- May 31, 2017
David Burress
There are three main arguments against hate crime laws. I think the two most commonly used by civil libertarians are just plain wrong. I think a third argument has more weight.
1. Hate crime laws are said to outlaw hate speech, which ought to be protected.
Nonsense. A hate crime refers to a violent act with ...
- May 31, 2017
David Burress
Last week I gave some data on Facebook implying that well over 90% of rapes of females are performed by serial rapists. There are important implications for anti-rape policy.
First, “culture of rape” education is unlikely to have a substantial impact. Most of the rapes are being done by hardened rapists who probably can’t be reached.
Second, what ...
- May 23, 2017
David Burress
Like a lot of progressives I once had an aha! moment when it sunk in somewhat painfully that the obverse side of oppression of one group is privilege for the non-oppressed group. That experience leaves many progressives with the impression that the “privilege” frame is politically effective.
I think it is actually counterproductive. That which works ...
- May 18, 2017
David Burress
Julian Assange’s Wikileaks has offered $100,000 for a copy of the Trump-Comey tapes. Previously he has offered rewards for information on Obama Administration misdeeds, and for information on the murder of DNC staffer Seth Rich.
I do not admire this practice.
1. These rewards mark Assange as a partisan actor attacking specific enemies. (There is other evidence ...
