Seriously. "This Website has been designed by French and Canadians scientists who seek to understand the effect of various electoral systems on electoral results. Does the way votes are counted have an influence on who is ultimately elected? Are these systems really different? Is one better...
A few days ago Ben Wittes posted on the role of Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC) in Henry V. I was a bit mystified by the failure to mention the.
So apparently Hugo Chavez is dead. Discuss. If you get your breaking news from LGM... well, you probably just shouldn't get your breaking news from LGM.
Updated below This is a cautionary tale about, among other things, what happens when highly privileged people who should know better don't have the courage to stand up to an out of control internet bully and cyber stalker. Here's the series of events: (more…)
Great point about the how the tragic death of Len Bias turned into a disastrous policy legacy: Bias's death loosed all kinds of terrible ideas on the nation, foremost among.
FDR's first inaugural was 80 years ago yesterday, and Ira Katznelson has a terrific book about the New Deal. My review is up at the Prospect: The New Deal—which Katznelson.
I was really struck by this photo of Venus through Saturn's rings: Venus is the dot. It reminded me of a time, not too long ago I guess, back in the late 1960s and early 1970s, when the sight of our planet from space put our...
This is the first in a series of posts. Others in the series can be found here and here. Updated below A distinguished lawyer asks: Brian Leiter, aka the Director.
Pronunciation: /ˈdɛməʊkræt/ 1. An adj. that isn't one used by conservative members of the Republic Party to sound deliberately and defiantly ignorant because that's something to be proud of. Not.
Jesus Christ, what a pathetic operation Tucker Carlson is operating.
Jeb Bush flip-flopping on immigration, now saying he doesn't support a path toward citizenship for undocumented Americans, is a sign that leading Republicans can be serious about winning the 2016.
What if I asked you if a once inexplicably prominent liberal blogger was also on the receiving end of the same blood money as Josh Trevino, who would you guess?.