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Originally posted on prior probability:
That is the title of this short paper by John Mikhail, a professor at Georgetown Law School. (Hat tip: @lsolum.) Here are the first few sentences of Professor Mikhail’s intriguing new paper: “Most originalists are…

Originally posted on prior probability:
You may have already heard that track and field star Sha’Carri Richardson (pictured below) has had to apologize for testing positive for marijuana. (If not, see here or here, for example.) But truth be told,…

That is the title of this short paper by John Mikhail, a professor at Georgetown Law School. (Hat tip: @lsolum.) Here are the first few sentences of Professor Mikhail’s intriguing new paper: “Most originalists are legal positivists, not natural lawyers. … Continue reading →

I understand that TWC and other news outlets want to sell ads in order to make money off this event, but for the love of God and all things holy, stop over-hyping Tropical Storm Elsa! See, for example, this AP … Continue reading →

Originally posted on prior probability:
Now that I have completed my summer session teaching duties, I will be free to focus on my research and writing for the rest of the summer. Among other things, I am writing up a…

By Lecrae and Funky. This catchy tune is featured on the soundtrack of the May 2021 Netflix movie “Blue Miracle.”

Everyone is saying how a fan caused a major accident at the Tour de France last week. (See video below of the incident.) But as Ronald Coase would say, isn’t the risk of accidents on the Tour de France a … Continue reading →

Personally, out of respect for our Native Americans, I have decided to stop celebrating the Fourth of July, but that said, I still admire the original design of Betsy Ross’s flag and the Jeffersonian ideal that all men are created … Continue reading →