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Coase’s lighthouse
In honor of Ronald Coase, an intellectual giant who just died at the ripe old age of 102, prior probability wants to share this excerpt from section 3 of our paper Confessions of a Latino Law Prof to explain the immense impact … Continue reading
Why don’t the Jags sign Tim Tebow?
Economists like to point out that voluntary trades are generally “wealth-maximizing”, since contracting parties are made better off when they trade with each other. So why don’t the Jackonsville Jaguars sign Tim Tebow? Tebow, after all, really wants to play in the … Continue reading
“The Bet” — Anton Chekhov
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“The Bet” by Anton Chekhov I It was a dark autumn night. The old banker was pacing from corner to corner of his study, recalling to his mind the party he gave in the autumn fifteen…
Nanny Stadiums
You may have heard of the term “nanny state“–which is what the USA, with its Puritanical bans on smoking (even outdoors in many places), compulsory seat-belt laws, etc., is becoming–, but have you heard of nanny stadiums? prior probability thinks the new … Continue reading
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Justice for Johnny Football?
ESPN is reporting that the college sports cartel otherwise known as the NCAA will suspend Johnny Manziel, the popular quarterback of the Texas A&M football team, for the first half of this Saturday’s season opener against Rice for violating NCAA bylaw 12.5.2.1. … Continue reading
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“I have a … copyright”
Today is the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s historic “I have a dream” speech. The excellent Walter Olson of overlawyered.com asks, “Did you know MLK’s ‘I have a dream’ speech is copyrighted?” It is, and it won’t enter … Continue reading
Is an illegal tackle a “tort”?
The latest round of rule changes in the National Football League (NFL) has received a lot of commentary on TV and in the blogosphere lately, especially the new rule that now makes it illegal for ball-carriers and tacklers to lead with the … Continue reading
Is Keith Olbermann’s the “worst sports person in the world”?
The debut of “Olbermann”, Keith Olbermann’s new show on ESPN2, occurred last night. Among other things, Mr Olbermann criticized Manish Mehta, a sports reporter for the New York Daily News, for the way he conducted himself at a post-game press conference … Continue reading
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“Give me liberty or give me … social science?”
Richard Thaler argues in his Economic View column in the Sunday Times that social scientists should play a greater role in shaping public policy, but prior probability wonders whether the opposite is true. After all, most published social “science” findings are false, and moreover, so-called social “scientists” … Continue reading
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Tagged Liberty, Nudge, Public Policy, Richard Thaler, Social Science
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Why we should study the Declaration of Independence in law school
I am getting ready to teach another semester of that most political of legal subjects: constitutional law (“conlaw”). When I teach conlaw, I like to begin with the Declaration of Independence of 4 July 1776, one of this country’s most … Continue reading
