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Musical and legal interpretation
That is the subject of this beautiful paper by Kevin Toh, a philosopher of law at University College London. (The full title of his scholarly paper is “Authenticity, Ontology, and Natural History: Some Reflections on Musical and Legal Interpretation.”) In … Continue reading
College Graduation Cap Art
Check out this incredible and creative collection of some of my favorite college graduation caps from this fall’s commencement ceremonies at the University of Central Florida. (All photos by Carly McCarthy, via UCF Today.) #ChargeOn
My critique of “The Cost-Benefit Revolution”
Cass Sunstein’s book “The Cost-Benefit Revolution” contains an excellent overview of cost-benefit analysis, so it is a must-read for law students and legal scholars, especially those of us who are interested in the perils and promise of the regulatory state, … Continue reading
Digital Democracy?
About five years ago, we blogged about Mike Gatto, a California State Assemblyman who had set up the world’s first “Wiki-bill” in order to enable private individuals to help draft an actual law. It turns out that California is not … Continue reading
How Facebook killed off Vine
Are you still searching for evidence of Facebook’s anti-competitive behavior? Then do I have news for you! A British parliamentary committee conducting an inquiry into Facebook’s anti-competitive business practices recently released a treasure trove of secret Facebook documents, including internal … Continue reading
An innocent (almost felon) abroad
That is the title of this short paper by Christopher Balding (@BaldingsWorld) describing a recent low-level but illuminating encounter he had with the Chinese legal system. (Check out Professor Balding’s fascinating Twitter feed here.) Below the fold is one excerpt … Continue reading
The Economics of Christmas
We’ve blogged about this Yuletide topic on a previous occasion, but now check out the enormously entertaining and enlightening video below in which our friends and colleagues Tyler Cowen and Alex Tabarrok, both of whom teach economics at George Mason … Continue reading
The Crimes of Michael Cohen
As you may already have heard by now, a federal judge in Manhattan sentenced Michael Cohen, President Trump’s former ad hoc attorney and personal confidante, to three years in “Club Fed.” Mr Cohen had previously pled guilty to four separate … Continue reading

