Eugene is, I guess, too polite to say so in the post immediately below, but: when Ponnuru asked whether Eugene thought it was “impossible to devise amendment language that would block the federal and state courts from creating civil unions while allowing state legislatures to create them,” he was asking whether Eugene agreed with a […]
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Ramesh Ponnuru on the Federal Marriage Amendment:
I’ve much enjoyed debating the likely interpretation of the FMA with the National Review‘s Ramesh Ponnuru. His latest piece is definitely worth reading, if you’re interested in this subject. I don’t want to rehash my past posts on the matter (which Ponnuru links to). Let me summarize this simply: Ponnuru’s response to my argument hinges, […]
Trackbacks:
Is there an incredibly easy, entirely reliable way to include trackbacks in our blog — which is to say, provide for each post the links to those sites that link to us? If you know, please let me know at volokh at law.ucla.edu. Only incredibly easy, entirely reliable ways, though, are sought. I’m swamped right […]
Consumer Fraud?:
Only 58% of African American matriculants to law school complete law school and pass the bar exam, compared to 86% of white matriculants. TRANSCRIPT OF THE BOSTON BAR ASSOCIATION DIVERSITY COMMITTEE CONFERENCE: RECRUITING, HIRING AND RETAINING LAWYERS OF COLOR, Boston Bar Journal, May/June 2000 (available on Westlaw). Of the 42% who never become lawyers, about […]
Blogger e-mail delivery:
For several weeks now, Blogger hasn’t been delivering posts to our e-mail subscribers, even though we’ve configured it to do so. Does anyone know what the problem might be, and whether there’s a workaround? Thanks!
New RSS feed:
Blogmatrix.com is apparently down, but the Blogger RSS feed for the site — https://volokh.com/volokh.xml — ought to work. Once upon a time, there were syntax problems in the Blogger XML code generation, which is why we switched to Blogmatrix; but I hope that they’re fixed now. Please let me know if you continue to have […]
Bubble boy:
Kevin Drum asks: With the specialized exception of Eisenhower, every single other president has had at least 14 years between first winning political office and becoming president. George Bush had six. I just don’t get it. Sure, he’s a Bush, but even so how did he manage to convince the vast majority of the Republican […]
The economics of Mozart:
Most of you probably already know I am a big fan of www.2blowhards.com. It has some of the freshest writing in the blogosphere, combining such diverse topics as culture, economics, cinema, and evolutionary biology. Read Michael’s recent treatment of The Economics of Mozart. The bottom line? Mozart was a successful commercial entrepreneur. His economic problems […]
YOU ARE A FEDERAL RULE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE:
You just don’t know it yet. To find out which rule you are, take this short quiz. I am Rule 11: You were designed to make sure that attorneys in federal cases make reasonable inquiries into fact or law before submitting pleadings, motions, or other papers. You were a real hardass in 1983, when you […]
Sunday Song Lyric:
Someone broke into my car the other night and stole about 20 CDs. Among the purloined discs was one of my all-time favorites: Bob Mould’s Workbook. The former front man for Husker Du, Mould’s solo debut is absolutely phenomenal. The music is powerfully seductive, the guitar-playing masterful, and the lyrics wracked with pain. While I […]
Past Sunday Song Lyrics:
For easy reference, here are links to past Sunday Song Lyrics: – Feb. 15 – Yaz, Ode to Boy– Feb. 8 – Joe Jackson, Obvious Song– Feb. 1 – The The, December Sunlight– Jan. 25 – Hank Williams, I’m So Lonesome, I Could Cry
Nader on the Ballot:
Ralph Nader is running for President again. Democrats no doubt fear Nader’s candidacy will draw significant votes from the Democratic nominee, thereby swinging the election to President Bush. This scenario is possible, but for Nader to have a significant impact on the presidential election, he will need to be on the ballot — and in […]
Second Circuit judges’ letter opposing Rule 32.1, for those still interested in this issue . . . .
Supreme Court agrees to hear Padilla (“dirty bomber”) military detainee case: Not a surprise, especially given that the Court has agreed to hear Hamdi, the other U.S. citizen military detainee case. Thanks to How Appealing for the news.
A strange work to include in a gallery exhibit “designed to challenge anti-Semitism”: Here’s the story from Secular Blasphemy: Galleri A Minor in Oslo, Norway, has removed an art work from its exhibition after a complaint from Israel’s ambassador to Norway, Liora Herzl. The painting (above) shows the “S” in the words “Israel” and “USA” […]