Brian Hutler
@brianhutler.bsky.social
Philosopher at Temple University
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Brian Hutler
@brianhutler.bsky.social
· Feb 25
Indirect Discrimination and the Hospital Relocation Cases
This article develops a theory of indirect discrimination by analyzing a series of lawsuits that challenged hospital relocations in the 1970s. In these cases, civil rights groups argued that the relo...
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I'm really proud of this article out today in Journal of Applied Philosophy
tinyurl.com/s9n428t8
dx.doi.org/10.1111/japp...
tinyurl.com/s9n428t8
dx.doi.org/10.1111/japp...
August 5, 2025 at 4:20 AM
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This is really not great
SCOOP: The "Appeal To Heaven" flag, a popular symbol for Christian nationalists that was waved by January 6 rioters, was raised over the Small Business Administration headquarters last week.
Far-Right ‘Appeal to Heaven’ Flag Seen at Jan. 6 Riot Flown Above Government Agency in DC
The "Appeal To Heaven" flag, a popular symbol for Christian nationalists that was waved by January 6 rioters, was raised over the Small Business Administration headquarters last week.
www.wired.com
June 17, 2025 at 11:40 PM
This is really not great
That’s a first for misspelling my name
June 8, 2025 at 7:21 PM
That’s a first for misspelling my name
This is scary…
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/meta... Exclusive | Meta Aims to Use AI to Fully Automate Ad Creation - WSJ
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/meta... Exclusive | Meta Aims to Use AI to Fully Automate Ad Creation - WSJ
Exclusive | Meta Aims to Fully Automate Ad Creation Using AI
Advertising powered by artificial intelligence is a core part of Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg’s vision for the company’s future.
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June 5, 2025 at 8:27 PM
This is scary…
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/meta... Exclusive | Meta Aims to Use AI to Fully Automate Ad Creation - WSJ
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/meta... Exclusive | Meta Aims to Use AI to Fully Automate Ad Creation - WSJ
Really odd, this. I assume there will be subsequent efforts, but I don't have any on my radar yet...
May 29, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Really odd, this. I assume there will be subsequent efforts, but I don't have any on my radar yet...
Opinion | There’s a Darker Reason Trump Is Going After Those Law Firms
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May 15, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Opinion | West Point Is Supposed to Educate, Not Indoctrinate
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May 8, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I favor the latter option... but the argument is not straightforward
In response: Liberals have to either show that secularism is actually "neutral" in some sense or else explain why secular beliefs and values ought to be treated differently from religious beliefs and values.
This is the key point in the OK charter school case: the conservative justices say that secularism is a particular "viewpoint" (or viewpoints) on a par with religious beliefs or doctrines.
May 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I favor the latter option... but the argument is not straightforward
In response: Liberals have to either show that secularism is actually "neutral" in some sense or else explain why secular beliefs and values ought to be treated differently from religious beliefs and values.
This is the key point in the OK charter school case: the conservative justices say that secularism is a particular "viewpoint" (or viewpoints) on a par with religious beliefs or doctrines.
May 7, 2025 at 3:23 PM
In response: Liberals have to either show that secularism is actually "neutral" in some sense or else explain why secular beliefs and values ought to be treated differently from religious beliefs and values.
This is the key point in the OK charter school case: the conservative justices say that secularism is a particular "viewpoint" (or viewpoints) on a par with religious beliefs or doctrines.
May 7, 2025 at 3:22 PM
This is the key point in the OK charter school case: the conservative justices say that secularism is a particular "viewpoint" (or viewpoints) on a par with religious beliefs or doctrines.
I'm relieved to find this out
April 12, 2025 at 12:33 AM
I'm relieved to find this out
Reposted by Brian Hutler
That is really, really bad.
I figured it would be the bond market that would instill some discipline. It always does.
I figured it would be the bond market that would instill some discipline. It always does.
“The damage has been done,” said George Saravelos, the head of foreign exchange research at Deutsche Bank. “The market is reassessing the structural attractiveness of the dollar as the world’s global reserve currency and is undergoing a process of rapid de-dollarisation.”
