Today's links

Facebook threatens ad-transparency group: Ad Observatory gets the Power Ventures treatment.

The madness of elite varsity sports: WWI by another means.

Bob Dylan sings a EULA: You've already made a legally binding commitment to watch this.

This day in history: 2010, 2015, 2019

Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

Today's links

Grace is cleared: The homeschool-to-prison pipeline is closed…for now.
Mexico's terrible copyright is in trouble: Hasta la victoria siempre.
Failed State: Chris Brown's outstanding new ecopocalyptic cyberpunk legal thriller.
Marvel's $0.10 mini-comics: Gashapon funnies from 1966.
Sorting machines snatched from post offices: Administrative incompetence vs textualism?
Payday lenders are CFPB's pandemic aid: When the watchdogs switch sides.
Trump's Solicitor General says bribery is legal: Rule 48a applies even if the judge sees the prosecutor accept a bribe in the courtroom.
RSS WTF: An explainer for the newly awakened.
This day in history: 2015, 2019
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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