# implicit bias (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover implicit bias. Page: Feed: --- ## [The Sayings of Hoca Camide](https://unsafescience.substack.com/p/the-sayings-of-hoca-camide) _2026-08-20 · Joachim I. Krueger · Unsafe Science_ The Early-Ish Work ## [Trump, vaccination, and the right to kill children](https://balkin.blogspot.com/2026/08/trump-vaccination-and-right-to-kill.html) _2026-08-19 · Andrew Koppelman · Balkinization_ Does liberty mean a right to kill other people’s children, slowly and painfully? It would, if the Trump Administration had its way. It’s pressing states to allow broad vaccine exemptions as part of its larger campaign against settled medical practice. The danger is clearest with measles. Children usually recover from it, albeit often with some permanent damage. But a 2016 California study found… ## [26th Amendment Circuit Split](https://balkin.blogspot.com/2026/08/26th-amendment-circuit-split.html) _2026-08-18 · Gerard N. Magliocca · Balkinization_ The Fourth Circuit today held that a South Carolina law restricting "no-excuse" absentee mail-in ballots to voters 65 and older violates the 26th Amendment. This decision stands in contrast to other circuits that upheld related laws during the pandemic. The Supreme Court has never heard a 26th Amendment case. This could be the Term where that silence ends. ## [Technology and Constitutional Rot](https://balkin.blogspot.com/2026/08/technology-and-constitutional-rot.html) _2026-08-16 · JB · Balkinization_ I have posted a draft of my latest article, Technology and Constitutional Rot , on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Technological change affects the Constitution not only by creating new problems of constitutional interpretation, but also by changing the distribution of economic and political power. New technologies alter what governments and private actors can know, control, predict, and accomplish.… ## [Lest They Forget](https://unsafescience.substack.com/p/lest-they-forget) _2026-08-16 · Lee Jussim · Unsafe Science_ The Great Awokening in Headlines, Photos, Video and Data ## [Analyzing War Powers: Ways Forward (Part 3)](https://balkin.blogspot.com/2026/08/analyzing-war-powers-ways-forward-part-3.html) _2026-08-13 · Stephen Griffin · Balkinization_ Despite the lack of constitutional amendments with respect to war powers, there are two inescapable legal changes that must be kept in mind when analyzing questions of war powers in the present. Along the pathway pioneered by Bruce Ackerman, one might call them “amendment-level.” The first is that the United States has global responsibilities (along with the ability to project power) it did not… ## [Milton, Mill, and (Maybe) Aristotle on Why Hearing Horrible Speech Makes You a Better Person](https://balkin.blogspot.com/2026/08/milton-mill-and-maybe-aristotle-on-why.html) _2026-08-12 · Andrew Koppelman · Balkinization_ How do you sell the idea of free speech to people who worry that words hurt? In the last few years, there have been increasing demands, most prominently on college campuses, to shut down hateful speech. A defense of free speech needs to explain why we should let people say vile things that no one should ever say to anyone. The familiar arguments for free speech aren’t responsive to these concerns.… ## [0≠0 2.0: The IAT is NOT a Clean Measure of Associations (Let Alone "Implicit Bias")](https://unsafescience.substack.com/p/00-20-the-iat-is-not-a-clean-measure) _2026-08-10 · Lee Jussim · Unsafe Science_ Old and New Evidence Reviewed ## [What’s Wrong with the War Powers Debate (Part 2)](https://balkin.blogspot.com/2026/08/whats-wrong-with-war-powers-debate-part.html) _2026-08-08 · Stephen Griffin · Balkinization_ It has been difficult for participants in the war powers debate to describe accurately the legal status quo. Is the WPR’s constitutionality in dispute? If it is constitutional, does it play a meaningful role? Are AUMFs the constitutional equivalent of declarations of war? What does the Constitution require in the context of the national security state built after WWII? What is the legal position… ## [The Iran War and the War Powers Debate (Part 1)](https://balkin.