Herding CatsPublished on a semi-semi-regular basisDon't forget the good part- March 31, 2004 David Gelernter, a Yale professor writing in the Weekly Standard, reminds us not to forget that the war in Iraq did a lot of good even if we now question how we got there. Good stuff on page 2 especially....http://www.willeeks.com/nick/archives/000117.html Everyone is doing it- March 31, 2004 The US News has an insightful essay detailing the process by which media companies can end up creating major storylines. I imagine this happens fairly frequently. Let's say a feature writer thinks green luggage is becoming popular. So the reporter...http://www.willeeks.com/nick/archives/000116.html consent of the governed- March 26, 2004 Hugh Hewitt's article on gay marriage in the Weekly Standard succintly describes the most important and convincing argument against the gay marriage rights imposed by the Massachusetts Court. THE CONSENT OF THE GOVERNED is arguably the bedrock principle of the...http://www.willeeks.com/nick/archives/000115.html The psychology of the pledge- March 25, 2004 Jacob Levy has an interesting post at Volokh on the Pledge and whether it's an occasion for natural citizens to expressly accept the government under which we live.The Pledge isn't in any legal sense an oath of citizenship or loyalty....http://www.willeeks.com/nick/archives/000114.html False Imprisonment- March 24, 2004 The Star-Telegram has an extremely moving article on a man who was falsely imprisoned for 12 years and, now that he is free, studying at Wisconsin Law School. He, like many others in recent years, was freed thanks to DNA...http://www.willeeks.com/nick/archives/000113.html Professor Fakes Hate Crime on Campus- March 19, 2004 Having gone to UVA, I know all about claims (both true and alleged) of racial hate crimes. In an interesting twist, a Claremont McKenna professor has been caught faking a hate crime that sent the university into a frenzy. The...http://www.willeeks.com/nick/archives/000112.html The Social Promotion Solution: School Choice- March 17, 2004 Mayor Bloomberg's last minute maneuvers to end social promotion, the practice of promoting students with their peers (regardless of performance), have met significant controversy here in New York City. Experts and non-experts alike disagree on the effectiveness of social promotion...http://www.willeeks.com/nick/archives/000111.html Setting the record straight- March 17, 2004 The National Debate has started a NYTimes corrections page to correct all the columnsreports that the Times does not. There are other sites that have a similar purpose but this one is fairly amusing. The Times now recognizes that this...http://www.willeeks.com/nick/archives/000110.html Q: Why Do Americans work 50% more than Europeans- March 9, 2004 A: Tax rates. The surprising finding is that this marginal tax rate accounts for the predominance of the differences at points in time and the large change in relative labor supply over time with the exception of the Italian labor...http://www.willeeks.com/nick/archives/000109.html Just Desserts for the PC Crowd- March 8, 2004 From LA Observed, which has further coverage: Last week, the L.A. Times' Mark Swed filed a review of the opera "Die Frau Ohne Schatten" at the Music Center. He wrote that the Richard Strauss epic is "an incomparably glorious and...http://www.willeeks.com/nick/archives/000108.html |