"Gulf of America"

The AP explains how "Gulf of Mexico" is a term that has been used for hundreds of years and they will continue to use it. This has led the Trump Administration to ban reporters from key places in the White House press room and Air Force One for allegedly promoting false facts. 

Professor Eugene Volokh has an extended discussion on how the usage is not false. He later added a discussion of the First Amendment as interpreted by the courts. He hedges somewhat while linking a FIRE statement that clearly states the Administration's actions are unconstitutional. They are correct. 

This whole thing is power trip trolling but it is not a one-off. The purging of various words like "trans" is only part of the whole. Telling the truth can get you fired. Blocking the media is just part of the course.

The First Amendment is also not just something applied by parsing court opinions. It is a statement of principle that informs everyone. The original understanding here holds true: the courts often would not be the most important means of enforcement. 

The Administration is blocking the media from press conferences and Air Force One on illegitimate grounds. It should not just as EV notes be a "policy" concern. The policy is the First Amendment. We need not only to rely on litigation. The principle is clear. 

Google has chosen to go along with the "Gulf of America" bullshit. Try doing a search for "Gulf of Mexico." Then, try it on Dog Pile. Some say we should use that search engine though I still find Google more useful as a whole. Still. Going along voluntarily is a bad look. Thanks, Associated Press. 

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Another Volokh Conspiracy piece cites a report funded by the American Enterprise Institute as proof that diversity in corporate boards of directors doesn't help firm value. A comment points to this alternative view.

(I checked the report and saw the disclosure. I question if either of us could fully parse the report, which ultimately hedges its bets anyhow.)