Less than the Least
"We are both law professors and evangelical Protestants—a weird combination in our time. We hope it’s also an interesting combination. We plan to write about the things that interest us, professionally and personally: crime and criminal justice (Stuntz), corporate governance, credit, and bankruptcy (Skeel), the culture wars, politics, literature and the arts, and other topics."
Author: Dan Skeel is a law professor at the University of Pennsylvania, and William Stuntz is a law professor at Harvard University.
Blawg Related Categories: Bankruptcy Law • Corporate Law • Criminal Justice • Harvard University • University of Pennsylvania • Law Professor
Recent Posts from Less than the Least
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Bailouts and Preemptive Strikes--Skeel
One of many interesting questions I was asked while presenting a paper called “Bankruptcy or Bailouts?” at Professor Ted Janger’s bankruptcy seminar at Brooklyn Law School yesterday was whether there’s a connection between the ethos…
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Health News, and the Cost of Cancer Treatment--Stuntz
I haven’t posted for far too long; sorry about that. I’ve been hunkered down, trying to manage chemo—which is harder this time around than it was last year—and also trying to make some progress on a…
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Stuntz on Suffering
Bill had an article called "Three Gifts for Hard Times" in the August issue of Christianity Today, which I suspect will be of particular interest to those who have followed his posts on his cancer treatment. I…
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DealBook Dialogue on the Financial Crisis--Skeel
The NY Times DealBook blog is hosting a dialogue on the financial crisis, with a variety of folks (I'm the least of them, by any yardstick) weighing in. Several of the initial columns have been…
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The Ardi Fossils--Skeel
I happened to be reading the transcript of the 1925 Scopes (“Monkey”) trial the other evening, then woke up to front page pictures of Ardi, who was described “a 4.4 million-year-old human forbear.” Scopes and Ardi…
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Deer--Skeel
As the days shorten and fall activities begin, one of the summer rituals I will miss most is sitting on our back porch at the end of the day. At around 7pm most days, white tailed…
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Life Issues and Healthcare Reform--Skeel
A key issue with both life issues that have flared up in the healthcare debate—“death panels” and funding for abortion—is coercion. If healthcare reform requires doctors to consult with their elderly or other patients about end…
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Kennedy's Passing--Skeel
Like nearly everyone who does not inhabit the left, I’ve always had deeply mixed feelings about Ted Kennedy—admiration for his dedication and accomplishments mixed with distaste for his partisan excesses and the seamy side of…
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Bernanke--Skeel
In announcing Ben Bernanke’s nomination to another term as Federal Reserve chair, President Obama said he "approached a financial system on the verge of collapse with calm and wisdom." This seems a fair characterization of Bernanke’s personal demeanor,…
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Still More Cancer, and Hope--Stuntz
Last week, my oncologist told me the results of the latest set of films: I appear to have a cluster of four small tumors on the left side of my abdomen, and one slightly larger…