Comments on: December 7 roundup

By: PDB

PDB — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 19:53:10 +0000

Re the vibrator suit: More disturbing than the lawsuit itself are the facts that 1) someone felt the need to make an app to go with a vibrator, and 2) someone else felt the need to use the app.

By: Allan

Allan — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 15:56:27 +0000

It is a bit different. We have a societal norm that people cannot discriminate on the basis of a few things, including race and, apparently, sexual orientation. The reason is that such discrimination is pervasive and undermines the fairness of our society.

So, there are two questions. First, should we as a society strive to have government stop discrimination of any kind (including race)? Second, if so, which discrimination should we strive to stop?

Certainly, it is impossible to stop all discrimination. As an example, should we make it illegal to discriminate based on wealth? If so, how can we tell a poorer person they cannot have the same Rolex that a richer person has? That, my friends, would be communism (as distinguished from what Sanders supports, i.e., socialism).

By: Walter Olson

Walter Olson — Wed, 07 Dec 2016 18:18:15 +0000

Sorry, link here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2016/11/25/can-businesses-refuse-to-serve-or-employ-trump-supporters/?utm_term=.9cc67881272d

By: gitarcarver

gitarcarver — Wed, 07 Dec 2016 17:55:30 +0000

Is there a link missing to this: “Eugene Volokh on legal treatment of private discrimination based on political belief or association” in the second story?

Just wondering.

By: bw1

bw1 — Wed, 07 Dec 2016 17:52:42 +0000

The entry about the gown makers appears to reference a piece by Eugene Volokh on legal treatment of private discrimination based on political belief or association, but there is no link.