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National Review : The Administrative State Comes for James Bond — and You Could Be Next

April 12, 2024 | By JOSH ROBBINS

The law finally caught up to James Bond — or at least the actor who used to play him. On March 14, 2024, former 007 actor Pierce Brosnan pleaded guilty in federal court in Wyoming to a single count of straying from a footpath in a thermal area of Yellowstone National Park. Brosnan was cited for allegedly standing … ...

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National Review : Space-Age Companies Still Have Constitutional Rights

March 27, 2024 | By JOSH ROBBINS

Elon Musk and one of his companies are once again in the sights of federal regulators. This time, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) accused SpaceX of committing unfair labor practices by firing several employees who used company communication channels to circulate an open letter objecting to some of Musk’s tweets. But, in its pursuit ...

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Discourse : Oppenheimer’s Unlikely Indictment of the Administrative State

September 28, 2023 | By JOSH ROBBINS

Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” was an unusual summer blockbuster. A three-hour biographic period piece about a theoretical physicist (J. Robert Oppenheimer), the film features extended discussions of quantum physics, complex mathematics and Cold War politics. Despite telling the story of the creation of the atomic bomb, the fil ...