The Tyranny Of Compelled Speech

Alcoa Plunges Most In Year After CFO Warns Alumina Unit "Will Be Underwater" Amid Hormuz Disruption Alcoa shares in New York were hammered the most in over a year on Wednesday after CFO Molly Beerman warned investors that the company's alumina segment faces heavy losses from the energy shock and ongoing disruption at the Hormuz maritime chokepoint. Beerman was blunt with investors while giving a presentation at the Wells Fargo Industrials & Materials Conference. She said, "Our alumina segment is very pressured right now," adding, "The segment as a whole will be...

Supreme Court Sides With Parents Over Kids' Gender Disclosure In California Golden State groomers were dealt a devastating blow on Monday after the Supreme Court sided with parents challenging school policies in California that restrict when educators may disclose changes to a student’s name or pronouns, handing parental rights advocates an early but significant victory in a closely watched culture-war dispute. In an unsigned 'shadow docket' order, the justices restored a lower court’s injunction blocking enforcement of policies that prevent teachers from informing parents when their child socially transitions at school....

Multiple Israeli attacks against southern Lebanon have left at least 20 people dead and a number of others wounded over the weekend. The deadliest incidents were in Tyre District and Nabatieh District. 11 were killed and 9 wounded in Nabatieh’s Sir al-Gharbiyeh. The 11 killed included six women and one child, and the wounded included at […]