The Hill: Must an Antioch student bow down to ‘social justice’ dogma to graduate?

A self-described liberal graduate student at Antioch University in Seattle has incurred the wrath of her college by criticizing their radical approach to training therapists. Leslie Elliott, who considers herself a liberal, says Antioch has responded with the three Ds of illiberal groupthink: Deflect, Demonize, Dote.

Ethan Blevins explains this familiar pattern of dealing with those who stand up to the orthodoxy, and proposes its replacement with three new Ds: Diversify, Dissent, and Debate.

Landlords of Alameda County: Desecrating a family’s legacy

In Alameda County, California, a pandemic-era eviction ban has been in place for nearly three years, even though COVID no longer poses the same threat it once did. As a result, mom-and-pop landlords are losing their livelihoods and dealing with problematic, and sometimes violent, tenants with no way to get rid of them, and with little sympathy from their local government.

Brittany Hunter introduces us to Oakland landlord Jackie Baker, whose respected family legacy of helping her community through property ownership became threatened by an unruly tenant.

Omaha World-Herald: End home equity theft in Nebraska

After quitting his job to care for his dying wife, Kevin Fair fell behind on property taxes on his modest home in Scott County, Nebraska. The county placed a tax lien on Kevin’s home over his $588 tax debt—and a private investment company saw an investment opportunity.

Three years later, the county gave Kevin’s home to the company, and with it, more than $54,000 in equity—the value above and beyond the tax debt. Allowed by Nebraska law, the injustice of home equity theft is obvious: It violates the property rights of vulnerable citizens like Kevin who may be struggling with health challenges or job loss.

These predatory forfeitures are unconstitutional, writes Christina Martin, and fortunately, the tide is shifting against them.

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