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Philosophy in Focus: Enemies of the state - The Tufts Daily
Philosophy in Focus: Enemies of the state I spent this week reading “A Theory of Freedom of Expression” by Thomas Scanlon, which ends by stating that repressive leadership may be acceptable in a society that believes it contains only servants and enemies. After watching the first presidential debate, it could not be clearer that President Trump wants to live in this kind of society. We have lived through almost four years of evidence to support this.
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Life & Times Thomas Scanlon British Journal of General Practice 2020; 70 (692): 130. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp20X708617 THE DEVOTED FAMILY PHYSICIAN Growing up in 1960s East End of Glasgow, our family GP was straight from the pages of AJ Cronin. Chain-smoking, single-handed and practising from a lean-to garage; his craggy smile, partly obscured by an ashtray mountainous with fag-ends, became visible at 5 yards through a thick carcinogenic pall.
Bureau’s Proposal for a “Disclosure Sandbox | JD Supra
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OCC Accepting Charter Applications from Fintech Companies | JD Supra
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Decision-Making Factors for Selecting Application Security Testing Tools
Posted on by in cybersecurity In the first post in this series, I presented 10 types of application security testing (AST) tools and discussed when and how to use them. In this post, I will delve into the decision-making factors to consider when selecting an AST tool and present guidance in the form of lists that can easily be referenced as checklists by those responsible for application security testing.
Arizona Attorney General Launches Regulatory Sandbox Program for Fintech Companies | JD Supra
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Update on the OCC’s Initiative for the Special Purpose National Bank Charter | JD Supra
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Federal Regulatory Agencies Advise on Cyber Insurance for Information Security Programs | JD Supra
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CSBS Takes Another Step Towards Multi-State Licensing for New MSB Applicants
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CFPB’s First No-Action Letter: Supporting Innovation AND Supervision for Fair Lending
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “Bureau”) issued its first no-action letter (“NAL”) to Upstart Network, Inc. (“Upstart”), a marketplace lender that sought to clarify that its automated model for underwriting unsecured, non-revolving loans does not present a violation of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (“ECOA”) and its implementing regulation, Regulation B.
A “Bad Apples” Database for Banks? Not So Fast.
Should banks, while guarding against rolling episodes of misconduct by bankers, have the ability to blackball employees from the banking industry? A “bad apples” database of bank employees who have acted improperly in prior jobs would help ferret out potential problem employees before they are hired and able to do more bad banking deals, argues Michael Held, General Counsel of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, during a speech at Yale Law School, on March 8, 2017.
OCC Issues Draft Fintech Supplement to OCC Licensing Manual
On March 15, 2017, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued a “Draft Supplement” to the Comptroller’s Licensing Manual, entitled “Evaluating Charter Applications from Financial Technology Companies” (Supplement). The OCC’s Supplement is designed to provide substantive standards and procedures for the OCC’s evaluation of an application by a fintech company for a charter as a special purpose national bank.
Violent sports: the “most perfect of contests”? | OUPblog
The “most perfect of contests” is the praise given to pankration, the ancient forerunner of modern “Mixed Martial Arts” (MMA) which employs a brutal blend of boxing, wrestling, judo, and karate. This acclaim is found in an inscription from Asia Minor (Aphrodisias) from the 3rd century CE (Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum, 1984). The big money prize for pankration in this period suggests that the event was also the most popular.
Playing Man: some modern consequences of Ancient sport
Playing Man (Homo Ludens), the trail-blazing work by Johan Huizinga, took sport seriously and showed how it was essential in the formation of civilizations. Adult playtime for many pre-industrial cultures served as the crucible in which conventions and boundaries were written for a culture. Actions were censured for being “beyond the pale”, a sports metaphor for being “out of bounds”.
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