Fannie and Freddie cry innocent over their investment in bad mortgage securities; it’s the big bad bankers’ fault! And now it’s time for the government to sue: The federal agency that oversees the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac … Continue reading →
Yesterday I commented on a letter that president Obama wrote back in his days as Harvard Law Review president at Harvard. My post was mostly about Obama’s grammar, but the subject matter of his letter was affirmative action. Here’s what … Continue reading →
An extremely interesting piece on the changing reputation of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
Continue reading →The rape case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been dropped by the DA’s office. Whether the sex (in the Clintonian sense) that undoubtedly occurred between DSK and Nafissatou Diallo was consensual (he says) or rape (she says) rests almost entirely on … Continue reading →
Joel Bakan, Canadian* law professor, wants to protect children from the predatory rampages of corporate greed: By the early 20th century…[m]ost modern states embraced the general idea that government had a duty to protect the health, education and welfare of … Continue reading →
I was going to write a post about the second anniversary of Lockerbie bomber al Megrahi’s release, commenting on my lack of surprise at his continued existence despite the initial prediction that he had only three months to live. Meanwhile, … Continue reading →
I missed this when it first came out, but it’s an excellent read with much food for thought. The subject: how DNA testing has affected paternity and child support.
Continue reading →I’ve got a new piece up at PJ, entitled “‘Gentle Justice’ Meets Mass Murderer.” It discusses the Norwegian policies of unarmed police and short penal terms in light of Breivik’s attacks. That was one of those articles that could have … Continue reading →
…when it was pointed out to them and outlined and described by Harry Markopolus, and they launched an official investigation, why should investors and banks have been expected to discover Madoff’s fraudulent dealings all on their own? But the Madoff … Continue reading →
Although gay marriage was approved by the legislature on New York, opponents are vowing to fight on. They propose a state amendment to ban gay marriage, although my sense is that passage would be an uphill battle—especially since there is … Continue reading →
As a friend of mine learned to his dismay the other day, “security” at the security checkpoint isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. I’d already read about a growing problem with TSA agents stealing from luggage. But, as my … Continue reading →
The idea of putting the cheating Atlanta educators in prison is racist, say a group of black clergy in Atlanta. Just what’s racist about it they don’t bother to explain. Do they mean that, if the offenders had been white, … Continue reading →