In Memoriam: G. Robert Blakey, the William J. and Dorothy K. O’Neill Professor of Law Emeritus. A towering figure in criminal law, legislation, and legal education, Blakey’s career spanned more than five decades of public service, teaching, and litigation, including service at the highest levels of the federal government and 37 years on the Notre Dame Law School faculty. We remember his life and lasting impact. Read more: https://t.co/okksTegOHA
@rocksemcontexto It is because "mob movies" still come from a deep nostalgia for another time, even if (like westerns) we ultimately know the characters' time has passed and their ways are outmoded. This is what made the Sopranos so special and why present-set cartel movies seem duller and uglier
@_paullay I didn't know very much about de Gaulle before I read it, but I really liked it.
It's thorough, fun, and comprehensive without being pedantic or slow. It has some interesting things to say about France and history/biography in general too, if you're into that kind of stuff
For many years I have told people that the Taiwan scenario I am most worried looks less like an invasion and more like the Cuban Missile Crisis
This WOTR essay provides one picture of what that might look like
https://t.co/rnUW2X8rDQ
When "On Bullshit" took off, Harry Frankfurt walked into the lounge at Princeton and asked me "I just got booked on some comedy show called "The Daily Show", you think its worth doing?" I've taught his papers almost every year since I've been a professor. https://t.co/SWsWyvYWV0
R.I.P. to Henry E. Allison, one of the leading Kant scholars & German Idealist specialists not only of the last century but of all history. A huge loss for philosophy at large