Trust, Standing, and Communication
The week’s “Almost All-Rush-Limbaugh” posts got me to thinking about language and the use thereof, and this of course always makes me think of Mr. Carlin (requiescat in pace). Needless to say, this post...
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Intellectual Property, Abstract v. Natural Right, Part IV
The fourth post in a series. In post I, we outlined a 10,000 – okay, 100,000 – foot view of the legal history of intellectual property in law. In post II, we covered some...
Intellectual Property, Abstract v. Natural Right, Part III
The third post in a series. In post I, we outlined a 10,000 – okay, 100,000 – foot view of the legal history of intellectual property in law. In post II, we covered some...
Surreal
Sometimes, the nuttiness of the world goes from making me shake my head to making me shake my head until I stop and then… channeling my inner teenager, I muse… “Hey, that’s actually kind...
In the “Things Go Right, Sometimes” Category
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rules that the act of decrypting data is testimonial and therefore protected by the Fifth Amendment.
Intellectual Property, Abstract v. Natural Right, Part II
This is the second post in a series. The first post is here. In this post, I’m going to get into the weeds of Hegel’s “Elements of the Philosophy of Right”, the Cambridge Text...
Intellectual Property, Abstract v. Natural Right, Part I
Since I’m having a hard time writing new material due to physical limitations more than creative ones, I’m taking a paper I wrote and breaking it into a bunch of blog posts. This is...
These Things I Assume To Be True
An old blog post, resurrected and edited slightly for today. Household work is not the sole responsibility of either the male or female partner in a relationship. Any gender linkage to job roles should...
Virginia’s Ultrasound Law
Slate reports: This week, the Virginia state Legislature passed a bill that would require women to have an ultrasound before they may have an abortion. Because the great majority of abortions occur during the...
The Art Imbroglio, Cont.
The League managed to turn a discussion about High vs. Low Art into a discussion about Conservative vs. Liberal Art over the last few days… I wonder if I’m the only one that noticed...
Call Out For Awesome
I’m going through my old blog commenting haunts and discovered Dr. Free-Ride has put out a call to help a group of high school science students fund their trip to CERN. The group is...
Komen v Planned Parenthood
Since everyone in the League had the good sense to avoid this story all week, I thought I’d ruin our Friday. (edited to add) Well, not everybody. (/edited) Today, the Komen Foundation retracted its...
Look, Ma… I’m a Terrorist!
The FBI guidelines for spotting suspicious activity in an Internet Cafe: Are overly concerned about privacy, attempts to shield the screen from view of others Check! Always pay cash or use credit card(s) in...
The Problem with IT, Part I
There have been a number of comments on a recent post that have glanced sidelong at a problem domain with which I’m reasonably familiar… and since we have a number of digital gearheads who...
The Realistic Bigotry of Reality in the Workplace
(While discussing Murray’s Quiz, I made the following comment and Will thought it was good enough for a post, so here’s the post version, slightly edited.) As silly – and limited – of a...
Grimly Dark Humor Places
It’s a sign that I am in a godawful weird place that this headline made me laugh hysterically. I think I may need to call this an early night.
Comment Rescue: Stereotypes
Joey Jo Jo says in two comments: In my opinion, some stereotypes are cheered here (including heroic contortions to portray them not as stereotypes) while others are roundly rejected. this is fine. the issue...
Montana Dissed Citizens United
Law.com reports (registration required, but it’s free). FTA: In Citizens United, the Court ruled that the First Amendment prohibited government from limiting the independent spending of corporations and unions on “electioneering,” or communicating about...
