Funeral Parlors and Hooters Restaurants Don’t Mix

The Wisconsin legislature continues to work hard to address the key social issues of the day. Earlier this year the legislature banned Internet hunting and flirted with legalizing cat hunting. Now, Phil Montgomery, a Wisconsin state legislator, wants to ban…

“It is now illegal to blast Bambi over the Internet in 11 states”

Mark Matthews of Stateline.org has written a good (and pointed) update on the efforts to ban Internet hunting. He contacted me based on my San Jose Mercury News editorial on the topic.

Why I Rarely Read Anonymous Blogs

I’m giving a talk next week to lawyers about participating in the blogosphere, and this has been a good opportunity for me to think about how I choose blogs to read. In looking over my blogroll, I realized that I…

US News Rankings and Mailbox Overflow

Academic reputation is a big component of US News rankings, but it’s hard to influence. The academic rankings are partially self-reinforcing–our perceptions of other schools are influenced in large part by what prior rankings said. To overcome this, many schools…

The Wall Street Journal Declares Us a 24/6 Economy

It’s always interesting to see reactions when a cherished institution changes its business practices (recall the furor over Coke changing its recipe). Today’s example: the Wall Street Journal is now publishing a Saturday edition. Perhaps this is the most reliable…

The “Southwest” Viewed Through Wisconsin’s Eyes

We went to the grocery store today, and the store was having an outdoor “Taste of Southwest” event to celebrate food from the Southwest. The grills were smoking and the music was blaring. So, what constitutes a taste of the…

Snow Season is Coming…

When the roads get salted down to reduce snow/ice, where does all the salt go? Surprise!–it drains into our fresh water system. Surely people have realized this before…haven’t they?

Two Recent Items About Preferred Stockholder/VC Liability

A couple of items came across my desk that may be apropos of the lawsuit over the Epinions/DealTime merger. First item: Jesse M. Fried and Mira Ganor, Common Shareholder Vulnerability in Venture-Backed Startups, UC Berkeley Public Law Research Paper No….