Monday Trivia, No. 151 [gingergene wins!]
More multinational trivia this week, including a complete (ish) table. Whether it’s better to be on top or on bottom of this list is to some extent a matter of opinion.
Author: Burt Likko
Dig The Doodle
Good graphic design should be simple and communicate in an immediately powerful way. Here’s an example.
The Ethics and Incentives of Socialized Law
Noam Scheiber makes a radical suggestion. Eric Posner has lots of reasons why it’ll never work. Burt Likko says, “There’s a few things neither of you bright fellows have thought of.”
Bad Attorney Advertistements, Part 4
Renting a high-quality video camera setup and hiring a guy to operate it must be substantially more expensive than I would have first assumed.
Stephen Glass Update
So, that Stephen Glass guy. Tried to become a lawyer. Whatever happened to him?
Sometimes The Headline Says It All
By chance, sometimes the U.S. News and World Report rankings provide actual insight validated by empirical evidence. This is one of those times.
Oleaginous Abundance
This appears to be the trendy item to have in your kitchen this season. But, what to do with it?
Lessons From Bar Fight Litigation
By special request: Burt Likko reflects on a dozen or so not-particularly-glamorous cases from early in his career.
Bizarre Political Ads, Part IV
The Republicans’ hope for capturing the governorship of California in 2014. No, really.
Bringing Baby to Dinner
What’s to do when some parent (who obviously isn’t you because of course you have better judgment than that) brings their child to an inappropriate place? Also: food porn from Chicago!
One Court To Rule Them All
Burt Likko is no rail engineer. But he is a lawyer, and that means he can offer at least one suggestion to moderate the ongoing boondoggle that is the California High Speed Rail Project.
Zora Neale Hurston: An American Story
A collaborative post by Chris and Burt Likko, telling the story of Zora Neale Hurston, an American writer who deserves to be better-known and better-read.
Dreaming of the Guild
Now, before you get all in a huff about the California Supreme Court admitting an undocumented alien to practice law, at least read Burt Likko’s digest of the ruling.
Monday Trivia, No. 146 [Randy Harris wins!]
Only five nations, including one that no longer exists, are on this week’s list.
Monday Trivia, No. 145 [Mark Thompson wins!]
A dramatic comparison between objective and per-capita listings for this weeks’ puzzle.
