June 2012
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Visiting Professors at the Top Law Schools, 2012-13, 2nd Draft
MOVING TO FRONT FROM JUNE 5 As I've done before, I'm posting a list of the visiting professors (who hold university appointments elsewhere) at the top six law schools, the schools that are "top six" by almost all measures of faculty quality–which are also the schools that also typically have the most visiting professors on…
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New Books in June
Authors and/or publishers kindly sent me these new books this month: Manhunts: A Philosophical History by Gregoire Chamayou, trans. by Steven Rendall (Princeton University Press, 2012). The Responsibility of the Philosopher by Gianni Vattimo, trans. by William McCuaig (Columbia University Press, 2012). When is True Belief Knowledge? by Richard Foley (Princeton University Press, 2012). The…
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The mystery of June blog traffic
Usually as summer starts, blog readership declines, but not this month–as of this morning, the blog had already had over 300,000 unique visits and over 445,000 page views during June, compared to figures, respectively, of 283,000 and 421,000 a year ago. (June traffic is double what it was four years ago, but that is part…
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Speaking of people who should be disenfranchised…
….right-wing crazies react to the Supreme Court's decision on the Affordable Care Act. It would be funny if there weren't millions out there in this benighted country who "think" [sic] this way, many of whom vote, and many of whom are no doubt armed. (#6 is in error, however.)
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Proof that it’s the dog days of summer…
…Spiros is on holiday (sigh).
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Judge Posner on the Supreme Court’s Affordable Care Act Decision
He is, in many ways, a "conservative," though not when compared to the current crew on the Supreme Court!
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Texas Taliban Platform for 2012…
…otherwise known as the platform of the Texas Republican Party. Many readers have sent it, and it's an appalling read as always. These people should be disenfrancised and put under adult supervision until they grow up. A few gems: Rights Versus Products — We oppose calling welfare and other income and product redistribution schemes "rights"…
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2012-13 Hiring Seasons Begins…
…and several schools have already put out ads.
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Best “Joint Authorship” Names on an Article or Book?
Jerry Dworkin (UC Davis) submits this candidate from law: Perish, Shook, & Wiebelhaus-Brahm on Transitional Justice and the Arab Spring (posted on SSRN) He suggests a philosophy contest. Readers?
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A few comments on the Supreme Court Decision Regarding the Affordable Care Act
In the end, it was less bad than many had feared. Of the on-line commentary, I recommend this interview with Pam Karlan (Stanford) as a good place to start. A few quick comments of my own, with the caveat that while I keep up with parts of constitutional law, I haven't taught it since 1995. (1)…
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On the road yesterday and today…
…so I won't have anything till late on the decision of the super-legislature regarding the Affordable Care Act here in the U.S. Under existing precedents, it is clearly constitutional, but whenever the super-legislature takes a case in which that is true, trouble is afoot!
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Craig-Taylor Named Dean at NCCU
North Carolina Central University School of Law announced the appointment of Phylliss Craig-Taylor as its new dean. She is currently an associate dean at Charlotte School of Law. Craig-Taylor, who holds her JD from the University of Alabama, replaces outgoing dean Raymond Pierce. She will take the position next month.
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Giving to charity by philosophy students…
…and others. The assumption is that this has something to do with "generosity," which it might.
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Texas A&M To Buy Texas Wesleyan School of Law
Texas A&M University is buying Texas Wesleyan School of Law for $25 million. This is a huge win for all stakeholders in the law school. Further thoughts and details are here.
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UVA Board Meets Soon to Discuss Possible Reinstatement of President Sullivan
You can watch the proceedings live here, unless the Board votes to close the meeting, which it could do. (Thanks to Matt King for the pointer.) UPDATE: So Sullivan is reinstated as President, and Rector Dragas voted with a unanimous Board to reinstate her–so it's clear they got the Governor's message! The Board also voiced its…
Giovanni Molteni Tagliabue (Italy) Rationalized and Extended Democracy – The REDemo Project. Foreword by Gilberto Corbellini. Firenze University Press 2023.…