TODAY: FREE WINGS & BEER!!!!!!

Yes, yes, this is another student group happy hour. Are they all blurring together? Well did any of those other ones have WINGS? Ya. That's what we thought.

On Bleecker b/w McDougal & Sullivan

Come have some beer and wings, and find out what the ultra-mysterious-sounding Federalist Society is about (besides writing on the chalkboards and giving away free pizza and cupcakes all the time)!

What: Federalist Society Beginning of the Year Happy Hour
When: Wednesday (today), 9/21 @ 6 pm
Where: 1849 (Bleecker between Sullivan and MacDougal)

Wednesday Links

It's been awhile, I know.  But here are some links!

• Megan McArdle doesn't see a jobs plan, she sees a campaign document
  Atlantic: Obama's Deficit Reduction: A Campaign Document Not a Policy Plan
• Arnold Kling and Robert Russell not terribly optimistic about spending cuts
  EconLog: Political Cynicism
• Orin Kerr and Jonathan Adler debate whether constitutional opposition to mandates is actually a good libertarian strategy
  Kerr: Is the Individual Mandate “Unprecedented” Because It Is More Statist Than Previous Laws, or Because It Is More Market-Oriented?
  Adler: Is the Mandate More “Market-Oriented” than Available Alternatives (and Does It Matter?) — A Response to Orin
• David Harsanyi on Obama's class war
  Reason: Let's Eat the Rich
• Becker and Posner discuss market failures and government failures
• New article from our own Prof. Richard Epstein on Obama and Buffett's call to soak the rich
  Defining Ideas: The Obama-Buffett Siren Call
  

Friday Links

At yesterday's "What is the Federalist Society?" event, Prof. Epstein recalled the long-running debate within the Society between those advocating "judicial restraint" and those calling for a more active judiciary.  Today's link is to a famous 1984 debate between Prof. Epstein and then Prof. Antonin Scalia on this very subject at the CATO Institute.

Scalia v. Epstein: Two Views on Judicial Activism

EVENT TODAY! Epstein: What is the Federalist Society?

Everything you wanted to know, but were too afraid to ask...

What: What is the Federalist Society?
When: Today, 9/15 @ 4PM
Where: Vand. Hall 216
Bonus: Subway Sandwich platters! Come early to pick your fave!

Extra Bonus Epstein Footage:

 

Thursday Links

• Damon Root reviews and discusses David Bernstein's Rehabilitating Lochner
  Reason: Lochner Isn't a Dirty Word
• Jay Cost is skeptical that Obama's jobs plan will help him keep his
  Weekly Standard: The Jobs Bill Won't Save Obama's Job
• Becker and Posner review Obama's jobs speech
• Nate Silver sees a 2010 redux
  538: For Democrats, It's 2010 All Over Again
• The Economist charts the world's biggest employers
• Ronald Bailey on the Solyndra scandal and crony capitalism
  Reason: Solyndra Scandal Gets Even Worse for Obama Administration
• Dan Foster and Sean Matro lay down some SCIENCE on solar energy
  National Review: Solyndra and the Party of Science 
 

Upcoming Event: Richard Epstein - What is the Federalist Society?

After a very successful first event of the year with Prof. Brian Fitzpatrick, we will be having another event this Thursday to introduce students to the Federalist Society.  Our own Prof. Richard Epstein will be giving his talk "What is the Federalist Society?"  Prof. Epstein will talk about the goals of the Society, its history and role in the law community, and share some of his own opinions about current events.  This is always one of the most exciting events of the year, and you are encouraged to bring anyone who has ever been even slightly interested in attending a Fed-Soc event.

This is a great opportunity to interact with one of NYU's most prominent scholars, and, as always, free food will be provided (make suggestions in the comments).

What: What is the Federalist Society?
When: Thursday 9/15 @ 4PM
Where: Vand. Hall 216

Prof. Epstein's latest articles:

• A Decade of Legal Blunders
• The Perils of Price Controls
• The Road to Economic Perdition
• How is Warren Buffet Like the Pope
• Dispatches from the Labor Wars

Wednesday Links

• Matthew Dowd says that Perry's attacks on Social Security may not be as damaging as many assume
  The Atlantic: Why Rick Perry Could Win on Social Security
• Democrats are worried after embarrassing losses in Nevada and New York
  Politico: Twin Defeats Spark Democratic Fears
• Bryan Caplan charts some surprising political externalities of immigration
  EconLog: The Political Externalities of Immigration
• Steve Sexton argues that a liquidity trap does not necessarily make economic rules "topsy-turvy"
  Freakonomics: Examining the EPA Cave-In: Does the Broken Window Fallacy Apply?

