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Sentencing Law and Policy
Setting my DVR for “Weed Wars”
Main November 27, 2011Setting my DVR for "Weed Wars"As detailed on this official website, the Discovery Channel will begin broadcasting this coming week a new four-part series titled "Weed Wars."…
ImmigrationProf Blog
New Yorker Magazine Cover: Pilgrims Violate the Fence
From Colorlines:The cover of the November 28th issue of the “New Yorker” includes an illustration of a woman dressed as a pilgrim crossing what looks like the US-Mexico border.The illustration…
The Right Coast
Speaking of breakfast Tom Smith
The Colbert ReportGet More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,Video Archivevia instapundit. Colbert may be a termite chewing on the foundations of America, but he is often hilarious.
Environmental Law Prof Blog
More on the Media’s Coverage of Climate Change Science, via Jon Stewart
Perhaps you haven't seen Jon Stewart's segment on the debunking of climategate last week. Here it is on the Daily Show website. As I discussed last week on this blog, I…
DuetsBlog
The “Undercover Boss” Brand
——Debbie Laskey, MBA Many television shows are successful, but few become brands. Some shows that have attained brand status include the annual Super Bowl, Cheers, The Jay Leno Show (remember…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Bill O’Reilly Back to Attacking Dr. George Tiller
Media Matters: O'Reilly Returns To Demonizing Slain Abortion Clinic Doctor George Tiller, by Adam Shah:Bill O'Reilly has a history of demonizing the late Dr. George Tiller, a Kansas doctor who…
The Right Coast
Question to readers Tom Smith
Are you going to watch Obama's speech Thursday? The GOP debates Wednesday? Just curious.
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
In the News & Around the Blogosphere
By Ellen Podgor
Ravi Somaiya, NYTimes, British to Expand Inquiry Into Murdoch MediaMichael Pollick, Herald Tribune, Beau Diamond's appeal based on $200,000 LamborghiniSarah N. Lynch & Matthew Goldstein, Reuters, Exclusive: SEC builds new…
The Right Coast
Pity-Party Porn | James Wolcott’s Blog | Vanity FairTom Smith
Andrew Breitbart, the angry-faced entrepreneur who likes to inflict himself upon press conferences, has announced that he has already seen the new Sarah Palin documentary The Undefeated three times.It's a…
Media and Communications Policy
Nonprofit ‘Investigative’ Journalism: A Distraction (and Worse)
As noted here, the recently released FCC report on the future of journalism has effectively put the kibosh on the “media reform” crowd’s dream of government intervention to “save journalism.” …