The Faculty Lounge

According to a news story in the Huntsville Times yesterday, the state has been improperly (and thus, presumably, illegally) striking registered voters from the voting rolls. State court administrators say…

People unfamiliar with high school and college debate tend to express surprise and disgust about the nature of this fun activity. This response isn't new.  This was true back in…

With a razor thin 1-0 victory tonight, the White Sox sealed a place in the playoffs.  It's never fun to end your season in a slide (the Sox made a…

The world is turning topsy turvy these days.  The biggest banks evaporate overnight.  The market plunges - did anyone notice that NASDAQ dropped over 9% today?  And a conservative Republican…

I always enjoy new ways to come together and vote and/or bet on the Presidential election.  Now the Economist, surely the world's best-written newsweekly, has gotten into this sordid business. …

Thanks to Euguene Volokh, we now learn that the Minnesota teen arrested on misdemeanor counts of flag desecration will not be prosecuted.  Good news, to a point.  The conduct may…

My colleague, Karl Okamoto, has an op-ed today in the Inquirer, pointing out that the Paulson bailout proposal would effectively create the world's largest hedge fund.  And he figures that…

Here's an interesting new book for trial and courtroom junkies.  Rule 53: Capturing Hippies, Spies, Politicians and Murderers in an American Courtroom is the work of Andy Austin, a sketch…

The Nielsen Company - those old-tech folks who track TV viewership - has just released a report analyzing the extent to which Americans watched the Democratic and Republican conventions.  Here's…

Proving that the Supreme Court really does have limited power, Winona, Minnesota police arrested a 14 year for flag desecration - viz, writing on, shredding, and burning a flag.  He…