Posted on 23 August 2008 by Nathan P. Origer
The Indianapolis Star reports that the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department and Indianapolis Fire Department “no longer must use racial preference in hiring and promotion, prompting public safety officials to announce Friday they will more strictly adhere to a merit-based system that they say will ensure fairness.”
“People have the right to expect that in the Police [...]
Filed under: American Politics, American hypocrisy, Bureaucracy, Law, Liberty and Security | Tagged: affirmative action, Alberto Gonazalez, Indianapolis, Indianapolis Police, Indianapolis Star, Janet Reno | Leave a Comment »
Posted on 22 July 2008 by Nathan P. Origer
This is, I think, particularly in the aftermath of Kelo, an important question to consider. And I say this not simply because I disagree with that atrocious (but hardly original) decision offered by the left wing of the Court, but, also, because of the some-times outrageous reactions, to wit, along the lines of “I vow [...]
Filed under: Agribusiness, America, Conservatism, Culture, Distributism, Law, Supreme Court | Tagged: Common good, Community, Eminent Domain, James Howard Kunstler, Kelo, Private Property, Property Law, Wend, Wilhelm Röpke | 6 Comments »
Posted on 7 July 2008 by Nathan P. Origer
Lawyers needn’t fear unemployment, it seems. Huzzah!
Filed under: America, Education, Law | Tagged: Immigration, Lawyers, Washington Post | Leave a Comment »
