Steve Landsburg (The Big Questions) has the scoop on this, and also on Chilled the Fresh and other noted authors. Thanks to Mark Liberman (Language Log) for the pointer.
Archive | November, 2009
Bloggingheads TV on Moses as the essential American hero
Robert Wright’s BloggingHeadsTV is often the best place on the Web for highly intelligent conversation about politics and culture. Particularly excellent is a new episode, posted today, in which Wright interviews Bruce Feiler, author of the new book America’s Prophet, Moses and the American Story. Wright is a scholar of the history of religions, so the conversation […]
Computer Crime Law, Second Edition
I’m pleased to announce that the Second Edition of my Computer Crime Law casebook has just been published. A few quick points about it, for those who are interested in such things: 1. About 20% of the main cases are new, reflecting the dramatic caselaw development in the field since the 1st edition came out […]
John Yoo’s Appeal
Former OLC attorney John Yoo is appealing a federal district court decision that he may be sued civilly by former detaine Jose Padilla. How Appealing has posted Yoo’s appellate brief here. More details here and here. UPDATE: How Appealing has links to news coverage of Yoo’s appeal.
Against Climate McCarthyism, Part Deux
Michael Shellenberger and Ted Nordhaus continue their pushback against “Climate McCarthyism,” with a particular focus on efforts to equate unorthodox climate views with Holocaust denial, guilt-by-association, and lead Climate McCarthyite Joseph Romm. Roger Pielke Jr. chimes in here. I posted earlier on Shellenberger and Nordhaus’ first fusillade. UPDATE: Ron Bailey chimes in.
Retrospective on the Iranian Hostage Crisis
Last week, I was interviewed by Radio Free Europe’s Russian-language station about the 30th anniversary of the Iranian seizure of American diplomatic hostages in Tehran. The transcript, in Russian, is here. For the fraction of VC readers who do not read Russian (a fraction that is smaller than almost any other U.S. law/policy weblog), here’s […]
State Declines to File Brief in State v. Drahota (the Nebraska Free Speech / Cyberspace Law Case I’ve Blogged About)
As I mentioned before, I’m litigating a pro bono free speech / cyberspace law case before the Nebraska Supreme Court. My client, Darren Drahota, was convicted of two counts of breach of the peace for sending two rude messages to William Avery, who had earlier asked him to stop sending such messages. Avery was Drahota’s […]
A Peek in the Times’ Archives
Sept. 1, 1939 Nazis Invade Poland Overcrowding in Germany Cited Sept. 2, 1939 For Nazis, a Hard Time To Be Europeans Neighbors’ Suspicions Caused Stress, Resentment Sept. 3, 1939 In Central Europe, Other Countries Invade Their Neighbors, Too Sept. 4, 1939 When Fuhrers Snap Rallies, Pogroms Took Toll on Leader
InAlienable: The Movie is now on DVD:
Some readers may remember my chronicling my on-the-set experiences portraying a prosecutor in the independent film, InAlienable. (For those who missed the original posts you can read them all in order at this link.) I am very pleased to announce that the film now has a distributor is being officially released on DVD. It is […]
Andre Davis Confirmed to Fourth Circuit
Congratulations to Judge Andre Davis, who was confirmed by the United States Senate today for a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. As the NYT Caucus blog points out, Judge Davis is filling a seat vacated by the judge for whom he clerked, Judge Francis Murnaghan Jr., who died in […]
Federalist Society National Lawyers Convention This Week
Interested readers may want to check out the Federalist Society National Lawyers Convention, which will be held in Washington DC this week, Thursday to Saturday. At least two Conspirators will be speaking on various panels (Randy Barnett and yours truly). The full schedule is available here. There is still time to register. It’s only fitting […]
When the Berlin Wall Came Down, Twenty Years Ago
I was a freshman in college, watching this Peter Jennings broadcast with my roommates in 75 Holder Hall with a sense of complete astonishment that the world could shift so suddenly– all the while trying to adjust the rabbit ears of our early 1970s TV to try to get better reception.
Supreme Court Skeptical of Business Method Patents
The Supreme Court held argument this afternoon in an important case on the scope of patentable subject matter, Bilski, et. al. v. Kappos. The Justices were very skeptical of business method patents during the argument; read a summary here or the transcript here. I personally agree with the Federal Circuit’s standard, so I was glad […]
I Wasn’t Paying Attention When the Wall Came Down
I’m sorry I wasn’t and I don’t quite know what happened. I don’t say this to be flippant in the least. I knew that big things were happening, but unlike many others’ experiences, it all seemed very gradual to me and finally anti-climactic. It seemed like something that was gradually sliding into place that had […]
Pfizer Corporation Plans to Abandon New London Headquarters that Led to the Kelo Takings
The Pfizer Corporation has announced that it will close down its headquarters in New London, Connecticut. [HT: my former student Josh Blackman, and other VC readers]. As our regular readers may recall, Pfizer played a key role in instigating the notorious condemnations that led to the Supreme Court’s decision upholding the taking of private property […]