Redefining Open Access for the Legal Information Market

My latest article, “Redefining Open Access for the Legal Information Market,” appears in the Fall 2006 issue of Law Library Journal. I have also posted it on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
The open access movement in legal scholarship, inasmuch as it is driven within the law library community over concerns about the rising [...]

Do you want to win in Iraq?

From Shakespeare’s Sister:
The implication has been, since before we ever marched into Iraq, that people with “hard” questions never wanted us to win, and still don’t. But speaking as someone who has never viewed “Do you want us to win in Iraq?” a fair question under these circumstances, wanting us to win was never as [...]

Cheaper by the dozen

HowManyOfMe.com

There are:
12
people with my name
in the U.S.A.

How many have your name?

Machine Guns Under the Peace Bridge?

U.S. Firing Plans for Great Lakes Raise Concerns - New York Times:
For the first time, Coast Guard officials want to mount machine guns routinely on their cutters and small boats here and around all five of the Great Lakes as part of a program addressing the threats of terrorism after Sept. 11.
And, for the first [...]

In a few days…

I should have my new Sony Reader.  W00t!

Keith Olbermann is the Jet Li of Political Commentary

For several months, MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann has been concluding some of his programs with special commentaries on the failings of the Bush administration and descent into darkness of the Republican party.  Last night’s commentary was a devastating smackdown to Bush for his continued attacks on American democracy.  See the video here.  Here are a few [...]

Philosophical funnies

I’m sure I would enjoy this even more if I had actually read Nietzche, but even so, it is oddly addictive: The Nietsche Family Circus.

PPME Wrapup and Criticisms

My good intentions to live-blog the Podcast Expo went awry after I found that the wi-fi access in the convention center were so unreliable.  The Ballrooms, where the biggest sessions were held, had good connectivity, but the smaller sessions (most of the ones I attended) kept teasing me with the hope that I might actually [...]