anybody who voted against write a dissent. And it seems like they’re all using this to avoid responsibility for what is such a strange decision. It uses a lot of bureaucracy to avoid addressing the actual issue at hand: did Hernandez have his Miranda rights violated, and should his confession be thrown out if so? Sigh.

Ceiling fans: the simple idea we keep screwing up

2026-06-19T17:33:30Z

Make it breezy.

Nix v. Williams | 467 U.S. 431 (1984)

2026-06-19T03:17:52Z

What a dumb case. I hate harmless error and “possible futures” reasoning!

This would put the police in a worse position than they would have been in if no unlawful conduct had transpired

What? The police have to face CONSEQUENCES, for misconduct??

Heckler's veto

2026-06-15T22:19:52Z

In discourse, a heckler’s veto is a situation in which a party who disagrees with a speaker’s message is able to unilaterally trigger events that result in the speaker being silenced. For example, a heckler can disrupt a speech to the point that the speech is canceled.

In the legal sense, a heckler’s veto occurs when the speaker’s right is curtailed or restricted by the government in order to prevent a reacting party’s behavior. The common example is the termination of a speech or demonstration in the interest of maintaining the public peace based on the anticipated negative reaction of someone opposed to that speech or demonstration.

because: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/03/hinge-banning-dating-apps-matchgroup/686445/

PolyForm Project

2026-06-05T23:09:22Z

Cops Are Buying ‘GeoSpy’, an AI That Geolocates Photos in Seconds

2026-06-02T21:34:48Z

404 Media has obtained a cache of internal police emails showing at least two agencies have bought access to GeoSpy, an AI tool that analyzes architecture, soil, and other features to near instantly geolocate photos.

Oh look, we solved GeoGuessr.

Why Are Japanese Gamers So Opposed to Piracy?

2026-06-01T12:35:14Z

Level-5, the developerss of Yo-Kai Watch, recently issued an anti-piracy statement on Twitter, which has caused quite the stir, with Japanese gamers and Western gamers taking staunchly different sides on the issue.

Why do Japanese fans and Western fans take such different stances on issues like piracy or so-called “illegal distribution?” Let’s find out together by taking a close look at the law that informs each side’s incentives.

THE GENDER REVOLUTION: Uneven and Stalled

2026-05-18T21:28:00Z

In this article, the author describes sweeping changes in the gender system and offers explanations for why change has been uneven. Because the devaluation of activities done by women has changed little, women have had strong incentive to enter male jobs, but men have had little incentive to take on female activities or jobs. The gender egalitarianism that gained traction was the notion that women should have access to upward mobility and to all areas of schooling and jobs. But persistent gender essentialism means that most people follow gender-typical paths except when upward mobility is impossible otherwise. Middle-class women entered managerial and professional jobs more than working-class women integrated blue-collar jobs because the latter were able to move up while choosing a “female” occupation; many mothers of middle-class women were already in the highest-status female occupations. The author also notes a number of gender-egalitarian trends that have stalled.

Very convincing, depressingly so.

Why I used to prefer permissive licenses and now favor copyleft

2026-05-18T20:32:49Z

Court allows for access to abortion pill by mail for now

2026-05-15T02:35:02Z

Conservative SCOTUS block has taken a huge L.

State of Louisiana v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration

2026-05-05T17:24:14Z

Anti-abortion politicians in Louisiana filed a federal lawsuit seeking to impose a nationwide restriction on mail and pharmacy access to mifepristone, a safe and effective medication used in nearly two-thirds of U.S. abortions as well as for early miscarriage care. On May 1st, a federal appeals court granted Louisiana’s request, throwing abortion access across the country into turmoil. On May 4th, the Supreme Court put that ruling on hold for one week, until May 11th, while it considers whether to block it for a longer period of time, restoring patients’ ability to get mifepristone through telemedicine for now.

The post-Dobbs landscape is getting increasingly ugly.

PolyForm Project

2026-05-03T16:25:45Z

simple, standard, plain-language software licenses

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2026-05-02T06:13:32Z

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2026-05-01T11:41:13Z

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2026-05-01T11:38:15Z

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