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-iran-war-and-war-powers-debate-part.html) _2026-08-04 · Stephen Griffin · Balkinization_ President Trump’s February decision to go to war with Iran has produced a negative reaction in Congress and inspired another round in the war powers debate among pundits and legal commentators. Once again, probably more heat has been generated than light. In particular, there is so much emphasis on whether and to what extent Congress has a role under the Constitution that the issue of why Congress… ## [8.1% APY Plus Free Stock (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/DsghJeoBBX0d) _2026-08-04 · **Sponsored**_ Claim 8.1% APY and up to $1,030 in SK hynix and Nvidia stock. ## [2+2=5? A Postmodern Odyssey](https://unsafescience.substack.com/p/225-a-postmodern-odyssey) _2026-08-03 · Lee Jussim · Unsafe Science_ Revisiting a Bizarre Great Awokening Sidebar ## [The Groundhog Day Tariffs and the Problem of Executive Discretion](https://balkin.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-groundhog-day-tariffs-and-problem.html) _2026-08-02 · David Super · Balkinization_ Amidst a flurry of wildly erroneous charts and figures President Trump announced his “Liberation Day” tariffs on April 2, 2025. These included the boldest action any U.S. President has ever taken against the Heard and McDonald Islands. After almost a year, the Supreme Court struck them down as unfounded in law. President Trump’s immediate reaction was that he would reimpose broad tariffs on some… ## [When 0≠0: IAT=0 is NOT "Unbiased"; IAT\>0 is NOT Anti-Black Bias](https://unsafescience.substack.com/p/when-00-iat0-is-not-unbiased-iat0) _2026-07-31 · Lee Jussim · Unsafe Science_ Why Everyone Doing IAT Research Should Empirically Identify the IAT Point of Egalitarianism and How to do It ## [Presidential Accountability and the Twenty-Second Amendment: A Little Math](https://balkin.blogspot.com/2026/07/presidential-accountability-and-twenty.html) _2026-07-31 · David Super · Balkinization_ Note: Having just spent the morning writing a short essay about the Twenty-Second Amendment, I was dismayed to find that Jeffrey Gordon had just posted a much more thoughtful piece on the same subject. Accordingly, I have cut away the parts of mine that seem duplicative of his. But I did approach the problem quantitatively and so am posting a stripped down version to make that analysis available.… ## [Trump v. Slaughter and the Twenty-Second Amendment](https://balkin.blogspot.com/2026/07/trump-v-slaughter-and-twenty-second.html) _2026-07-31 · Guest Blogger · Balkinization_ Jeffrey N. Gordon Supreme Court decisions of the recent term threaten to undermine the regulatory system that has supported US economic growth and prosperity for nearly 100 years. Many have objected to the Court’s failure to give weight to the risk of such costly destabilization. The Court’s response, presumably, is “it’s the Constitution, not us.” The flaw is that the Court has ignored a critical… ## [Justified and Unjustified Loss of Trust (in institutions)](https://balkin.blogspot.com/2026/07/justified-and-unjustified-loss-of-trust.html) _2026-07-30 · Stephen Griffin · Balkinization_ You may have heard of the “ Yale Report ” – in April Yale University released a thoroughly researched response to public concern with universities. Authored by a panel of distinguished scholars, it is titled “Report of the Yale Committee on Trust in Higher Education.” The Committee felt there was not much trust to report. It cited public opinion polls to the effect that public confidence in higher… ## [Dobbs and Now B.P.J.](https://balkin.blogspot.com/2026/07/dobbs-and-now-bpj.html) _2026-07-28 · Guest Blogger · Balkinization_ Reva Siegel & Mary Ziegler Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), the conservative Christian legal organization that litigated Dobbs , is now trying to do for the law of equal protection what it has done for the law of due process. Consider the cases it has brought to the Court in West Virginia v. B.P.J. and United States v. Skrmetti. In B.P.J. , the Court upheld, against equal-protection challenge,… ## [What's the point of academic freedom?](https://unsafescience.substack.com/p/whats-the-point-of-academic-freedom) _2026-07-26 · Hrishikesh Joshi · Unsafe Science_ Re-evaluating a sacred ideal ## [From Off the Wall to On the Wall: How Social Power Shapes Legal Reason](https://balkin.blogspot.com/2026/07/from-off-wall-to-on-wall-how-social.html) _2026-07-24 · JB · Balkinization_ I've posted my latest article, From Off the Wall to On the Wall: How Social Power Shapes Legal Reason , to SSRN. Here is the abstract: Throughout