Baconator Arbitrage

This week, Eric, Anthony, and Dylan discuss the self-immolation of Aaron Bushnell and the ethics of using his suicide to advance the Palestinian cause, the online free-speech cases that SCOTUS heard last week, and the story that the fast-food chain Wendy’s was planning to roll out surge pricing in the spirit of Uber and Lyft. Wendy’s isn’t doing that—but should it?

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Man Dies After Setting Himself on Fire Outside Israeli Embassy in Washington, Air Force Says | New York Times

Cornel West tweet about Aaron Bushnell

The History of Self-Immolation as Political Protest | TIME Magazine

US Supreme Court weighs landmark online free speech case | BBC

‘Mainstream Media’ Doesn’t Have a Liberal Bias | Dylan Pahman, The Federalist

Supreme Court justices raise First Amendment concerns in NetChoice oral argument | FIRE

Wendy’s says ‘dynamic pricing’ is different from ‘surge pricing,’ but whatever it’s called may still alienate customers | Fortune

Consumerism, Service, and Religion | Dylan Pahman, Religion & Liberty Online