May 2014

Florida's legislature has just passed a bill that is an interesting variation on the wave of other foreign law bans that have been enacted in U.S. states.  Florida's new law would ban the use of foreign law in Florida state courts if that law "contravenes the strong public policy" of Florida or if the "law is unjust or unreasonable."  It...

Before the Piketty bubble reaches stage six (at this rate, sometime later today), a few thoughts on the geosocial implications of his theory of inequality. That theory has been getting the lion's share of the lion-sized attention showered on Capital in the 21st Century (Kindle edition available only). Those of you reading the reviews (if not the book itself) will know...