New home sales fell by five percent in January, while the supply of new homes available for sale hit a nine-year high. Could this be the beginning of the housing bubble burst?

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Bear with me; this is funny.
In the case Wendt v. Host International, Inc., 197 F.3d 1284 (9th Cir. 1999), the actors who had played Norm and Cliff in the show “Cheers” sued to prevent portrayal of their characters in animatronic robots. Judge Kozinski wrote a dissent of more than five pages to an order denying [...]

Thank you, Kirkland & Ellis!

EWI is hosting another Free Week, this time on their Specialty Services, meaning you can get free, intraday forecasts for the DOW, S&P 500, and NASDAQ. From EWI:
Specialty Services US Stocks Forecasts Free Week at elliottwave.com is live until Wednesday, February 15, at 5 p.m. EST! That means that they’re giving you, your friends, and [...]

I think it’s safe to say that Western democracies and the rest of the world are often not even on the same page, when it comes to the bounds of reasonable dialogue. This is proof of my point.
To see the Muhammed cartoons that sparked this insanity, visit Michelle Malkin’s page (English-captioned images here). See also [...]

This is just cool. Coming soon, to a bumper near you…

Last week, somebody backed over the top of my front bumper. Today, somebody rear-ended my car, while parking illegally, right next to the law school. Both incidents gashed the respective bumpers. Neither driver left a note, of course. The latter didn’t even have the decency to back up enough for me to pull out (the [...]

I have received one call on my land line in the last month or so. It was yesterday, from a Chicago number, and the caller ID simply displays the name as, “PRISON.”