Readers of Law and Liberty have heard—and perhaps even used—the famous phrase about free speech that is often misattributed to Voltaire: “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” One wonders, though, whether this formulation actually makes much sense.
The End is Nigh
Friday Roundup, December 21st
In case you missed it: Todd Zywicki reviews @Law and Liberty David Skeel's The New Financial Deal.
David Henderson at Econ Log adds some interesting facts to the mix on the Erik Loomis fracas at University of RI.
Feds to taxpayers: About the auto bailout, we lost your money.
Mark Roe at Project Syndicate: Corporate short-term thinking and economic trends: what are the connections?
Michael McConnell at Slate: What if Robert Bork Had Joined the Court?
Good legal career advice from Ted Frank.
Code of the Gentleman (link no longer available): Diana Schaub reviews a new translation of Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics.