Over at Nobody's Business, I explain why Professor Steven Levitt's daughter should have the right to become a drug-addled prostitute. No, really. … [Read more...] about Professor Levitt’s “Daughter Test”
Joel Rosenberg R.I.P.
Ah, dammit: Joel Rosenberg - husband, father, menschOn Wednesday afternoon, June 1, 2011, Joel had a respiratory depression that caused a heart attack, anoxic brain damage and major organ failure. Despite the very best efforts of the paramedics and the team at Hennepin County Medical Center, Joel was pronounced brain dead at around 5:37pm Thursday June 2nd, In accordance … [Read more...] about Joel Rosenberg R.I.P.
Towards a Definition of Reasonable Doubt: A Modest Proposal
I'm not sure, but I think I may have just taken a huge step toward solving one of the toughest problems in criminal law: The meaning of reasonable doubt. It is famously difficult to define this standard for members of the jury, which is a problem, because they're supposed to use it to decide if someone is guilty. Scott Greenfield brought this up again a couple of months ago in … [Read more...] about Towards a Definition of Reasonable Doubt: A Modest Proposal
And Now For Some (Almost) Porn
It's probably a sign that there's something wrong with me, but somehow I find this video charming. It's composed entirely of just-before-things-get-naughty scenes from porno movies. I guess that knowing what happens next produces a certain tension with the innocent music and images. Warning: In and of itself, it's safe for work, but technically these are scenes of porn stars in … [Read more...] about And Now For Some (Almost) Porn
Make Them Stop Taking Our Computers
There are many things wrong in this story, but let me focus on this one for the moment: That's right, not only were they forced to live under the accusation of being child pornographers, but the FBI naturally had to seize all their computers, since they contained all the evidence. Like nice pictures of their cat Fluffy. Shouldn't that have had some impact on the … [Read more...] about Make Them Stop Taking Our Computers