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The New Normal? South Asian Kids

Chander Blog reader Shareen writes about a new South Asian kids magazine, Kahani: "Thanks for the link to Kahani.I hope they transition into a text that i…

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Lenovo Acquires IBM PC business

Reports indicate that "IBM will hold an 18.9 percent stake in Lenovo." So should the lead be: "IBM acquire Lenovo"? This strikes me as an a…

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Being FAIR: The Irony of Anti-Gay Cases

In the decade-and-a-half since the infamous decision in Bowers v. Hardwick, the Supreme Court again ruled against gays in two major cases.  The first of these w…

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Defending Justice Thomas

In an interview on Meet the Press, Senator Harry Reid, the new leader of the Democrats in the Senate, refers to Justice Thomas as an "embarrassment."…

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Bad News Friday continues past election

A GOP aide owned up today to authoring a provision in a new law that would allow lawmakers to look at any American's income tax return.  While the issue has…

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Is Arnold the Manchurian Candidate?

It has just come to my attnetion that the Governator owes allegiance to Old Europe!  The SF Chronicle reported last year that A.S. kept his Austrian citizenship…

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A setback in Kahle v. Ashcroft

So the district court has granted the government's motion to dismiss in Kahle v. Ashcroft.  Here's the order. We're going to fight on to the Ninth…

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A setback in Kahle v. Ashcroft

So the district court has granted the government's motion to dismiss in Kahle v. Ashcroft.  Here's the order. We're going to fight on to the Ninth…

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Arbitraging iTunes?

Apple's price for downloads varies by region--from $0.83 to $1.52.  This would suggest a possibility of arbitrage, but Apple's technology eliminates the…