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Is it time for a new Constitutional Convention?
Mark Levin, a lawyer, a former bureaucrat (*), and a conservative commentator, who has just published an intriguing book called The Liberty Amendments: Restoring the American Republic, says “yes.” In short, he calls for a new Constitutional Convention to “turn … Continue reading
Coffee and risk
Some “scientists” are now claiming that drinking more than four cups of coffee per day can increase the risk of death in some persons. But, aside from the fact that most published research findings are false, here is prior probability‘s response (via xkcd): xkcd.com
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Permian politics?
According to Bored Panda, this is what a political map of the world would have looked like during the Permian geological period 300 million years ago. prior probability wonders what will the world look like 300 million years from now?
Prosecutorial discretion and the “war on drugs”
There has been a lot of talk lately, especially in the legal blogosphere, about the new Department of Justice (DOJ) policy on mandatory-minimum sentences for drug offenses. See, e.g., these posts on popehat, volokh, and simple justice. What many commentators are … Continue reading
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Tagged Drug Offenses, Legalization, Mandatory Minimum Sentences, War on Drugs
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The tragedy of the broadband commons?
Does the policy of “network neutrality” or NN really make any economic sense? Does NN not lead to a tragedy of the broadband commons? Consider the Google Fiber project in Kansas City, Missouri. For Google Fiber to work, Google needs to … Continue reading
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Is Thomas Jefferson the most overrated man in US history?
In her beautiful book American Scripture: Making the Declaration of Independence, Pauline Maier, a historian at MIT who died on Monday of lung cancer, described Thomas Jefferson as “the most overrated person in American history.” Is this statement a classic case of revisionism from … Continue reading
The TED universe, visualized
Note: prior probability is reblogging this TED post because the visuals are so cool … By the way, do we really need standard universities, with their aloof professors and textbook rip-offs, when we have TED?
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Who owns street art?
The Times is reporting that one of Banksy‘s public art works, “Flower Girl,” which features the silhouette of a girl peering up at a security camera, is going to be auctioned soon by Julien’s Auctions in Beverly Hills, California. According to the Times, Banksy, … Continue reading
Don’t Manning and Snowden deserve the Presidential Medal of Freedom more than Clinton or Oprah?
Last week, the White House announced that master politician and blow-job connoisseur Bill Clinton as well as billionaire TV mogul Oprah Winfrey, among others, will be awarded the 2013 Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor. But aside from their real or perceived contributions … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Clinton, Bradley Manning, Edward Snowden, Oprah Winfrey, Presidential Medal Freedom
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Should #13 sue Major League Baseball?
Maybe so, but under what legal theory? According to TMZ and this report in the New York Post, * Alex Rodriguez hasn’t “knowingly” used PEDs since 2003. * A-Rod has been tested no less than 11 times since 2011 and all … Continue reading