the history of the Constitution legal arguments have moved from being "off the wall"-- crazy, incompetent, and beyond the boundaries of professional reason, to "on the wall"-- plausible claims about which reasonable minds can differ. Some of these claims… ## [Fiscal Floundering](https://balkin.blogspot.com/2026/07/fiscal-floundering.html) _2026-07-21 · David Super · Balkinization_ Our nation continues its transition from congressional to presidential fiscal control. Retainers of the ancièn regime (“Members of Congress” to you) fumble around looking for something to do as the Administration becomes increasingly assertive. No single recent event moved me to write, but putting several pieces together reveals a picture that is worth noting. The congressional appropriations… ## [Home Internet From Space (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Fxb9DHk0uxwI) _2026-07-21 · **Sponsored**_ Residential satellite internet that brings connectivity to homes beyond conventional networks ## [New Paper Debunks Classic Claims about Implicit Bias](https://unsafescience.substack.com/p/new-paper-debunks-classic-claims) _2026-07-18 · Lee Jussim · Unsafe Science_ Pre-Registered Adversarial Collaboration: Gold Standard Stuff ## [America at 250: A “Christian Nation,” But Which Christianity?](https://balkin.blogspot.com/2026/07/america-at-250-christian-nation-but.html) _2026-07-17 · Guest Blogger · Balkinization_ Arvind Kurian Abraham As fireworks lit up the sky this Fourth of July, the United States of America turned 250. Barring the heatwave, the celebrations were spectacular, the patriotism genuine, and the questions, as ever, complicated. Among the most persistent: Was the United States founded as a Christian nation? The question has gained fresh attention this year. The White House’s Rededicate 250… ## [Saint Alito](https://balkin.blogspot.com/2026/07/saint-alito.html) _2026-07-15 · Andrew Koppelman · Balkinization_ Hagiography is an old literary form, dating back to early Christianity. It recounts the lives of the saints in order to elicit the audience’s admiration. Although its reverential character notoriously compromises accuracy, hagiographies can be worth reading as windows into the worldview of believers. That’s the value of Mollie Hemingway’s remarkably uncritical biography, Alito: The Justice Who… ## [The State of the Article V Convention Battle](https://balkin.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-state-of-article-v-convention-battle.html) _2026-07-14 · David Super · Balkinization_ Yesterday I suggested that progressives should reconsider the wisdom of increasing the weight and impact of decisions made in the current political environment. Although supported by only a small minority of progressives, efforts to call an Article V convention are the most dramatic efforts to raise the stakes. They also are the most irresponsible. Progressive proponents of an Article V convention… ## [Facing the Fundamental Choice: A Stronger or Weaker Federal Administration?](https://balkin.blogspot.com/2026/07/facing-fundamental-choice-stronger-or.html) _2026-07-13 · David Super · Balkinization_ Barely a day passes when I do not see some new plan for an anticipated “restoration” after President Trump leaves office. As 2029 approaches, I am sure we will see many more. Alas, I have yet to see a plan that thoughtfully engages with what should be the most foundational question in this process: do we seek a strong federal administration or a weak one? Or, put another way, is the goal to… ## [What Roberts didn't say in the birthright citizenship case](https://balkin.blogspot.com/2026/07/what-roberts-didnt-say-in-birthright.html) _2026-07-07 · Andrew Koppelman · Balkinization_ Chief Justice John Roberts' legal reasoning in the birthright citizenship case is careful and narrow. But it misses the bigger point: The 14th Amendment was written to prevent a permanent underclass in America. I explain in a new column at USA Today, here . ## [Freedom of Expression After Trump v. Slaughter](https://balkin.blogspot.com/2026/07/freedom-of-expression-after-trump-v.html) _2026-07-06 · Guest Blogger · Balkinization_ Daniel Browning The Supreme Court’s 2025 term included several notable First Amendment cases. For example, in Olivier v. City of Brandon, Mississippi , the Court made it easier for First Amendment plaintiffs challenging a law under which they were convicted to seek prospective