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New in City Journal: Let’s Fix Our Federal Holiday Schedule
I recently became an adjunct fellow at the Manhattan Institute. The flagship journal of MI is City Journal, where I will contribute on a regular basis. For my inaugural essay, I decided to do something totally different, that is only tangentially about the law. I have long had problems with how the calendar of holidays is […]
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Stalking Allegations, Defamation, Malicious Prosecution, and Professors, with a Trans Angle
[1.] From New York trial court judge Dakota Ramseur’s opinion in Duncan v. Dick Blick Holdings, Inc., decided Jan. 21 but just posted on Westlaw (for more on the trans dimension, see item 4 below): In July 2023, plaintiff Dustin Duncan commenced this defamation action against defendants Dick Blick Holdings, Inc. …, and Sawyer Allen, […]
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No Pseudonymity for Man Suing Harvard Alleging Jews Aim “to Exterminate or Enslave All Non-Jews”
From Judge Allison Burroughs’ Feb. 2 decision in Doe v. President & Fellows of Harvard College: While it is within the Court’s discretion to allow a party to proceed under a pseudonym, “[a]s a general rule, the presumption is that all judicial proceedings remain open to the public.” “The presumption against pseudonymous litigation gives way […]
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The Ultimate Bond Fund Checklist: 10 Critical Secrets to Locking in Income, Protecting Principal, and Maximizing Wealth in 2026
The investment landscape of 2026 presents a paradox for fixed-income investors. On one hand, the era of ultra-low yields is definitively over, offering the potential for genuine income generation that has not been seen in nearly two decades. On the other hand, the transition to a falling interest rate environment—forecasted with the Federal Reserve targeting […]
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Public Masterpiece Announces PMT Chain, A Layer 1 Built for the Real-World Asset Economy
Karavas, Cyprus, February 17th, 2026, Chainwire At a time when much of the blockchain industry is still recovering from one of its harshest downturns, a small number of companies are quietly moving in the opposite direction: expanding, building, and positioning themselves for the next era of adoption. Public Masterpiece, a Cyprus-based real-world asset tokenization company, […]
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ThinkMarkets Launches Guaranteed Stop Loss Feature on its ThinkTrader Platform
London, United Kingdom, February 17th, 2026, FinanceWire ThinkMarkets, a global leader in online CFD trading, has recently launched Guaranteed Stop Loss orders on its proprietary trading platform, ThinkTrader. This new feature provides guaranteed protection against market volatility by ensuring that stop-loss orders are executed at the exact price level set by the user – regardless of any gaps or major price moves in the market. Even in highly volatile conditions, […]
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Civil Rights Leader Jesse Jackson Dead at 84
Jackson’s presidential runs in 1984 and 1988 played a significant role in shaping the modern Democratic Party.
