criticizes complaints about the lack of race and sex “diversity” among top bloggers. Thanks to reader Chris Buchanan for the pointer.
Author Archive | Orin Kerr
Baude v. Bainbridge and the Federalist Divide:
In a response to charges that conservatives lost their federalism principles in the Schiavo case, Stephen Bainbridge suggests that federalism isn’t really much of a principle among social conservatives that federalism principles should be weighed against other competing concerns: I see federalism and limited government as means to an end, while [Glenn Reynolds] seems to […]
Tom Delay Takes Personal Responsibility:
In recent news, House Majority leader Tom DeLay has acknowledged his own missteps in the Terri Schiavo controversy and has pledged not to scapegoat the federal judiciary for failing to intervene. Heh, just kidding — happy April Fools’ Day, everyone!
More on Waiting in Line for Grokster:
The magic cutoff for showing up for the Grokster case seems to have been around 10:00pm the night before the argument. George Mason student Eion Murdock reports showing up at 3 am and missing getting in by about a dozen spots; he reports that he was one of the 25 line-waiters who got to see […]
Should Authors Include A C.V. In Law Review Submissions?:
The ExpressO Law Review Submission Guide recommends that authors include a curriculum vitae when submitting articles to law reviews: The curriculum vitae is the most important accompanying document according to law review editors. Several editors made a special note that one’s history of prior publication should be included. I am interested in hearing from current […]
Is Bush as Threatening As Al Qaeda?:
Perhaps I am misreading this post at Crooked Timber, but, if I’m not, it equates 1) terrorist plots to murder innocent people with 2) efforts to save the lives of those innocent people by seizing and interrogating suspected terrorists. The post isn’t clear on the standard it is using to measure harm, but it appears […]
Become an Organ Donor:
I’m an organ donor — are you? I don’t like to get preachy here on the VC, but we could save a lot of lives if more people became organ donors. Find out more information here.
Gender and Academia — Some Data from The Physics Field:
Inside Higher Ed has a story on a new report about women in physics teaching: Physics is among the most male-dominated of disciplines. And while commentators bandy about many possible causes — discrimination, the lifestyle tradeoffs required by graduate school or the academic workplace, and, controversially, innate aptitude — the problem seems most directly attributable […]
So That’s What They Call It:
A Word A Day tells us the name for locutions such as “Not to mention X“: paralipsis (par-uh-LIP-sis) noun, plural paralipses (-seez) Drawing attention to something while claiming to be passing over it. . . . Paralipsis is especially handy in politics to point out an opponent’s faults. It typically involves these phrases: “not to […]
The Conspiracy’s Illustrious Connection to History:
Someone asked whether our coblogger Stuart Minor Benjamin, who is also a Jew from Louisiana, was related to Judah P. Benjamin. He reports: I’m related to Judah P. Benjamin, but not lineally (he would be a cousin several generations removed). So he’s not an ancestor, but is a relative. But here’s the fun part: I’m […]
How Early Did You Need To Show Up For the Grokster Argument?:
Pretty early, apparently. [See Update below] Lawyer Bruce Boyden waited in line for one of the special seats reserved for members of the Supreme Court bar, and reports that even those who had showed up for one of the Supreme Court bar seats at 4 am didn’t get in to the Courtroom. Bruce also reports […]
Woohoo!
TaxProf (Paul Caron) reports that “UCLA has 6 of the Top 25 tax faculty” in the Social Science Research Network listing of paper downloads, “double the number of the next most-represented school.” Congratulations to Steven Bank, Victor Fleischer, Sam Thompson, Michael Asimow, Bill Klein, and Kirk Stark, our six notables.
Wall Street Journal on Tom DeLay:
These are familiar charges, notable chiefly because they are coming from the Wall Street Journal’s editorial page: By now you have surely read about House Majority Leader Tom DeLay’s ethics troubles. Probably, too, you aren’t entirely clear as to what those troubles are–something to do with questionable junkets, Indian casino money, funny business on the […]
Brian Leiter on new U.S. News Ranking:
Over at the Leiter Reports, Brian Leiter offers some commentary on the new U.S. News law school ranking: The most worrisome aspect of the new US News data (which should be on-line by Friday) is that it is now clear that the academic reputation survey component of the ranking is completely unhinged from any actual […]
Patriot Act Abuse and the Banach Case:
Over at CrimLaw, Mike argues that the case of a man indicted recently for directing a laser at a Cessna plane should be considered an abuse of the Patriot Act. I think he may be right, although it depends on a factual question about which I don’t think we quite know the answer. The man, […]