Congress could not get out of DC fast enough after passing the debt deal, although it is hard to imagine why. I am not sure that anyone would want to go home and answer the questions of constituents. It is … Continue reading
Stephen Honig
A brief article in the recent press reports that George Soros will convert his $25B hedge fund into a family office to avoid newly enacted SEC regulations affecting hedge fund advisers. There are reports that many other hedge fund managers are considering … Continue reading
When the Rocket testified a couple of years ago before the House Committee on Governance, in-person observers were suspicious of his credibility. Boston fans were suspicious before that; after four very mediocre years at the end of his Sox career, … Continue reading
Much no doubt has been written about statistics and baseball. I think baseball is the National Pastime only because it is rich in numbers, has so many years of numbers to draw upon, and therefore reinforces the American passion for … Continue reading
I am continuing my blog (originally started with the limited focus on my law teaching trip to Russia) midst mixed feelings. As many know, I write continually about law, baseball and life’s incessant anomalies. My law writings typically get published … Continue reading
We returned home Saturday evening, April 2, having left the US on the 4th of March. Over the course of four weeks away, three spent in Belgorod, Russia, we developed some perspectives about the differences between our two countries: *The … Continue reading
Judges: today I addressed all the judges of the Arbitral Court of Belgorod. Belgorod is not only the city we are in, it is also the name of an entire region in Southwestern Russia, bounded on the South by the … Continue reading
We are in our last week here; I taught today, will teach tomorrow and Friday, and Laura will teach on Wednesday and Thursday. This post reports on our weekend activities, which were fascinating and elucidating; while it would be wildly … Continue reading
Russia surely is more complicated and multi-faceted than I expected. This blog post is an amalgam of some further observations of the students, of the town, and of the judicial system here. The students: I met with about 80 law … Continue reading
The students have asked for a couple of hours of my time out of class on Tuesday afternoon to discuss issues unrelated to the course work. I have been politely warned, or perhaps I should say alerted, to the fact … Continue reading