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This is what hypocrisy looks like
Who is President Obama to judge Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad? After all, is the Syrian Army’s alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria’s civil war any worse than the indiscriminate use of such weapons as Agent Orange or napalm by US Armed … Continue reading
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Tagged Agent Orange, Bashar al-Assad, Hypocrisy, napalm, President Obama
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Questions rarely asked about the Supreme Court
The United States Supreme Court, like the Congress, operates under the principle of majority rule, but since the Supreme Court consists only of nine judges (or “justices”, as they are presumptuously called), a simple majority of five justices is sufficient … Continue reading
Forget 9/11?
This week marks the 12th anniversary of the terrible events that took place on the morning of 11 Sept. 2001 in the United States … and the 40th anniversary of the terrible events of 11 Sept. 1973 in Chile (see … Continue reading
Is there life on GJ 1214b?
Probably. According to this report, a team of Japanese astronomers has tested whether a planet 40 light years from Earth–a “super-Earth” known as GJ 1214b and located in the constellation Ophiuchus, northwest of the center of our Milky Way galaxy–has an atmosphere rich … Continue reading
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Tagged Rayleigh Scattering, Scientific Test, Super-Earth GJ 1214b
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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
Originally posted on Biblioklept:
“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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Tagged Nanny Stadiums, Nanny State, NFL Bag Policy, Security vs. Liberty
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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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Tagged Johnny Football, Johnny Manziel, Justice, NCAA, NCAA bylaw 12.5.2.1
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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
