Category Archives: Reads & Reactions

“The Coming Collapse of the Middle Class”

by James J Heaney Posted on 23 October 2019

I’ve started watching more scholarly talks on YouTube lately. I never used to do this, because talks are sooo slow and take sooo much time out of my day, and I could go read three or four articles of the same length in the … Continue reading →

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Alito’s Concurrence in FUCT Case

by James J Heaney Posted on 24 June 2019

I was surprised to see Justice Alito joining the Supreme Court majority in Iancu v. Brunetti today. This is a trademark case. The U.S. Trademark Office rejected a trademark for the brand “FUCT” because of a law (the Lanham Act) … Continue reading →

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A Quick Note of Agreement with Mike Masnick

by James J Heaney Posted on 24 September 2014

I don’t check my pingbacks very often, because I know everyone who reads this blog (all seven of you!) and so pingbacks don’t usually tell me much.  So I quite failed to notice that my recent piece on net neutrality attracted … Continue reading →

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Papa Benny on Animal Rights

by James J Heaney Posted on 15 October 2013

Matthew Scully’s opus longum on abortion and animal rights at National Review featured a brief quote from Pope Benedict XVI (among other Catholic thinkers) on Man’s relationship with beasts.  I looked up the full quote for context, and thought it was compelling enough … Continue reading →

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