Archive for May, 2010
May 9th, 2010
by Mark Kleiman
A diavlog with Daniel Schultz.
Posted: Sunday, May 9th, 2010 at
1:45 pm
2 Comments »
May 8th, 2010
by Jonathan Zasloff
Elena Kagan may not be the greatest scholar in the world — and that may be why President Obama picks her for the Supreme Court.
Posted: Saturday, May 8th, 2010 at
8:59 pm
12 Comments »
May 8th, 2010
by Mark Kleiman
How slow was the Obama Administration response to the BP oil leak? So slow that the Deputy Secretary of the Interior was on a plane to New Orleans before noon Wednesday, after an explosion that took place at 10:30 Tuesday night. On Thursday the President convened a meeting in the Oval Office and set up [...]
Posted: Saturday, May 8th, 2010 at
5:13 pm
3 Comments »
May 7th, 2010
by Mark Kleiman
Police searching for cannabis shoot and kill a dog while a seven-year-old watches.
Posted: Friday, May 7th, 2010 at
7:56 pm
33 Comments »
May 6th, 2010
by Mark Kleiman
Looks as if Labour is up for a deal to keep the Tories out of power, and willing to concede “electoral reform” in the process.
Posted: Thursday, May 6th, 2010 at
2:33 pm
6 Comments »
May 5th, 2010
by Michael O'Hare
Megan McArdle is the business and economics [sic] editor of the Atlantic. She and I have crossed swords mice before and if she recalls those debates at all probably thinks I have no manners and don’t like her. As to the first, I do wish I were more gracious in person and in print, and [...]
Posted: Wednesday, May 5th, 2010 at
10:57 pm
24 Comments »
May 5th, 2010
by Mark Kleiman
Consider skipping the book and just reading the review.
Posted: Wednesday, May 5th, 2010 at
10:38 pm
3 Comments »
May 5th, 2010
by Mark Kleiman
Courtesy of the Seattle Channel, my Seattle talk, followed by Q&A. Aside from the Q&A, not very different from my other talks on the same theme. Seattle Channel Video can be played in Flash Player 9 and up
Posted: Wednesday, May 5th, 2010 at
10:06 pm
1 Comment »
May 5th, 2010
by Mark Kleiman
An obscene obscenity ruling, per The Onion.
Posted: Wednesday, May 5th, 2010 at
12:22 pm
5 Comments »
May 5th, 2010
by James Wimberley
The DIY British contstutional convention on a hung parliament.
Posted: Wednesday, May 5th, 2010 at
6:59 am
8 Comments »