Monthly Archives: December 2011

December 31, 2011

Brief History Of Jubilees

from economist Michael Hudson, who is on the blogroll.  Starting with the ancient Sumerians, of all things. It’s readable even though it’s kind of dense stuff, which is a tribute to Dr. Hudson’s rhetorical skills. Highly recommended.  Especially for lawyers.

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December 31, 2011

It’s The Central Problem..

…of litigating on behalf of disfavored litigants.  Meaning personal injury plaintiffs and criminal defendants.  Meaning they are disfavored by judges, of course. In John Grisham’s fictional legal world, judges are always fair and yield to the evidence, so Grisham just … Continue reading →

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December 29, 2011

Mockery

I don’t know which aspect of this puff piece is more stunning:  the stupefying dishonesty of Tom Moran indicating his utter contempt for the truth, not to mention the public; or the thoroughly fawning character of the article itself, when … Continue reading →

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December 27, 2011

Saving The World, Revised Edition, Part III

Continuing with our revised proposal, then: 3.  A one year moratorium on taxation of any kind.  The government(s) will retain a sizable portion of the monetary wealth of the nation:  in the US, 10% of the available gold would remain … Continue reading →

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December 27, 2011

Saving The World, Revised Edition, Part II

The law can do all these things.  But it would have to be the most fundamental and unarguable kind of law:  in the US, for example, it would mean a constitutional amendment.  But in any case, these things can be … Continue reading →

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December 27, 2011

Saving The World, Revised Edition, Part I

Well, somebody’s gotta do it. I’m kidding, of course.  Well, half kidding anyway.  I’ve been making proposals all along, really, that have half serious components like offing the Secretary of the Treasury if he acts in bad faith.  I hope … Continue reading →

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December 25, 2011

Merry Christmas

to all readers, commenters and guests.  And please take a moment to remember those who are unfortunate and have no home or other comforts during this often very lonely season.  

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December 23, 2011

Nature Of Money, Steve Keen, Chartalism And Lawyers

Vox Day is having the same kind of problem with Robert Wenzel and the Economic Policy Journal that I had just about one year ago:  it appears that Wenzel and his troop are fundamentally confused about the nature of money, … Continue reading →

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December 22, 2011

Get Deployed To Iraq…

Return to the US to find your home has been repossessed by the bank while you were gone, in violation of federal law. How can that happen?  Judges let them. The US Treasury is conducting a “civil investigation”, even though … Continue reading →

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December 22, 2011

Doing Kafka Proud

As he often does, Radley Balko chronicles the latest and greatest outrage of police abusing their power.  This time, there is the additional twist that the courts, which are the bulwark against governmental abuse of power, facilitate it through disingenuous … Continue reading →

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December 17, 2011

Latest Max Keiser

Very interesting stuff about JP Morgan being under investigation by the New York State Attorney General:    

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December 16, 2011

More Steve Keen

Obviously, I’m going to have to catch up with him.  Here’s an interview with the BBC from late November: Obviously, it is quite courageous for an economics professor anywhere in the world, even Australia, to start talking about debt jubilees.  … Continue reading →

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December 16, 2011

Rule Of Law Crisis

It’s an ongoing thing.  But lawyers and judges, having (with some exceptions, of course, such as dedicated CDL’s) largely abdicated their important socio-political role in favor of going along, are content to let their own crisis be thought of as … Continue reading →

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December 15, 2011

Casey Anthony – A Frustrated Ritual Sacrifice

In individuals, wallowing is regarded as a character flaw.  But when the giant collective does the same thing, it somehow becomes sanctified, imbued with religious fervor.  And the flock adores its priests. The frustration of the powerful but primitive urge … Continue reading →

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December 12, 2011

Occupy Port Shut Down (Updated)

The plan, apparently, is to shut down every port on the west coast of the US and Canada.  Very ambitious.  It’s supposed to be today, but I haven’t seen any news coverage of it. The video is well done, albeit … Continue reading →

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