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Stephanie Hunter McMahon, a tax-law professor at Indiana University’s Maurer School of Law, isn’t convinced that a tax strike is an effective form of protest.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
The guardrails that exist to prevent this process, dubbed “predicate laundering,” have, in the past, been shown to be reasonably effective.
From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026
Some privacy and policing experts said the technology could be vulnerable to cyberattacks, lead to abuses of force, or divert resources from more effective safety measures.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
"A youth movement will be more effective when internal divisions are minimal, there is ideological plurality without antagonism, and there are few established parties that can easily hijack the movement's results."
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
As one private eye put it, he might be a “miserable snake,” but he was also “the silent, secret, and effective Avenger of the outraged Majesty of the Law when everything else fails.”
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
