Reports today of a potential class action lawsuit against Google on behalf of trademark holders in Texas. At issue, apparently, is Google practice of allowing
Category: Ideas
Information and Fairness
Insider trading is a classic example of the instrumental value of information and it reminds us of how markets are socially constructed (not in the
Whose Information?
Robert Smith had a piece (“Sept. 11 Families Want Confidential Files Released“) on NPR’s Morning Edition today that dovetails nicely with a number of posts
Du-Jour-ism: The Cost of Short Term Culture
Listening to the news media parrot politicians’ posturing over the AIG bonuses made me see some disturbing parallels. It seems that the search for A
Why are Newspapers Disappearing
In recent weeks we’ve read of the demise of several major newspapers. Most of the analytical conversation about these events suggests that newspapers are getting
Majors and Departments
Why are something like 90% or more of our majors bound to departments and disciplines? Answer: lots of reasons, some of them good ones. But
