Yahoo recently hired a pregnant woman to be their new CEO. This is generating a fair amount of discussion on the subject. The best so far is from Forbes. [Marissa Mayer]’s a CEO and can give herself work-from-home days if… Continue Reading
When we talk about school choice, one aspect of it that I don’t see discussed enough is the effect that our current model has on larger society. Namely, our districting system has distorting effects on real estate prices and economic… Continue Reading
Kristen Stewart, the attractive actress who woodenly plays the Mary Sue heroine of the astonishingly bad yet ridiculously popular “Twilight” movies by never smiling ever (seriously, this is the best I think she can do), turns out to have been… Continue Reading
I hope to write more on a particular aspect of his piece at some point soon, but to jump ahead of myself I wanted to say that I really enjoyed North’s piece on heteronormity and Russell’s on Sally Ride. I… Continue Reading
My chief complaint about the new “Ice Cream Sandwich” Android 4.0 OS that recently installed itself on my phone is that it’s extremely easy to stack icons for apps on top of one another, and rather difficult to subsequently separate them.… Continue Reading
It is remarkably easy for men to believe that the gender gap is primarily a function of life choices and that, when the rubber hits the road, there isn’t actually all that much discrimination. It’s true that the realities of… Continue Reading
While it’s been a couple of years since I started thinking of Republicans as “them” and not “us,” I nevertheless bemoan their complete collapse, because without a viable opposition party at the state level, Sacramento will never work towards finding… Continue Reading
A year ago, Norway suffered a mass spree killing at the hands of a sociopath with firearms. Seventy-seven people, many of them teenagers, were shot to death and the killer remains chillingly unapologetic. The Norwegian people underwent a massive national outpouring… Continue Reading
Decided in the same year as McCulloch v. Maryland, Trustees of Dartmouth College v. Woodward is often studied by law students for its interpretation of the Contract Clause and the Court’s ruling that states may not interfere with private contracts. In essence,… Continue Reading
I will not stress about the summary judgment motion. It will wait until Monday. If I repeat this to myself long enough, it will become true. For now, I can sit in my back yard and enjoy the finches and… Continue Reading