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NEW CIVILITY WATCH: Puerto Rican Governor: I’ll punch Trump in the mouth….

NEW CIVILITY WATCH: Puerto Rican Governor: I’ll punch Trump in the mouth. Read more detail on Recent Law Professor posts –

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I’ll Just Be Over Here In My Fallout Shelter

It would be impossible to react to every piece of misinformation or poor reporting about climate change—let alone every misguided opinion editorial—that lives online today, but Bret Stephens’ February 15 piece in the New York Times strikes me as warranting … Continue reading

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Ill. Gov. Bruce Rauner Slams Airbnb, Politicizes Personal Ideology

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner is calling for an investigation into Airbnb, claiming the company enforces discrimination against Israelis. The popular home-sharing agglomerate recently announced that it’d de-list any properties located in Israeli settlements in the West Bank. The West Bank, … Continue reading

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Attorney Sidebar: “Tell me a fact and I’ll learn. Tell me a truth and I’ll believe. But tell me a story and it will live in my heart forever.”

We have come along way on the power of storytelling since those early days when Trog told the clan of the chase and the kill of the lion;  but the tradition persists today.  Although it’s in our DNA and is … Continue reading

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Elon Musk: I’ll dub my flamethrower “Not a Flamethrower” to thwart customs

Enlarge (credit: Boring Company) Last weekend, the Boring Company offered 20,000 novelty flamethrowers for sale. By Thursday, all 20,000 had sold out. But now Elon Musk says the company has hit an obstacle. "Some customs agencies are saying they won’t … Continue reading

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