Author Archive | Paul Ohm

David Blankenhorn and I are continuing an exchange about his arguments opposing gay marriage, expressed in an article for the Weekly Standard and in his new book The Future of Marriage. In his latest posts, he has responded here, asking me to identify weaknesses in the case for gay marriage and strengths in the opposition […]

It turns out I’m a male. So are all of my co-conspirators, at least according to this test. On the other hand, Maggie Gallagher is also male. (Paste this in the gender testing box.) And David Blankenhorn is a closet female (Paste this in the box; start with “At the Volokh Conspiracy…” and end with […]

First, a quick note to lawyers: today’s installment about my article is much more law-focused than yesterday’s. I am grateful for yesterday’s comments. Many of you took issue with my use of the word, “Superuser.” You all have almost persuaded me to use “Superhacker” instead, although it would be a painful change. After living with […]

Thanks very much, Eugene, for inviting me to talk about my latest research. I’m offering the VC reader a twofer: Today through Wednesday I’ll describe my ideas about the Myth of the Superuser, and Thursday and Friday I’ll discuss an empirical project involving the Analog Hole. (Quick plug: The Superuser article is looking for a […]