relief. In Chiles v. Salazar , the Court held that a Colorado law banning “conversion therapy” did not survive strict… ## [The Liberty Bell & Statue of Liberty: America’s Symbols of Freedom](https://thegryphonowlchronicles.com/2026/07/04/the-liberty-bell-statue-of-liberty-americas-symbols-of-freedom/) _2026-07-04 · Pamela Lynne Kemp · The Gryphonowl Chronicles_ As the United States celebrates Independence Day, we reflect on two iconic symbols of liberty: the Liberty Bell and the Statue of Liberty. The Liberty Bell, recast in 1753, bears a biblical inscription that underscores a timeless call for freedom and justice, embraced by abolitionists in their fight against slavery. The Statue of Liberty, gifted by France in 1886, represents the unity of two… ## [Celebrate this Fourth (or Fifth) of July by Putting Frederick Douglass in Your Syllabus](https://balkin.blogspot.com/2026/07/celebrate-this-fourth-or-fifth-of-july.html) _2026-07-04 · Guest Blogger · Balkinization_ Alec Ewald The best way to celebrate this Fourth of July is to open your draft syllabus and put Frederick Douglass in it. Particularly if it’s a draft con law syllabus, but Douglass goes with anything. (I’m a political scientist, and wouldn’t presume to tell actual law professors what to do – but actually, I kind of would. I think this will be valuable in your classrooms too, and at least one… ## [Recent Social Science Finds Little or No Anti-Black Discrimination](https://unsafescience.substack.com/p/recent-social-science-finds-little) _2026-07-02 · Lee Jussim · Unsafe Science_ Some studies find small anti-Black biases, some find no bias at all, and some find pro-Black biases ## [Every Channel. One Login. (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/AtGCOEYcUQKs) _2026-07-02 · **Sponsored**_ 17,000+ live channels, movies and sports on any device. Free trial, no IP lock. ## [Introduction to Special Series on Racial Discrimination and Implicit Bias](https://unsafescience.substack.com/p/introduction-to-special-series-on) _2026-06-30 · Lee Jussim · Unsafe Science_ Welcome to my introduction to a new series of at least 4 posts (not including this one). ## [Wasserman is right](https://balkin.blogspot.com/2026/06/wasserman-is-right.html) _2026-06-29 · Andrew Koppelman · Balkinization_ Howard Wasserman observes , on Prawfsblawg, that my recent National Affairs essay, “ The First-person Appeal of Free Speech ,” neglects to call out contemporary impulses toward censorship emanating from the right. My piece begins by describing an episode where University of Illinois at Chicago Prof. Jason Kilborn was punished for merely referring to racist episodes on the left, and mentions some… ## [The First-person Appeal of Free Speech](https://balkin.blogspot.com/2026/06/the-first-person-appeal-of-free-speech.html) _2026-06-25 · Andrew Koppelman · Balkinization_ I have a new piece in National Affairs, i n which I explain (drawing on Milton, Mill, and Aristotle) why exposure to worthless and harmful speech can make you a better person. ## [Traitorous Education](https://unsafescience.substack.com/p/traitorous-education) _2026-06-24 · Brian P. Higley · Unsafe Science_ Martin Heesacker, Brian P. ## [Power of the Purse V: How Transformations at the National Level Threaten Federalism](https://balkin.blogspot.com/2026/06/power-of-purse-v-how-transformations-at.html) _2026-06-21 · David Super · Balkinization_ In four recent posts, I explained how President Trump is seizing large parts of the Power of the Purse from Congress and how this has led to restructuring within Congress , the Executive Branch , and the courts . In general, those in each branch adept at bipartisan problem-solving have been sidelined in favor of those that are either hyperpartisan themselves or at least unwilling to moderate the… ## [Why Does Trump Want the Save America Act? The Answer Should Worry Us.](https://balkin.blogspot.com/2026/06/why-does-trump-want-save-america-act.html) _2026-06-17 · Ian Ayres · Balkinization_ On Wednesday, President Trump threatened to block the extension of the surveillance program, Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act or FISA, which expired on Saturday, unless a measure to reauthorize also included his beloved elections bill, the SAVE America Act . Trump has called passage of the SAVE America Act his chief legislative priority and has continually applied pressure… ## [Rigor or Ruin](https://unsafescience.substack.com/p/rigor-or-ruin) _2026-06-17 · Lawrence Michael Eppard · Unsafe Science_ Sociology’s Reckoning Has Arrived ## [Remembering Gordon Wood: Religion and the Republic](https://balkin.blogspot.com/2026/06/remembering-gordon-wood-religion-and.html) _2026-06-10 · Guest Blogger · Balkinization_ Arvind Kurian Abraham Gordon S. Wood, who tragically passed away, was arguably one of the greatest historians of the early American republic of his generation. His death leaves an enormous void, not merely in the academy, but in public life, at precisely the moment when Americans most need the kind of careful, nuanced, evidence-driven historical understanding that Wood devoted his life to… ## [Second Annual Aspiring Free Speech Scholars Workshop](https://balkin.blogspot.com/2026/06/second-annual-aspiring-free-speech.html) _2026-06-08 · Guest Blogger · Balkinization_ Eugene Volokh Second Annual Aspiring Free Speech Scholars Workshop jointly sponsored by the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law (ASU) and the Hoover Institution (Stanford University) Because of a technical problem, any submissions before June 4, 2026 were lost; please resubmit (or submit for the first time) at the new URL listed below, https://tinyurl.com/aspiring-free-speech-scholars Are you a law… ## [The Power of the Purse IV: Redistributing Power among the Courts](https://balkin.blogspot.com/2026/06/the-power-of-purse-iv-redistributing.html) _2026-06-07 · David Super · Balkinization_ As I previously described, the second Trump Administration has dramatically shifted the Power of the Purse from Congress to the President. Accompanying this change have been internal structural transformations of both Congress and the Executive Branch that have concentrated power in a few highly partisan hands and damaged or destroyed mechanisms that brought a broader range of views to bear. These… ## [When Shared Space No Longer Feels Shared](https://thegryphonowlchronicles.com/2025/06/13/when-shared-space-no-longer-feels-shared/) _2025-06-13 · Pamela Lynne Kemp · The Gryphonowl Chronicles_ What happens when age bias shows up in one of society’s most inclusive spaces? In many small libraries, limited space forces tough choices—but when seniors are treated as unwelcome intrusions instead of valued community members, something vital is lost.This article explores the quiet but painful ways older adults are being edged out of public life—even in libraries, where everyone is supposed to… ## [Lessons from Canada’s Wildfires: Resilience and Interconnection](https://thegryphonowlchronicles.com/2025/06/03/lessons-from-canadas-wildfires-resilience-and-interconnection/) _2025-06-03 · Pamela Lynne Kemp · The Gryphonowl Chronicles_ As wildfires continue to devastate communities across Canada, my thoughts are with those who are displaced, grieving, or working tirelessly to protect their homes and land. In the face of such loss, your resilience is deeply humbling. This moment calls us to reflect on what we can learn from Indigenous wisdom—teachings that guide us toward living in greater harmony with nature. From traditional… ## [Embracing Nature: Rethinking Weeds for an Environmentally Friendly Garden](https://thegryphonowlchronicles.com/2025/05/14/embracing-nature-rethinking-weeds-for-an-environmentally-friendly-garden/) _2025-05-15 · Pamela Lynne Kemp · The Gryphonowl Chronicles_ This article explores a sustainable, low-maintenance approach to gardening by embracing native wildflowers—often mislabeled as "weeds"—as valuable companions to cultivated groundcovers. Set in the context of a public library garden, the piece reflects on shifting gardening mindsets, overcoming challenges, and creating vibrant outdoor spaces for reading, nature connection, and STEAM learning. It… ## [An Earth Day Reflection: How Ordinary People Can Protect a Shared Planet 🌱](https://thegryphonowlchronicles.com/2025/04/22/an-earth-day-reflection-how-ordinary-people-can-protect-a-shared-planet-%f0%9f%8c%b1/) _2025-04-22 · Pamela Lynne Kemp · The Gryphonowl Chronicles_ Feeling overwhelmed by climate change is common, but significant environmental changes often start with everyday people. From the Love Canal cleanup to the recovery of the ozone layer, local efforts have shown that awareness, belief, and action lead to progress. Earth Day encourages individuals to reflect on the environment and take steps toward sustainability. With simple actions—like community…