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Obama
Now this really is funny: The Obama campaign invites this sort of thing. You know, if he was a right-winger, the left would be the ones producing videos like this. Read more...
Published 6 hours ago

Jane explains it all
Mrs. Likelihood of Success, Juris Doctor (Stanford) IM’s me in real time about the debate while I’m at work revising the first draft of a federal court complaint for copyright, trademark and patent infringement! You tell me I ain’t living large. You can read her succinct conclusions here. Read more...
Published 7 hours ago

Presidential Debate of 07 October 2008 Discussion
So, what are your thoughts? Mine so far (we’re about 15 minutes in as I write this): McCain looks appropriately angry about some stuff he should be angry about because voters are mad about it too. Obama is completely in his normal groove and doing quite well in his usual smooth way. The... Read more...
Published 7 hours ago

Ig Nobel
I see that Instapundit linked an announcement about the 2008 Ig Nobel prizes, but the story he linked only mentioned one winner. Although a funny one it is (Diet Coke is a potent spermicide), it’s far from the only winner and not necessarily the funniest. Here is the official list of all the... Read more...
Published 11 hours ago

Lawyers’ introduction to blogging
Plugola time! General practice and other non-bloggy lawyers seeking an introduction to legal aspects of blogging can now get one, along with continuing legal education credit in California, Illinois and New York, from Lawline, the web-based Continuing Legal Education (”CLE”) provider. The... Read more...
Published 16 hours ago

Talking About Foreign Policy
I’ve posted the first entry in my series on the policy issues that confront us, on foreign policy, at The Glittering Eye. I continue to hope for a multi-blog and cross-blog discussion. Please make your own contributions! Read more...
Published 19 hours ago

It’s a long way from the old ER…
Time was, in the days when I used to watch ER (haven’t seen it since Noah Wyle left) any storyline on domestic violence would be accompanied by a more or less obvious sermon on the need for ever-more stringent laws to “protect” women. This same theme dominated on any major TV drama. Last... Read more...
Published 20 hours ago

Let us eat cake.
Lehman Brothers’ Richard Fuld is angry: Fuld said he took “full responsibility” for the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers and “felt horrible” about it. But Fuld said he has yet to understand why the federal government helped to bail out the AIG insurance company and other investment banking... Read more...
Published a day ago

The Candidates’ Tax Proposals, Part I: Revenue
Over the next few days, I’ll be writing a series of posts examing the likely effects of McCain’s and Obama’s tax proposals in detail. I’ll be using the Tax Policy Center’s numbers for projected effects for several reasons: It seems to be a thorough analysis from a non-partisan... Read more...
Published 2 days ago

Meme Now Departing On Iraqi Airways
Remember the lefty talking point that the new Iraqi government is a pawn of Iran? You still see that argument around, although it took a serious blow when Maliki sent the Iraqi Army to crush the Iranian-backed Shia militias.  Now it may be time to sound the final death knell on that canard, as... Read more...
Published 2 days ago