Racism significantly impacts access to sport: Independent expert
From high participation costs and restrictions on Palestinian athletes – to bans on Muslim women wearing hijabs – racism continues to shape who gets to participate in sport, a new UN…
Finnish Court Jails Businessman Over Exports to Russia
A Finnish court sentenced the chief executive of a transport company to three years and eight months in prison for exporting trucks and trailers to Russia in violation of EU…
Against Legislative Primacy
On this blog and elsewhere, Congress has recently been cast as a cure for our decrepit democracy. This push for legislative primacy is a mistake: it valorizes a deeply undemocratic…
Pluralistic: The difference between “today’s task” and “accretive work” (02 Jul 2026)
Today’s links The difference between “today’s task” and “accretive work”: Sometimes, “I got it working” is fine, but sometimes it isn’t. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence:…
Sports Rightsholders Want an EU Blacklist for ‘Piracy’ Hosting Providers
Sports broadcaster beIN and the Audiovisual Anti-Piracy Alliance propose to expand the European blocking efforts with a blacklist of rogue hosting companies. These companies can then be banned by their…
If You Want to Save a Whale, Don’t Call a Millionaire
On March 23, 2026, a whale was beached.
Liberian Senate Grills Police About $19M Airport Cocaine Bust
Authorities in Liberia face pressure over lack of apparent progress in an investigation following the confiscation of more than 200 kg of cocaine at the country’s international airport.
Most-Wanted Southern Cone Drug Trafficking Suspect Gets Trial Date in the US
A federal judge has scheduled a January 2027 trial date for accused Uruguayan drug lord Sebastián Marset, rebuffing prosecutors’ attempts to further delay a logistically complex case that now includes…
EU Prosecutor Raids Far-Right European Parliament Group Over Alleged Fraud
European investigators launched coordinated searches across four countries, including France, targeting a defunct far-right parliamentary group over the suspected misuse of EU funds.