In America, you have freedom of expression and freedom of association, except when you don’t. Since the passage of the Civil Rights Act, one does not really have the right to decide who one hires, or rents out one’s apartment to, allows inside one’s restaurant, or does business with. If you refuse to deal with someone commercially because [...]
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The right to choose what you photograph
Posted in libertarianism, tagged freedom, freedom of expression, anti-discrimination, discrimination, volokh, right to associate, civil liberties, civil rights, first amendment, laws, anti-discrimination laws, photography on April 9, 2008 | No Comments »
Legalize betting to stop match-fixing
Posted in India, libertarianism, people, sports, tagged freedom, cricket, legalization, betting, match fixing, regulation, bindra on April 9, 2008 | No Comments »
I.S. Bindra wants betting on cricket to be legalized in India. I wouldn’t have expected such a sane proposal from a person with a history of saying stupid things. But credit where credit’s due. Bravo!
What’s this obsession with thinness?
Posted in miscellaneous, news and links, tagged beautiful, beauty, bebo, body, cultures, curves, female beauty, female bodies, force feed, kareena kapoor, mauritania, sexy, size zero, thin, thinness, underweight, weight, women on April 9, 2008 | No Comments »
Kareena Kapoor has lost a lot of weight, TOI informs us, and looking at the photo that seems to be indeed the case. What a pity!
I have never understood this fascination with thin bodies. The essence of female beauty, methinks, lies in the curves. Of course, I do not advocate going to the other extreme of force-feeding girls to [...]
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