why should law professors invest in being better teachers different professors would give you no doubt different answers. similarly the question of why we write has been asked and answered in a variety of ways.
i bet that for some law professors the answer to the writeteach question is the same they want to sell ideas to an audience and thereby change the world in some way. the transmission...... [Show More]
mike rappaport over at the right coastis entirely right about the larry summers thing. once he decided to engage on the big issues and did he really think the folks around harvard wouldnt get upset with even a question about womens innate abilities he had to win. or failing that he had to go down trying. instead he just wimped out. maybe men are just not as able to stand up and fight or maybe...... [Show More]
fisa and congress Post Source: blog.lordsutch.com Posted: Jan 26 2006 01:59:33
thomas smith inquires
why would fisa provide for warrantless surveillance during wartime for 15 days only after a declaration of war this is a very strange provision if you think about it. there is no reason to expect that the first 15 days of a war would be when warrantless surveillance would be most useful. or is the idea that in the event of a sneak attack you might need to begin eavesdroppi...... [Show More]
advisory board member tom smith comments on the value of political prediction markets. were certainly looking forward to addressing these sorts of issues on the wsx. from the post
imagine the effect it would have on current debates of great importance. if the patriot was not renewed and bets on there being a terrorist attack on american soil in the next 24 months might go up by 50 or maybe ev...... [Show More]
marine exam Post Source: stuartbuck.blogspot.com Posted: Dec 16 2005 15:10:00
i second tom smiths comment bias against the bulky about this article that briefly mentions the marine corps physical exam he said if i wanted a shot at this id have to ace the physical fitness test where a perfect score consisted of 20 pullups 100 crunches in two minutes and a threemile run in 18 minutes.3 miles in 18 minutes 20 pullups those are very different tasks for someone who weighs 22...... [Show More]
we are very pleased to announce the addition of thomas a.c. smith to the wsx advisory board
professor smith was a rhodes scholar at oxford where he studied philosophy and economics and was notes and topics editor of the yale law journal. he clerked on the u.s. court of appeals for the district of columbia circuit and taught law at the university of colorado and the university of california dav...... [Show More]
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