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The Least Popular Agency

Posted on December 26, 2007
As I sit in the Seattle airport I read that TSA (the airport security people) are neck-and-neck with the IRS for status as "most disliked government agency." Apparently, they are also likely to surpass the Post Office as the butt of jokes.Which was on point for this traveler, because TSA was in fact the MOST disliked government today at noon when he was subjected to a "random security search" at Pullman, Washington...

I do not fancy I know what I do not know*

Posted on December 21, 2007
Prof. Somin of the VC links to the handy poll results below. He is surprised by how little people know about the issues based on the percentage of people who claim they need more information. Personally, I don't think there's anything wrong with that...

No, the World Is Not Ending

Posted on December 18, 2007
The New Yorker reports that reading will soon be extinct. There's a lot in the article to ponder (only 11% can contrast two editorials' view points?!), but I think it neglects one possible explanation: the rise of reading in the workplace. As the economy has become more white-collar and services-oriented, there's more reading at work...

Numbers Game

Posted on December 17, 2007
For those who recently swore in to the California Bar, your bar numbers should start popping up on the website. That is all. Also, this whole bar number thing is a lot like the Stonecutters. [For bonus points: the partner next to my office has to attend a Boy Scouts event where Jerry Mathers of Leave it to Beaver fame is the guest of honor...

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Oh, Berkeley

Posted on December 17, 2007
From the San Francisco Chronicle, regarding the Downtown Planning Advisory Committee's recommendations on what Berkeley should do next:----Another potential problem with the plan is that no one knows if it's economically feasible. Developers might not be able to make a profit with the proposed height limits and green construction requirements, ultimately leaving downtown in the long-term slump it's in now...

A Contrarian Theory of the Iowa Caucuses

Posted on December 13, 2007
Politics posts tend to fare poorly on N&B, but if people are desperate for procrastination, I want to suggest a new theory about Iowa & NH primaries. Here goes.It has become very trendy to bash Iowa and NH for their central role in the primaries: They have too much influence on the nomination (see, e...

Arcane Bluebook Question

Posted on December 11, 2007
Pardon the interruption, but I have a challenge for the Bluebook mavens out there. Which of the following is correct:1. N.D.W.Va.2. N.D.W. Va.3. N.D. W.Va.4. N.D. W. Va.My co-workers seem to think it's 4. They're probably right. But it looks ugly on the page...

Let's give grants to the [poor] rich

Posted on December 10, 2007
Just as our Dean is celebrating his recent win to raise our tuition (err- the UC calls it "student fees" because the state supposedly doesn't charge "tuition" - but that's a long story), I see Harvard's recent announcement.I'm not offering any solutions with this post, and I know there will come a time I need to put my money where my mouth is (when DE comes calling)...

The Good Old Days of Martial Law

Posted on December 10, 2007
COL Morris Davis, USAF, has an opinion piece in today's LAT that is worth sharing. Just to put things in context, COL Davis is an Air Force JAG officer who was appointed as the chief prosecutor of the military commissions at Guantanamo Bay. During the case of Australian David Hicks, COL Davis threatened to bring charges against Hicks' lawyer, MAJ Mori, USMC, for bashing Bush in the Aussie media...

Continuing That Fine Berkeley Tradition

Posted on December 07, 2007
Many 1L's expressed frustration this fall that they were required to take (2) elective courses, regardless of the credit load. IP-ers could take intro to IP (which is now divided into two classes, totaling 5 credits) and satisfy the requirement. Con Law-ers, who will also be taking 5 credits, were required to take another elective, for a heavier credit burden...

I <3 GMail

Posted on December 05, 2007
Breaking News: Gmail has added a new feature integrating AIM buddies to its chat. This is the latest of several changes including colored labels, and yellow smiley faces. I am seriously in love with gmail.

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