Don’t like judicial activism? How about jettisoning the judiciary altogether? Both the political left and right seem to take turns accusing judges, specifically those who hand down opinions opposed to their political proclivities, of judicial activism, or judges reading into the law what just is not there. Originalists call for judicial interpretations that read legislative […]
Archives for March 2011
Beware the Ides of March…
March 15, 2011 by
In case you missed my post yesterday reviewing Rubicon by Tom Holland, be sure that you note that tomorrow, March 15, is the ides of March, the day traditionally marked as the death of Julius Caesar, the very protagonist who finally pushed the Roman Republic over into its grave. JD Hull eulogizes him over at his […]
Book Review: “Rubicon” by Tom Holland
March 14, 2011 by
I recently finished “Rubicon” by Tom Holland. What follows is first the Publisher’s Weekly review, because it gives a good summary of the book, and then my thoughts on this excellent book. After a palace coup demolished the reign of King Tarquin of Rome in 509 B.C., a republican government flourished, providing every person an […]
Bayleaf Cafe: Not Your Average Comfort Food
March 13, 2011 by
You’re going to love the Bayleaf Cafe. I don’t know what you’re going to order, but whatever it is, I guarantee you’ll like it. The two dishes I’ve ordered have been among my favorites, bar none. In fact, if it were closer to home, I’d have breakfast at the Bayleaf Cafe more often. First, the […]
The Dodo: Don’t Forget to Order Dessert
March 12, 2011 by
The dodo was a large flightless bird related to the pigeon that went extinct several hundred years ago. With any amount of luck, the Sugar House restaurant by the same name will not experience the same result. Quite the contrary, actually. I expect this one will fly. I had no idea what to expect when […]
IT’S ABOUT TIME: U.S. News Encourages Law Schools To ‘Fess Up on Employment Rates – Law Blog – WSJ
March 11, 2011 by
The rest of the legal world, and the legions of recent law grads that are unemployed and underemployed, already know this: law schools lie. Not directly, mind you. They just fudge the numbers. Now, finally, U.S. News, the leading source for the all important law school rankings, will “encourage” law schools to come clean on the real […]
Economists and their blind spots
March 11, 2011 by
I have a soft spot in my heart for economics. I am, by no means, an economist; however, at some point during an undergrad Econ 101 course (in a large auditorium, it seems, somewhere in the SWKT) I had an “a-ha!” moment. I suddenly saw economics as a field that actually had some predictive power for […]
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