Tag Archives: analogies

Illegality of Blackmail (a test)

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Jonathan

I’ve finished Leo Katz’s book. The basic question of the book is “Why is blackmail illegal?” It seems odd that it is illegal — so odd that lawyers have coined the term “The Paradox of Blackmail.” Consider the standard case: … Continue reading →

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“Statistical Evidence Paradox”: bogus

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Jonathan

Here is a criminal law version of [a] problem. Defendants are both hunters. They recklessly fire bullets in a direction where they heard a rustle even though they have good grounds for fearing that the rustle might have been caused … Continue reading →

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1967 Borders

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Jonathan

(Sunday 1am: update below) There has been a lot of discussion about Obama’s endorsement of Israel and Palestine’s returning to “1967 lines with mutually agreed [land] swaps.” Conservatives (e.g. Charles Krauthammer) interpreted Obama’s statement as basically just an endorsement of returning to 1967 borders, … Continue reading →

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Why don’t liberals care about poor people in other countries very much?

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Jonathan

Jonathan Cohn says, when discussing whether we should extend the Bush tax cuts (which we ultimately did, temporarily): But this debate isn’t just about budget arithmetic. It’s about morality, too. And I’m not sure that part of the debate is … Continue reading →

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