This week on Law Talk, The professors and first mate Troy Senik discuss the best reason to become a law professor (hint: it has to do with a certain season), the Wisconsin recall election, voting rights issues in Florida, the law of the sea treaty, revisiting DOMA, and the Richard and John boldly go on the record with their predictions for the upcoming Supreme Court ObamaCare ruling. Arrrrgh! Hold them to it, listeners!
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Feb '12
Re: The Law of The Sea
The one thing that I think was missed in the discussion of LOST is that if approved it would give the United Nations what it does not have and that is an independent revenue stream. I for one am very uncomfortable with giving that to the UN. One can only guess what they would decide to spend that revenue on, and given the socialist nature of the organization they would find themselves needing more and more revenue, which they would get by making the more prosperous nations pay "their fair share". That does not seem like a very good trade off for some more coastal land that our own socialists won't let us use.
Aug '10
Re: The Law of The Sea
Definitely one of the most entertaining of EJHill's photos.
May '10
Re: The Law of The Sea
Troy Senik: Ricochet's hope for lowering the National Depp.
Dec '10
Re: The Law of The Sea
Oh, Yeti, very nice find for the musical out-tro!
Aug '10
Re: The Law of The Sea
Priceless Photoshop. Thanks for starting my morning off with a laugh.
Feb '11
Re: The Law of The Sea
As a former student, I want to confirm Professor Epstein's enthusiam and gift for teaching. While I was at the University of Chicago Law School, there was no professor more giving of his time or more willing to engage with students. This is high praise, the Law School had an excellent faculty.
He taught by example as well as in class. Despite the unpopularity of some of his views (even at UofC), he always treated those with opposing views with respect and patience, something I have sought to emulate during my nearly 30-year career.
Dec '10
Re: The Law of The Sea
I absolutely love these podcasts. My world has always focused on science & engineering type topics and I can tell you that you guys are making me think about different things. It turns out that I don't agree with you on some stuff, but I would say you've shown me some areas (ok, many areas) where my analysis is woven with ignorance. Very helpful and it is making me consider things more carefully. So thank you and keep up the good work!
Jul '11
Re: The Law of The Sea
Regarding the recall election, it was quite entertaining to see "democracy" in action while mobs occupied the state house, out-of-state interests traveled to Wisconsin and spent considerable effort threatening lawmakers and citizens, and yet Walker won (I hate to call it "winning", since he already won an election) by a highly comfortable margin. What's missing now is the backlash that should be occurring whenever the electoral process is subverted for the interests of a very narrow group of people, whose very existence is based on how deep their snout can be buried in the public trough. The time for public employee unions is at an end. If you don't invite the taxpayer to the negotiation table, there is no incentive for either of the other 2 parties (the politician and the union) to do anything other than agree on higher compensation packages - which has resulted in the unfunded liability crisis at the state level that is highly comparable to the national level, and there isn't enough taxable income available to pay for all it, regardless. This incestuous relationship has to change - it has to end.
Aug '10
Re: The Law of The Sea
randykat: The one thing that I think was missed in the discussion of LOST is that if approved it would give the United Nations what it does not have and that is an independent revenue stream. ยท Jun 6 at 10:39pm
Corruption beyond immagination.
Aug '10
Re: The Law of The Sea
The treaty permits States to establish an effective 600-mile exclusion zone on seabed exploitation. Would this not legitimize China's ambitions in the South China Sea, and elsewhere?