June 2016
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Another incident involving Thomas Pogge
Philosopher Erin Kelly (Tufts) invited me to share her experience when she was a prospective graduate student: Spring 1984 I visited Columbia University as a prospective graduate student. TP showed me the campus and encouraged me to come. After I left he followed up with a phone call. I told him I planned to enroll…
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6 factual errors and several misleading statements in recent New York Times story by Noam Scheiber
New York Times reporter Noam Scheiber was kind enough to respond to my open letter and ask if I could point to anything specifically factually wrong with his story. My response is below. Noam, Thanks so much for responding. Yes, there are at least 6 factual errors in the article, and several misleading statements. I’ll…
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Instantaneous Laser Incineration: A Modest Proposal
I know that many readers are concerned that, after the massacre of degenerate young people in Orlando by a 2nd-Amendment-freedom-lover affiliated with ISIS, there is a real risk that normal Republicans and Christians could be affected by the proliferation of Instantaneous Laser Incineration (ILI) technology. Obviously, the Framers of the Constitution were concerned with the threat of…
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An Open Letter to New York Times Journalist Noam Scheiber: Journalists Should Consult Peer-Reviewed Research, Not Bloggers (Michael Simkovic)
To: noamscheiber@gmail.com Dear Mr. Scheiber: Have you seen this line of peer-reviewed research, which estimates the boost to earning from a law degree including the substantial proportion of law graduates who do not practice law? Michael Simkovic & Frank McIntyre, The Economic Value of a Law Degree, 43 J. Legal Stud. 249 (2014) Michael Simkovic…
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On the radio in Los Angeles tomorrow, Saturday, June 18
I'll be on Gurvey's Law tomorrow (Saturday) from 2-3 pm Pacific time, 790 KABC talk radio. Not sure whether it is live-streamed. I had an enjoyable conversation with Mr. Gurvey, who studied philosophy as an undergraduate Brown (wrote a senior thesis with Dan Brock I learned on omissions and consequentialism) before becoming a lawyer. We cover a…
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Chicago’s Martha Nussbaum wins 2016 Kyoto Prize
It gives me particular pleasure to report that my colleague Martha Nussbaum is this year's winner; past philosophers recognized with this Prize include Jurgen Habermas, W.V.O. Quine, Karl Popper, and Charles Taylor.
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Martha Nussbaum wins 2016 Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy
I'm particularly pleased to report that my colleague Martha Nussbaum is the winner of the 2016 Kyoto Prize for "Thought and Ethics," previously awarded to Charles Taylor, Jurgen Habermas, W.V.O. Quine, and Karl Popper, among others.
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Ban civilian ownership of the AR-15 assault rifle, once again
A nicely done item from the Boston Globe. If you live in Ohio, Arizona, North Dakota, New Hampshire, Wisconsin, or North Carolina, the article makes it easy to send the article via social media to your Senator.
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Dopey Donald Chump is self-destructing
His unfavorable rating hits a new high (while Clinton's improves), and his poll numbers are collapsing, with Clinton now having a 12% lead. One thing about most Americans, they are nice and polite people, and Dopey Donald Chump is neither.
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2016 Routledge, Taylor & Francis Prize for work publishes by non-tenure-track faculty…
…goes to Shane Duarte (PhD, Penn) and Benjamin Lennertz (PhD, Southern California).
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On the threat Trump poses to democracy
Philosopher Katalin Balog (Rutgers) comments, and comments astutely. (I'm less sympathetic with her take on Clinton and Sanders, but she really nails the dangerousness of Trump.)
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20 Most-Cited Intellectual Propery & Cyberlaw Faculty, 2010-2014 (inclusive)
Once again, drawing on the data from the 2015 Sisk study: Rank Name School Citations Age in 2016 1 Mark Lemley Stanford University 2400 50 2 Robert Merges University of California, Berkeley 1030 57 3 Dan Burk University of California, Irvine 780 54 4 Pamela Samuelson University of California, Berkeley 760 68 5…
I never met Alan, sadly, but his work leading the charge in making philosophy of sex “a thing” in contemporary…