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View More NewsIn this episode of The Sowell Legacy, Justice Clarence Thomas joins Peter Robinson for a wide-ranging conversation about the thinker who transformed his life. Justice Thomas recounts discovering Thomas Sowell’s work as a young lawyer, the friendship that followed, and the lessons in self-reliance, honesty, and intellectual independence that shaped his own journey—from segregated Georgia to the US Supreme Court. Together, they explore race, education, constitutionalism, courage in public life, and why Sowell’s ideas continue to resonate with rising generations. Read the full article here
Friends of the Revolution from the a-new-chapter dept Tue, Aug 11th 2026 01:30pm – Leigh Beadon Support us on Patreon » If you know anything about Techdirt, you know we’re big fans of the EFF and its decades of advocacy for digital rights and the open internet. Recently, the organization went through a big change in the form of a new executive director: legal expert and long-time leader in the space Nicole Ozer. On this week’s episode, Nicole joins the podcast to talk about her new role and what’s coming next for the EFF. You can also download this episode directly…
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The story of Jason Arday, the Cambridge professor who has just resigned amid a scandal involving plagiarism, fabulism, and résumé-padding, has rattled a number of skeletons in Western academia’s closet. In 2023, Arday became the youngest black professor at the University of Cambridge when he was appointed professor in the sociology of education at the age of 37. Arday had obtained his PhD from Liverpool John Moores University in 2015. The son of immigrants from Ghana who lived on a Clapham council estate, he claimed to have overcome autism and other disabilities that left him unable to read or write…
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In brief The Bank of Russia published a draft directive letting non-qualified investors buy crypto through brokers, capped at 300,000 rubles a year. Only…
Washington, D.C., August 11, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Kuwaiti authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Kuwaiti political commentator Mohammed Saleh al-Sabti. …
EToro’s (ETOR) crypto trading was $7.2 million in the red in the second quarter of 2026, a decline of nearly 120% from the $37.7…
FlightAware, a company that offers real-time status and information about flights globally, filed a lawsuit against Kalshi in a New York federal court over…
This week, President Donald Trump agreed to drop his lawsuit against the IRS, and in exchange the government would set up a fund for…
New York, May 19, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists has been included on a Russian government list of “undesirable organizations” — a label used…
The agency is proposing its largest overhaul of public listing rules in over 20 years, cutting compliance costs and giving crypto firms a much…
The Bank of England is stepping up its focus on digital money, with Deputy Governor Sarah Breeden highlighting tokenization as a potential way to…
In brief Canaan’s revenue dropped 68% quarter-over-quarter to $62.7 million, triggering a widening net loss of $88.7 million. To secure “survivability,” the firm reduced…
from the I-told-you-once-and-I-told-you-twice dept Section 702 surveillance powers are still limping along, mostly unimpeded, despite on-again/off-again objections by federal politicians. More active recently have…
Hello and welcome to another edition of Free Agent! Take a seat and crack open a beer, because summer is here (where I live,…
Beirut, May 19, 2026 —The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Israeli authorities to immediately release all journalists and media workers detained after Israeli…