I know that everybody stuck here in the wake of the mortgage securities crisis hates bankers, but it still seems like there's something wrong about this: The news for Wegelin, its headquarters nestled in the town of St. Gallen next to the Appenzell Alps near the German-Austrian borders, would only get worse. Six days later the U.S. Justice Department, acting on plans it had … [Read more...] about The Long Arm of the Justice Department
Inappropriate At Work
I'm taking my employer's mandatory security training course, and I just ran across this paragraph: The World Wide Web is a powerful tool for such tasks as research, communication, marketing and more. It provides access to more information than we could read in our lifetimes. Unfortunately, it has also become inundated with sites that are completely inappropriate for our work … [Read more...] about Inappropriate At Work
Some Background for Thinking About Reasonable Doubt
A few months ago, after reading posts about the concept of reasonable doubt in our legal system by Scott Greenfield and Rick Horowitz, I decided to tackle the subject myself. Despite my facetious claim of a breakthrough, I didn't really reach any great conclusions, but that didn't keep me from rambling on for a while. (And it's not going to stop me this time, either.) As with … [Read more...] about Some Background for Thinking About Reasonable Doubt
iPhones, Foxxconn, and Hypocrisy
I've been meaning to write something about the recent criticism of Apple's use of the Foxxconn factory in China, but now I don't have to, because my co-blogger Rogier has just posted a great piece about it over at Nobody's Business. So go check out The iPhone owner's guide to liberal hypocrisy. I guarantee that it is far more interesting than my obligatory post on the State of … [Read more...] about iPhones, Foxxconn, and Hypocrisy
The State of the Union in 2012
I'm always late to this party -- it's become a Twitter thing -- but as has been my occasional custom, here are a few thoughts about the President's State of the Union address. Obama should, of course, be judged more by his actions than by what he says, but as with anyone in authority, understanding his thoughts and ideas is helpful.Arguably, the State of the Union speech is … [Read more...] about The State of the Union in 2012