Tuesday Links

Drug warrior

• Prof. Epstein surveys the decade of legal blunders made following 9/11
  Defining Ideas: A Decade of Legal Blunders
• Michael Barone doesn't have much nice to say about Obama's "jobs" speech
  Washington Examiner: Obama Buys the Drinks Other Guys' Pay For
• Fred barnes says Mitt won last night's GOP debate
  Weekly Standard: Romney's Win
• Jacob Sollum chronicles Obama's crusade against drugs
  Reason: Bummer
• Shikha Dalmia responds to Kevin Drum's response to her response to Rick Perry's quote on social security (got it?)
  Reason: The Truth and Lies About Social Security

Upcoming Event: Preview of Sup. Ct's 2011-12 Term

Prof. Brian Fitzpatrick

On Tuesday September 13, we will be holding our first event of the Fall semester!  Join us and Prof. Brian Fitzpatrick of Vanderbilt who will be previewing the upcoming Supreme Court term.  There will be many important cases decided in the 2011-12 term.  Prof. Fitzpatrick clerked for Justice Scalia and is will also share his insights on the Justice as he enters his twenty-fifth year on the Court.

As always, free food will be provided!

What: Preview of Supreme Court's 2011-12 Term
When: Tuesday September 13 @ 4:00pm
Where: Vanderbilt Hall 216

Friday Links

Sorry for the late post, but that's what happens when you have an SBA Party and Packers victory on the same night (Go Pack!).  Anyway, here goes...

Amb. John Bolton

• The Dept. of Justice has declared war on Rock-and-Roll
  Reason: The Era of Big Government Is Not Over
• Megan McArdle looks at Obama's "new" jobs plan, says "meh"
  Atlantic: Obama's Job Plan: Mostly More of the Same
• Superbly mustachioed former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton remembers 9/11
  AEI: The Pentagon's on Fire, Amb. Bolton Remembers 9/11
• Former spook Reuel Marc Gerecht on the state of War on Terror
  Weekly Standard: America v. Jihadists

Thursday Links

• George Will reviews David Bernstein's Rehabilitating Lochner
  WaPo: Why Liberals Fear the "Lochner" Decision
• David Bernstein comments on the review
  Volokh: George Will on Rehabilitating Lochner
• The Journal is less than ecstatic about Romney's jobs plan
  WSJ: Mitt Romney's 59 Economic Flavors
• Shikha Dalmia tries to convince Rick Perry that social security is not a Ponzi scheme... it's worse
  Reason: Social Security Is Not a Ponzi Scheme, Mr. Perry
• NYU's own Mario Rizzo discusses the current state of economics
  ThinkMarkets: What Is Economics Today?
• Nate Silver says electability may be a liability for Perry in the GOP primaries
  538: Electability a Primary Liability for Perry
  

Wednesday Links

• Richard Epstein assails the Democrats' job-killing policies
  Defining Ideas: The Road to Economic Perdition
• Steven Landsburg recaps his debate with Paul Krugman on Hurricane Irene disaster relief
  Big Questions: Recap
• Yale's George Priest lambasts the DOJ's decision to challenge A&T-Mobil (clever, right?)
  WSJ: Washington's Antitrust Timewarp (Google the title to get around pay-wall)
• David Friedman is skeptical that global warming's effects will be net negative
  Ideas: What Is Wrong with Global Warming Anyway?
  

Tuesday Links

• Brilliant! Michigan bar owners ban lawmakers for banning smoking [above]
• David Koppel explores the GOP presidential candidates' approach to the abortion issue
  Volokh: Who wants to provoke a constitutional crisis over abortion?
• Byron York remarks on Obama's awful poll numbers
  Washington Examiner: Poll: 81% Say Obama's Economic Policies Not Working
• Becker and Posner discuss what to do about the failing United States Postal Office
• Fed-Soc favorite Judge Douglas Ginsburg coming to NYU!
  Reuters: Appeals Court Judge Ginsburg to Take Post at NYU
• Michael Barone on Congress' rebuke of President Obama's speech
  Washington Examiner: Speech Fiasco and Audacity of Weakness
• Alex Tabarrok continues the debate with Krugman over the broken window fallacy
  Marginal Revolution: The Breaking Windows Fallacy

Friday Links

• Net ZERO jobs created in August
• David Henderson points to evidence that the DOJ has it wrong on the AT&T/T-Mobil merger
  EconLog: AT&T/T-Mobile Merger is Pro-Consumer
• Gary Becker reminds us that market failures do not necessarily call for government intervention
  WSJ: The Great Recession and Government Failure (HT: Volokh Conspiracy)
• Also, Becker and Posner take on Warren Buffett's call for greater taxes on the rich
• Nick Gillespie takes a look at Obama's economic agenda
  Reason: Obama's Jobs Program: If the Choice is Between "Go Big or Go Home," Start Packing Now

Thursday Links

• Megan MaCardle draws parallels between Obama's reelection campaign and Hoover's
  Atlantic: How Do Obama's Re-election Chances Stand Up to Hoover's?
• Peter Suderman discusses the DOJ's war on AT&T
  Reason: The Department of Justice v. AT&T
• Michael Barone predicts how Clarence Thomas might react to the Obamacare litigation
  RCP: Obamacare and the Jurisprudence of Clarence Thomas
• Arnold Kling responds to Megan MaCardle's discussion of journalistic bias
  EconLog: Media Bias and Asymmetric Insight
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