Two grand jurors in the Breonna Taylor case said the actions of Louisville, Kentucky, police officers the day of the botched raid at her apartment were "negligent" and "criminal." "They couldn't even provide a risk assessment," one of the anonymous grand jurors,...
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US Drops Bombs On, and For, the Taliban
On Conflicts of Interest #26, Kyle and Will go over a recent report stating that the US military has flown airstrikes in support of the Taliban – its supposed mortal enemy in Afghanistan – on a limited basis at least since last year. According to US military...
Ten Years Later: What the ‘Iraq War Diaries’ Told Us
The purpose of journalism is to uncover truth—especially uncomfortable truth—and to publish it for the benefit of society. In a free society, we must be informed of the criminal acts carried out by governments in the name of the people. Throughout history, journalists...
News Roundup 10/27/20
US News The Senate confirmed Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. [Link] The State Department approved $2.4 billion in new weapon sales to Taiwan. [Link] The US signed an agreement with India to share satellite and map data. [Link] Fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh...
Compelled Speech and the Perils of ‘PruneYard v. Robins’
Humans are speakers. When we go to work, buy paintings, send birthday presents to friends, vote, and choose TV shows to watch at night, we don’t merely “do”—we say. We say what our preferences, ideals, and distastes are in the realms of commerce, art, love, and...
News Roundup 10/26/20
US News The US will deploy Coast Guard cutters to the western Pacific to combat “illegal Chinese fishing and harassment.” [Link] The US and Japan kick off major war games in the Pacific. The games are a show of force to China and will include cyber warfare for the...
Don’t Trust ‘Waco Whitewasher’ John Danforth’s Election Advice
Trump’s attack on the debate commission is an attack on the election itself,” blares the headline from today’s Washington Post op-ed page. That article was written by former senator John Danforth, who has been a member of the Commission on Presidential Debates since...
The Debate Was More Civil, But the Policies Were Still Horrific
On Conflicts of Interest #24, Kyle goes solo recapping Thursday night's presidential debate, which conspicuously skipped foreign policy altogether, instead of focusing on race relations and the coronavirus pandemic. Kyle updates Washington's struggles to extend New...
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