Homeschooling, free families, and government child prisons

Labor Day weekend links, II

Published September 2, 2018 10:22 am by Claire

Did you have a favorite commentary by Mama Liberty? Nathan Barton, who shared the Price of Liberty blog with her until her death this summer would love to hear from you.

Due process returns to campus.

Google and Master Card cut a deal to link in-store sales to online ads. Why are We the Marks always the last to know?

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Monday links

Published July 23, 2018 1:37 am by Claire

Four years after he murdered Eric Garner and cost the taxpayers of New York $5.9 million, Officer Daniel Pantaleo might finally get … an administrative sanction. Next year. Maybe.

Hahaha. Big Dem govs defend the rich (but only because the don’t want their high taxes to drive said wealthy folk out of state).

Now just wait’ll the Asians also start suing for racial discrimination.

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Friday links

Published July 20, 2018 11:08 am by Claire

The notorious Ninth Circuit court actually does something positive for gun rights.

So is Obama going to invite the poor and disadvantaged to share that new $8 million second home of his?

Bryan Caplan, econ prof at George Mason, says make college more expensive for weaker students (if they’re going to be there at all).

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Alternative Math :-)

Published July 11, 2018 5:30 am by Claire

Source (Via Never Yet Melted)

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Tuesday links

Published June 26, 2018 6:05 am by Claire

Students: Conventional wisdom supports the status quo at your expense, says Charles Hugh Smith with a terrifying collection of charts.

The NSA — and AT&T’s — eight spy hubs.

The great Walter Williams on black leaders being blind to real problems

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Not much blogitude today. Some links, though.

Published June 13, 2018 2:12 am by Claire

First it’s off to the doctor to get results of last week’s tests. Then I spend the rest of the day repaying a friend for an even bigger favor she did me last year. So I leave you with a few links and will probably have more to say tomorrow. Judge imposes a restraining order on Deerfield, IL. No draconian gun ban — for now. Outcome depends on lawsuits. (Tip o’ hat to M. in comments) Via Borepatch: Why cars with autopilot keep slamming into large stationary objects. They’re designed that way. Maybe there’s hope for a fee-for-privacy online option…

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Tuesday links

Published June 5, 2018 1:54 am by Claire

Supremes decide in favor of Masterpiece Cake Shop — but on very narrow grounds. A mixed bag.

The company formerly known as Monsanto will be no less destructive by any other name. (H/T PT)

Rewarding failure: an American epidemic.

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Weekend links

Published June 2, 2018 6:17 pm by Claire

You should really not attempt to obey the new gun laws in California.

Should we just scrap the whole U.S. “education” system? Hell yes!

Governments cause revolutions. Maggie McNeill gives the sex workers’ point of view.

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Wednesday links

Published May 23, 2018 1:49 am by Claire

In the wake of mass shootings, parents are now reconsidering mass schooling. Excellent article by Kerry McDonald.

A pioneer in the field of machine learning now says it’s gone all wrong.

While the woman’s contributions may be a detriment to the gene pool, her jailers are infinitely worse.

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Friday freedom question: Ways that school misled you

Published May 11, 2018 9:06 am by Claire

On a financial forum a while back I encountered a twentysomething who didn’t understand why his credit score sucked so badly. Asked to lay out the details so others could analyze the problem, he boasted of his “90% on-time record” of paying his bills, which he thought should have given him a big boost. He was flabbergasted to hear, “Well, there’s your problem. You have to pay your bills 100% on time to have good credit.” He thought that because 90% would get you an “A” on a test in school, it was also terrific in all other aspects of…

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