When Equal Access Means Zero Access for All

There is irrational comfort taken in the belief that man-made laws somehow ensure equality for all. More often than not, the exact opposite is true. Within the next week, UC Berkeley will be forced to remove over 20,000 lectures, videos, and other digital documents from its free online library. While …

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Subdivision for Geiger Grade Approved

We realize this is old news as the article is from February 6th, but the Reno Gazette Journal reported that Washoe County Planning Commission approved a 56 house subdivision on Geiger Grade. “The Washoe County Planning Commission unanimously approved the tentative map for a new residential development southeast of Reno …

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Because 19.9 Trillion just isn’t enough.

 A funny thing happened While we were sleeping the other night. U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin urged Congress to raise the debt limit as soon as possible to avoid a potential federal government default. Former Goldman-Sachs executive (a.k.a. drained swamp monster) and freshly minted Treasury Secretary wrote Paul Ryan a …

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Airport Noise and the Myth of Zero-Sum Economics

I recently gave and graded a midterm exam on the application of economics to law. On one problem a number of students made the same interesting mistake, interesting for two reasons. It illustrates one of the ways in which it is easy to misunderstand economic ideas. And it points to …

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Reason #2 to Retain Sheriff Antinoro

Reasons to Retain our Sheriff #2 “Vote “NO” to demonstrate to the King of TRIC who likely funded this recall that in spite of his money, nodding bobble headed other County Commissioners, and the constant slurs & misrepresentations of his multiple convicted DUI disbarred henchman that not everyone in this …

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