Entries from March 2009

March 15, 2009

The Snowball Effect

Anyone who’s ever skied in the mountains has some appreciation for the dangers of avalanche. Everyone knows that one little snowball can sometimes release an avalanche of pent-up energy whose magnitude can be sudden, astonishing and dangerous.

March 8, 2009

“Global Systemic Geopolitical Dislocation”?

“GEAB” is a European think-tank that’s followed the U.S. and global economic crises for some time, and offered analyses that are credible and, so far, accurate. On February 24th, GEAB published “Global Systemic Geopolitical Dislocation” which, of course, inspired my comments:

March 8, 2009

Notice & the Right of Inquiry

As I’ve written previously, procedural due process is the minimum due process that the courts and administrative agencies must provide whenever they seek to charge a defendant. Procedural due process consists of 1) Notice and 2) Opportunity to be heard.
First, note that an “Opportunity to be heard” is not necessarily an opportunity to enter [...]