• Pro-choice activists who are called 'bloody' carry baby dolls outside the home of Justice Amy Coney Barrett

    Pro-choice activists who are called 'bloody' carry baby dolls outside the home of Justice Amy Coney Barrett

    Over the weekend, people who support abortion rights protested outside the home of Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett by wearing fake blood-stained clothes and holding baby dolls.
  • Human Rights Include Property Rights

    Human Rights Include Property Rights

    Today, the distinction between human rights and property rights is often discussed. To the contrary, property rights are the most fundamental of all human rights.
  • Why aren't Americans' financial privacy rights stronger?

    Why aren't Americans' financial privacy rights stronger?

    Following the disclosure that the Biden administration suggested a $600 (now $10,000) barrier for bank account surveillance, many users on social media questioned if such a plan could be considered acceptable under the Fourth Amendment. They are not the first to inquire. In 1976, the issue of financial privacy was litigated all the way to the Supreme Court. The Court reasoned in United States v. Miller that a person cannot willingly submit information to a financial institution and expect that information to be protected by the Fourth Amendment. However, it's possible that it's time to revisit that decision.
  • Some Economic Rights-Related Good News from the Courtrooms

    Some Economic Rights-Related Good News from the Courtrooms

    For a change, how about some positive news? Here are several recent court decisions that have gone in the correct way on problems of property, contract, and responsibility.
  • Why aren't Americans' financial privacy rights more robust?

    Why aren't Americans' financial privacy rights more robust?

    These are the kinds of problems that led to the 1976 ruling in United States v. Miller, which dealt with the gray regions of privacy. When evaluating the issue, the Court determined that when supplying information to a third party, one cannot properly anticipate privacy.
  • Natural Rights to Life, Liberty, and Property

    Natural Rights to Life, Liberty, and Property

    Locke's writings did much to inspire the American Revolution.
  • John Cleese accused of being transphobic while defending J.K. Rowling

    John Cleese accused of being transphobic while defending J.K. Rowling

    The 81-year-old "Monty Python" star was attacked while sparring online with followers angered by his decision to sign a letter of support for Rowling amid the huge backlash over her views on
  • Ann Taylor to ditch alpaca wool after PETA probe

    Ann Taylor to ditch alpaca wool after PETA probe

    Ann Taylor is packing up the alpaca. Ascena Retail Group, the clothing conglomerate that owns the Ann Taylor, LOFT and Lou & Grey plans to stop using wool from the llama-like creatures amid
  • Former Oasis frontman Noel Gallagher refuses to wear a mask amid pandemic

    Former Oasis frontman Noel Gallagher refuses to wear a mask amid pandemic

    Former Oasis frontman Noel Gallagher is calling “f–king bulls–t” on the coronavirus pandemic. The 53-year-old said he refuses to wear a mask inside stores and on public transportation because he feels the rules are infringing on his rights. “There are too many civil liberties being taken away from us now,” he said, according to the …
  • ‘Harry Potter’ star Robbie Coltrane defends J.K. Rowling’s transgender remarks

    ‘Harry Potter’ star Robbie Coltrane defends J.K. Rowling’s transgender remarks

    Robbie Coltrane, who starred as the hairy Hagrid in the “Harry Potter” film franchise, has come out swinging in defense of J.K. Rowling. The actor told Radio Times that people expressing outrage about the author’s controversial comments about the transgender community “just hang around waiting to be offended.” Rowling, 55, ignited ongoing allegations of transphobia …