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Case of the Day: Ragbir v. Sessions
I don’t know much of anything about Ravidath Ragbir. His website says that he was a longtime lawful permanent resident from Trinidad who was convicted of fraud and then, in 2006, ordered removed from the country. For nine years, the government had not deported him, he had lived a law-abiding and fruitful life, and he……
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A Calamitous Day
Friday was a calamitous day, a punch in America’s gut. I will just mention in passing the guilty plea by former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn to a felony charge of lying to the FBI and the President’s apparent unwitting admission that he tried to obstruct justice by asking the then-FBI Director, James Comey, to……
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The Thought Experiment
I would like to share my own second reaction to what happened in Charlottesville and then yesterday in New York. My first reaction was anger. My second reaction is not just a reaction but a prescription. I’d go so far as to say I’m going to offer words of wisdom. I can say they’re words……
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Trump’s Fire and Fury
When I was in college, my roommate, the very sharp Matt Gerke, had taken an undergraduate course in game theory and gotten interested. He went to see the professor, Avinash Dixit, to ask about taking a graduate course in the field in the next semester. Professor Dixit stared intently at Matt as he made his……
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The Trump Justice Department On Subpoenas To Journalists
Last week the Attorney General said that the Department of Justice is revisiting its policies on subpoenas to journalists. He made the comment in the context of discussions of the damaging and embarrassing leaks that continue to bedevil the administration. Attorney General Sessions referred to leaks of classified information, but we’ve also seen many leaks……