FedLabs 101 - introduction
January 02, 2005
Ever since my first post at the weblog, Profs. Yabut and Fedupski have been razzing me for my supposed conversion to the cult of federalism. They were not persuaded by my protestation that "How Federalism Saved Antitrust" depicts state attorneys general shoring up and preserving the U.S. antitrust laws. Indeed, they've given me a new pseudonym -- "FedEsq" -- with a new tagline: "when it absolutely has to get done this century." To get Yabut and Fedupski to calm down, I promised them that I would begin a series tonight entitled FebLabs 101.
- My job will be finding items in the news that raise the question "Are all those (purported) state laboratories of experimentation producing any solutions?" Since, to some of us, almost everything in the news raises this question, I've decided to limit my focus to items dealing with regulation of the legal profession and related aspects of our justice system.
- Your Job: coming up with examples of state "reform" efforts or innovation that show there actually was a good reason for having so many extra layers of government here in America (not to mention for fighting a civil war to preserve that more-perfect union).
- I especially hope that law student blawgers -- perhaps tired of hearing that your weblogs are little more than post-adolescent gossip mills -- will assist in this effort. What's in it for you? Choosing a narrow topic and becoming an apparent expert on it at your weblawg, could result in a great research paper, journal article, job offer, or book deal. And, you might get to be a Fedster or FedEsq someday, too.
So, stay tuned. FedLabs 101 is coming soon. Let's not let Madison, Hatch, Cernovich et al down.