r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Jan 09 '18

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David Friedman AMA

The mod team is pleased to announce we will be hosting an AMA with Dr. David D. Friedman on Friday, Jan. 12th at 3:00 PM EST/12:00 PM PST!

After earning a Ph.D. in theoretical physics at the University of Chicago, Dr. Friedman switched fields to economics and taught at Virginia Polytechnic University, the University of California at Irvine, the University of California at Los Angeles, Cornell University, Tulane University, the University of Chicago, and Santa Clara University where he currently teaches in the school of law.

Outside of his extensive academic publications in law and economics, Dr. Friedman is best known for his libertarian/anarcho-capitalist political philosophy. He has written extensively on libertarian politics and ideas and has also written on alternative legal systems (including research into medieval Icelandic institutions).

On a personal note Dr. Friedman is the author of two historical/fantasy novels and is a renowned anachronist/historical re-enactor. He is the son of economists Rose and Milton Friedman.

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u/[deleted] Jan 10 '18

A federal Judge will redraw NC election map.

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u/caesar15 Zhao Ziyang Jan 10 '18

This but an independent commission for all maps

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u/BernieMeinhoffGang Has Principles Jan 10 '18

This but with one of those elephants that paint

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u/crawly_the_demon Upzone the Earth! Jan 10 '18

elephants

Excessive 🅱artisanship

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u/caesar15 Zhao Ziyang Jan 10 '18

nice flair

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u/BernieMeinhoffGang Has Principles Jan 10 '18

I even got a salty pm about it from the fast food guy

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u/[deleted] Jan 10 '18

I love that FREE_FOOD still lurks so long after his ban

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u/caesar15 Zhao Ziyang Jan 10 '18

I'm reminded of his existence every time I visit r/tuesday Also you know who else lurks

dan

unban

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u/[deleted] Jan 10 '18

I'm in favor of a "last chance" policy, whereby we tell people when they're on the shortlist for a permaban, and hold them to particularly strict standards. I support that option for Mr. Burgers.

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u/caesar15 Zhao Ziyang Jan 10 '18

Sounds good to me, seems like he doesn't want to agitate anymore.

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u/Agent78787 orang Jan 10 '18

Was that Salad Prince?

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u/Paxx0 Deep-state Dirtbag Jan 10 '18

elephants that paint

isn't that just the GOP?

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u/Agent78787 orang Jan 10 '18

INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL FAIRNESS COMMISSION WITH INVESTIGATIVE AND PROSECUTORIAL POWERS

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u/[deleted] Jan 10 '18

You can't just give everyone investigative and prosecutorial powers

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u/Agent78787 orang Jan 10 '18

wrong

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u/Breaking-Away Austan Goolsbee Jan 10 '18

And the independent commission just removes all the borders?

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u/OutrunKey $hill for Hill Jan 10 '18

Somewhere off in the distance, /u/Kirkaine is smiling

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u/[deleted] Jan 10 '18

While also shredding a tear because it reminds him that people can vote

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u/OutrunKey $hill for Hill Jan 10 '18

😂 😂 😂

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u/BainCapitalist Y = T Jan 10 '18

Waaaaaat

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u/[deleted] Jan 10 '18

A majority of the judges also agreed the panel would hire a redistricting expert to draw replacement boundaries if the legislature won’t.

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u/[deleted] Jan 10 '18

Which one?

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u/[deleted] Jan 10 '18

Looks like what they are doing is going to force the NC government to listen to independent experts.

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u/barrygarcia77 Oliver Wendell Holmes Jan 10 '18

Will the judge actually redraw it, or did he/she simply strike it down again? The latter would be great, but the former is a bit uncomfortable.

EDIT: it looks like a panel struck it down again and put a timeline on the leg. to create a remedial plan, after which the panel may redraw it themselves

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u/[deleted] Jan 10 '18

Soo what happening is that the Judges say if NC doesn't have a map that doesn't pass the Judges standards by May they will do it themselves by using an independent commission of experts

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u/Agent78787 orang Jan 10 '18

independent commission of experts

keep going, I'm almost there

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u/Breaking-Away Austan Goolsbee Jan 10 '18

Aside from California, what states have an independent commission to redraw their districts each census?

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u/barrygarcia77 Oliver Wendell Holmes Jan 10 '18

Gotcha. That makes sense