Written by Charles Oliver reasonMay 10, 2024.
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a German court handed down judgment The robots at the Tegut supermarket chain must be given Sundays off just like human workers. Under German law, retail stores must be closed on Sundays and Christian holidays to give employees a day of rest. Tegut circumvents this law by fully automating its stores, earning 25% to 30% of Sunday sales. The union representing the store’s employees filed a lawsuit to force the store to close on Sundays, saying the company’s success could undermine support for the country’s blue laws.
My comment: It’s a reminder of what the United States has done in many ways. I don’t inhale.
Written by Alex Tabarrok, marginal revolutionMay 14, 2024.
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alex stapp pointing out Canada is the only NATO country that has a free trade agreement with the United States. If you think about it, that’s quite surprising. NATO allies are bound by commitments to mutual defense, support for military cooperation, and dedication to democratic principles. Despite these common commitments, the United States still enforces tariffs and quotas on NATO allies, including France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Portugal, and Spain. It’s like getting married but not having a joint checking account. If they are good enough partners to be committed to their own defense, shouldn’t their NATO allies be good enough partners to be committed to free trade? (added in bold)
Written by Doug Bandow american conservativeMay 9, 2024.
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Upon taking office as president, Biden, as he is known as the crown prince, spoke of his commitment to human rights and his determination to turn MbS. Become an “outcast.” Now, the administration is proposing to transform the U.S. military into a modern-day Janissary corps. bodyguard For the thousands of princes who rule over their people. It’s long past time to stop following KSA.
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For years, American policymakers have justified their obsession with the Middle East by citing the importance of protecting Israel and importing oil. But Israel has become a regional military power, and is more threatened by brutal abuses against Palestinians and bitter internal political strife than by external attacks. The oil market is diversified and supply is primarily limited by US sanctions, which may be liberalized or lifted at any time.terrorism is a problem Unlimited and the disastrous American military intervention. Increased Chinese and Russian activity in the region is a diplomatic challenge, not a threat that justifies increased military involvement.Today, I’m John Hoffman, a colleague at the Cato Institute. explained“What Washington needs from this region onwards” are issues that have traditionally been central to relations with Saudi Arabia, particularly oil, stability and terrorism, and are “very limited and easy to achieve.” be”.
It is difficult to justify any support for Riyadh. Saudi Arabia is one of the world’s worst dictatorships. according to freedom houseSaudi Arabia is more repressive than Russia, China, and Iran: “Saudi Arabia’s absolute monarchy restricts nearly all political rights and civil liberties. Officials at the national level are not elected. The regime is in power It relies on widespread surveillance, the criminalization of dissent, appeals to sectarianism and ethnicity, and public spending supported by oil revenues to maintain its government.” MbS’s mismanagement is underlined. due to a gruesome murder Journalist and critic Jamal Khashoggi was cut off at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. More than five years have passed since then, The official cover-up continues.
Anonymous, Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism, May 15, 2024.
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Traditional cataloging requires catalogers to describe books as objectively as possible. There are also specific guidelines that caution catalogers not to select subject headings (hyperlinked topic descriptors within records) based on their own values and beliefs. One of the first questions I was asked during my job interview was to see if I agreed with the catalog material, which I personally found offensive. After all, libraries, and by extension catalogers, are supposed to be the guardians of free speech and intellectual freedom. You don’t know who will be looking for the material and for what purpose, so you need to be fair, accurate, and objective to help find the material. However, the overriding duty of catalogers now appears to be to protect users from the harm that records (even materials!) may cause.
In the discussion mentioned above, fellow catalogers shamelessly stated that certain marginalized groups should be allowed to decide how books are labeled. If a cataloger who is a member of a marginalized group believes that the book in question is harmful or offensive, that cataloger has the right to add a note to the catalog stating his or her beliefs. There are enough. Therefore, four of his books are currently listed in the International Catalog (used in libraries around the world) with the label “transphobic works”. Several books criticizing current gender-affirming models of care carry thematic headings of “transphobia.” Since these books are not about transphobia, the subject headings will remind readers of record (and potentially libraries to choose which books to order) that these are “bad books” and should not be viewed. may be used as a way to alert a librarian). Read or buy.
Written by Jacob Salam reasonMay 15, 2024.
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Lead Prosecutor Matthew Colangelo: “This is an attempt to influence the 2016 election, help get Donald Trump elected through illegal spending, and silence people who would say anything negative about Trump’s actions.” It was a deliberate, planned, organized, long-term conspiracy.” Said When Trump’s trial began last month. “It was election fraud, pure and simple.”
Contrary to Colangelo’s view, there is nothing “pure and simple” about the case against Trump. In the first place, Mr. Trump do not have They will be charged with “collusion” or “election fraud.”he Paid in violation new york state law Opposes “falsification of business records” for “fraudulent purposes”.
Written by James Broell, reasonMay 15, 2024.
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Nuclear power could be a game-changer for energy affordability, grid reliability, and carbon reduction. However, this problem has been suppressed for decades based on a seriously flawed scientific model: the Linear No Threshold (LNT) model. The theory underlying this model suggests that exposure to ionizing radiation, no matter how small, increases the risk of cancer, and that risk increases linearly with the level of exposure. That’s not true.
The roots of LNT’s dominance are more political than scientific. The effects go back to the beginning. Hermann Muller, geneticist and 1946 Nobel Prize winner. Mueller’s research in the 1920s and 1930s claimed to have shown that radiation induces mutations in fruit flies and that there is no safe threshold. He said that even if the radiation dose is small, genetic defect.
But it appears Mueller may have intentionally misled his supporters. For example, Muller falsely claimed in his 1946 Nobel Prize acceptance speech that:There’s no escape” From the conclusion that all radiation is harmful, despite evidence to the contrary.