‘The damage is done’: Trump’s tariffs put the dollar’s safe haven status in jeopardy
Experts say fears about unpredictable policy are creating crisis of confidence in US bonds once seen as ‘risk free’
www.theguardian.com
April 11, 2025 at 11:19 PM
That is really, really bad.
I figured it would be the bond market that would instill some discipline. It always does.
I figured it would be the bond market that would instill some discipline. It always does.
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The suit is filed by Munger Tolles & Olson, the law firm that organized the law firm amicus brief in the case challenging other executive orders targeting other firms.
JUS TIN: Susman Godfrey becomes the latest firm to sue over Trump's retaliatory executive orders. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
April 11, 2025 at 11:35 PM
The suit is filed by Munger Tolles & Olson, the law firm that organized the law firm amicus brief in the case challenging other executive orders targeting other firms.
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FYI: if you're in the mid Atlantic, the US Geological Survey has a list of native plants you can plant that will be good for native pollinators (which includes blueberry bushes...). you can get seed packs that include perennials so you don't have to replant all the time
www.usgs.gov/centers/eesc...
www.usgs.gov/centers/eesc...
Quick Background on the Mid Atlantic region's native bees
Bees are tiny, one bush or one clump of perennials is often all it takes to foster native bees in your yard. Within a mile of your yard (urban or rural) there are at least over 100 species of bees loo...
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April 11, 2025 at 11:42 PM
FYI: if you're in the mid Atlantic, the US Geological Survey has a list of native plants you can plant that will be good for native pollinators (which includes blueberry bushes...). you can get seed packs that include perennials so you don't have to replant all the time
www.usgs.gov/centers/eesc...
www.usgs.gov/centers/eesc...
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Is this really the explanation for the tariffs? Peter Navarro via Project 2025
April 7, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Is this really the explanation for the tariffs? Peter Navarro via Project 2025
Is this really the explanation for the tariffs? Peter Navarro via Project 2025
April 7, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Is this really the explanation for the tariffs? Peter Navarro via Project 2025
This should be a good issue
April 5, 2025 at 2:49 PM
This should be a good issue
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This is a blatantly unconst'l letter. The govt may not coerce private institutions into suppressing other people's speech by threatening them with legal penalties if they refuse, as SCOTUS affirmed 9-0 last year
www.oyez.org/cases/2023/2...
But will it matter?
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But will it matter?
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April 4, 2025 at 1:07 PM
This is a blatantly unconst'l letter. The govt may not coerce private institutions into suppressing other people's speech by threatening them with legal penalties if they refuse, as SCOTUS affirmed 9-0 last year
www.oyez.org/cases/2023/2...
But will it matter?
static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/...
www.oyez.org/cases/2023/2...
But will it matter?
static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/...
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Later this week, March 28-30, the GPPC is co-sponsoring a conference at Temple U. on "Constitutional Democracy in Crisis." Co-hosted by the Philosophy Department at Temple and the University of Glasgow School of Law.
More information here: sites.temple.edu/crisis/sched...
More information here: sites.temple.edu/crisis/sched...
March 25, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Later this week, March 28-30, the GPPC is co-sponsoring a conference at Temple U. on "Constitutional Democracy in Crisis." Co-hosted by the Philosophy Department at Temple and the University of Glasgow School of Law.
More information here: sites.temple.edu/crisis/sched...
More information here: sites.temple.edu/crisis/sched...
Check out my post up on the APA blog!
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History, Hospitals, and Health Disparities
In the early days of COVID-19, I was a bioethics fellow at Johns Hopkins, and I became involved with several efforts to evaluate the ethics of the pandemic response. One thing that immediately stood o...
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March 21, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Check out my post up on the APA blog!
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blog.apaonline.org/2025/03/21/h...
I don’t know if I should be encouraged or terrified that Barnes&Noble now has a bunch of specially bound US Constitutions next to the check out
March 8, 2025 at 4:33 AM
I don’t know if I should be encouraged or terrified that Barnes&Noble now has a bunch of specially bound US Constitutions next to the check out