Following the Science of Heuristics and Biases – and a Tragic Love Story

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The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds, by Michael Lewis, tells the story of how Israeli psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky came together – and fell apart – in their research that radically advanced our knowledge of how people’s minds work.  This is another post in my What-I’m-Reading series. Kahneman and Tversky’s … Continue reading Following the Science of Heuristics and Biases – and a Tragic Love Story →

House Passes Bill to End Mandatory Arbitration of Sexual Harassment And Assault Claims

From BFOI Brian Farkas (Cardozo): Some breaking news tonight from the House of Representatives: H.R. 4445 has just passed, a bill that would amend the FAA to prohibit the mandatory arbitration of sexual harassment and assault claims: Here’s the bill: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4445 And some description: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/593206-house-passes-bill-to-end-forced-arbitration-in-sexual-misconduct-cases It appears this will be heading towards passage in the Senate shortly … Continue reading House Passes Bill to End Mandatory Arbitration of Sexual Harassment And Assault Claims →

Indisputably in the Library of Congress

We, at Indisputably, recently received the following unsolicited email: The United States Library of Congress has selected your website for inclusion in the historic collection of Internet materials related to the Legal Blawgs Web Archive.  We consider your website to be an important part of this collection and the historical record. The Library of Congress … Continue reading Indisputably in the Library of Congress →

OSU-SLS-HNMCP Symposium Series: Rethinking Systems Design for Racial Justice & Equity

The Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution, in partnership with The Ohio State University Divided Community Project, the Harvard Negotiation and Mediation Clinical Program, and Stanford Law School’s Gould Center for Conflict Resolution, is pleased to invite you to join an interactive symposium series, Rethinking Systems Design for Racial Justice & Equity. This three-part series … Continue reading OSU-SLS-HNMCP Symposium Series: Rethinking Systems Design for Racial Justice & Equity →

Farkas on the Transition from Ginsburg to Barrett

From our wonderful FOI Brian Farkas (Cardozo): U.S. Supreme Court appointments are back in the headlines, making this a perfect week for the Cardozo Law Review to publish its special Appointments Issue on the transition from Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to Justice Amy Coney Barrett. The full issue is available here. Articles include perspectives on … Continue reading Farkas on the Transition from Ginsburg to Barrett →

Which is Better:  To Be Strong or Smart?

This post is prompted by an article by Washington Post columnist Paul Waldman, We’re Still Asking the Wrong Question about Biden and Ukraine.  He writes: For once, can we confront a foreign policy challenge without obsession over whether the president is being “weak” or “strong”? … In any foreign policy challenge, understanding what goes into … Continue reading Which is Better:  To Be Strong or Smart? →

Humble Listening on the Bench

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This post provides excerpts from an op-ed by Neal Katyal, one of Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer’s former clerks.  Mr. Katyal describes Justice Breyer’s humility, recognition of his own biases, and openness to considering others’ points of view. There was, in short, a constitutional humility about Breyer.  He didn’t pretend to know the answer to every … Continue reading Humble Listening on the Bench →

The Continuing Cold War

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Formally, the Cold War began in 1945 and ended in 1991 with the dissolution of the Soviet Union.  In fact, its roots began long before 1945 and its effects still reverberate today. Newspaper headlines illustrate how the Cold War is becoming more overt as Russia threatens Ukraine and other neighboring countries, and China threatens Taiwan … Continue reading The Continuing Cold War →

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