The Yin Blog
"Law, politics, pop culture, sports, and a touch of Iowa."
Author: Tung Yin, an associate law professor at the University of Iowa, has clerked in the Central District of California and for judges in the 9th and 10th Circuits.
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Recent Posts from The Yin Blog
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Tim Russert, RIP
I never watched "Meet the Press," but I've been impressed with Tim Russert's appearances on MSNBC during the primary coverage. I was heading out to fill the car's gas tank (heh, "only" $3.89/gallon) when I…
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Iowa trouble
For those of you who've been reading about the massive flooding here in Iowa in general and Iowa City in specific, yes, it is really bad. The 380 freeway, which connects Iowa City to the…
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"In Plain Sight" -- out of sight for me
In recent years, summer has been a good time for television shows. CBS's "Survivor" and Fox's "American Idol" actually started as summer offerings and did so well they got moved into the "regular" schedule. My…
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HRC's "assassination" comment
Olbermann pretty much says it all: You have to wonder, at some point, does she violate enough core values of Democrats that they'll break free of party loyalty and actually consider whether they'd "win" if…
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Go away, winter, it's almost May!
Today, while looking out my office window, I saw something that suspiciously like snow drifting down from the sky. I mean, it's almost May! What is up with this winter?!?
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Who's the real "4 more years of George Bush"?
I hear the constant refrain from the Clinton and Obama campaigns that John McCain can't be allowed to win, because that will be just 4 more years of the Bush Administration. It's not an implausible…
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Howard Dean to me: The Democrats are doing the Republicans' job
Well, that's not exactly what he said:We can't let John McCain get away with it.A recent report by the Associated Press has revealed that the Republican National Committee is pulling together a joint fund with…
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Neal Stephenson & Iowa City
Neal Stephenson, who's one of the few American sci-fi authors that I can think of who can stand up to a recent wave of British space opera/cyber-punk writers (Richard K. Morgan, Alastair Reynolds, Peter F.…
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Yes, men are *that* shallow, apparently
This explains a lot:Women seeking a lifelong mate might do well to choose the guy a notch below them in the looks category. New research reveals couples in which the wife is better looking than…
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Experience to be President
If Hillary Clinton's main claim to the Democratic nomination over Barack Obama is her greater "experience" (in what?), then can we safely assume that she also believes that the country made a mistake in electing…