tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post3433559865157819538..comments2024-03-28T03:36:23.587-05:00Comments on Althouse: Vlog under construction.Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger92125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-17261611937585189612007-08-04T20:27:00.000-05:002007-08-04T20:27:00.000-05:00For $1,000, I will travel to Door County, take pho...For $1,000, I will travel to Door County, take photographs, and tell you what I saw there.Ann Althousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-15565706253585611662007-08-04T20:25:00.000-05:002007-08-04T20:25:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ann Althousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-571967423505500992007-08-04T15:02:00.000-05:002007-08-04T15:02:00.000-05:00Justin - Where did I learn this? I'm old and I'm j...Justin - Where did I learn this? I'm old and I'm just remembering it from when it happened a few decades ago.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03322559676901801058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-62324577562140172772007-08-04T13:17:00.000-05:002007-08-04T13:17:00.000-05:00So we know what you would do for $200, and we know...So we know what you would do for $200, and we know what you'd do for $500.<BR/><BR/>Don't stop now. PLEASE! What would you do in vlog form for $1,000? $10,000? I seriously think I would come up with some high-end cash for your most expensive, uh, performance.J. Crickethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407299546060974148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-11174511414694262872007-08-04T11:49:00.000-05:002007-08-04T11:49:00.000-05:00Where are we at on the egg-salad-eating tote board...Where are we at on the egg-salad-eating tote board?Ruth Anne Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01936054116421006847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-45570354306544360332007-08-04T10:14:00.000-05:002007-08-04T10:14:00.000-05:00Ann Althouse said... John: My point is only that i...Ann Althouse said... <BR/>John: My point is only that if you're hardcore libertarian, you're so firmly against this kind of regulation that none of the good arguments are going to matter.<BR/><BR/>I am not a hardcore libertarian....but I am more interested in the evidence than I am arguments as to their utility or dysfunction.<BR/><BR/>The reputations of these state boards have become increasingly questionable as the public, the professionals themselves, and media scrutinize them. Like so many other aspects of local, state, and federal government we are unearthing more and more episodes of gross mismanagement, inappropriate politicization, inproper financial dealings, corruption, and so on.<BR/><BR/>These boards, like other governmental programs, need to demonstrate that they benefit the public more than they cost us.marklewinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05415072546941609808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-81308556737033134872007-08-04T09:46:00.000-05:002007-08-04T09:46:00.000-05:00John: My point is only that if you're hardcore lib...John: My point is only that if you're hardcore libertarian, you're so firmly against this kind of regulation that none of the good arguments are going to matter.Ann Althousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-81580046088715017402007-08-04T09:26:00.000-05:002007-08-04T09:26:00.000-05:00Some state regulatory boards in some professions h...Some state regulatory boards in some professions have been found to institute arbitrary and draconian punishments to licensees without reasonable due process. Still other boards have proven to be ineffectual, rarely limiting the practices of unethical, unprofessional, or incompetent licensees. There appears to be considerable variability in the quality and effectiveness of regulatory licensing boards across professions and across states. Successful law suits have been filed against some of the more dysfunctional state boards. Finally, as John has pointed out....some view these boards as serving a guild function....limiting competition and maximizing the economic leverage of the profession it is designed to regulate.<BR/><BR/>Has there been any research looking, for example, at the relationship between scores on the bar exam and effectiveness and skill in the actual practice of law? Also, have there been studies examining the relationship between continuing legal education and changes in legal practice? In some professions, virtually no relationship has been found between scores on a licensing exam and skill and competency in practice. Moreover, other studies in some professions have found no changes in the behavior of professionals after they receive continuing education. I am not suggesting at this point the elimination of licensing and professional regulatory boards. However, they are coming under more scrutiny as to whether they function effectively to protect the public and regulate the profession.<BR/><BR/>In a related vein...how does one measure the effectiveness of a particular lawyer...and the efficaciousness of the legal system as a whole?marklewinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05415072546941609808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-69396868878116107302007-08-04T09:24:00.000-05:002007-08-04T09:24:00.000-05:00"Aren't you speaking from the point of view of a h..."Aren't you speaking from the point of view of a hardcore libertarian?"<BR/><BR/>You make that sound like a bad thing! It's similar to the line I got from people in response to my law review article' argument that women considering abortion have a right to be informed about the potential increased breast cancer risk, who asked "But aren't you one of those pro-lifers who believe abortion is immoral?" In fact, (with all due respect, because I highly respect you) your question is less relevant than that one, because it's things like the pernicious effects of unnecessary occupational licensure and taxation on the necessities of life (or income consistent with the same) that reasonably awaken one to "hardcore" libertarianism, rather than hardcore libertarianism leading to those conclusions.<BR/><BR/>BTW, if I recall correctly from your earlier spat with Reason magazine one of your main objections to libertarianism is in the economic realm where it comes across as unrealistically and uncaringly ignorant of the problems and needs of lower income people. I would agree that the prejudices of many self-styled libertarians lead in this direction, which is why I subscribe to the corrective conception of natural justice called "geolibertarianism" or "left libertarianism," which recognizes that while people own themselves and the products of their labor, natural resources (such as land) are the equal property of all and therefore those who appropriate such natural resources to their exclusive use owe compensation to the rest of society (Thomas Paine's essay "Agrarian Justice" is a good and historically-important summary of this concept, also expressed in the political philosophy of Henry George and the Georgists).<BR/><BR/>Also, occupational licensure hurts the poor because it prevents many of them from entering fields like law, or causes them to go deep into debt if they do so, and it greatly increases the prices that they have to pay for legal services.<BR/><BR/>Finally, my rants are based not only on my libertarian philosophy but also on my personal experiences of both law school and the practice of law. I draft a lot of wills and trusts (among other things in my general solo practice), and I didn't know the first thing about drafting wills and trusts when I graduated from law school. Everything I learned about it I learned after law school, which leads me to recognize that in the absence of UPL laws an intelligent and careful person without a law degree could learn to do the same thing and earn a decent little living for himself or herself.John Kindleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13897832130417651667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-81075561101153320992007-08-04T08:32:00.000-05:002007-08-04T08:32:00.000-05:00But you could have a system of apprenticeship and ...But you could have a system of apprenticeship and bar exam. I think there is one state that still does that. <BR/><BR/>Aren't you speaking from the point of view of a hardcore libertarian?Ann Althousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-20841679668814766432007-08-04T08:31:00.000-05:002007-08-04T08:31:00.000-05:00John: It's about protecting the public -- both the...John: It's about protecting the public -- both the clients and others -- and the court system.Ann Althousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-685739172393414652007-08-04T08:04:00.000-05:002007-08-04T08:04:00.000-05:00Ann,Just to be clear, in my earlier remarks I didn...Ann,<BR/><BR/>Just to be clear, in my earlier remarks I didn't mean to suggest that the classroom teaching you do is worthless or that I learned nothing in law school about the law (though I learned far more about it through the independent process, guided by editors, of researching and writing a law review article). I just think it's ridiculous and self-serving of the legal profession for the government to prohibit anyone from practicing law that hasn't attended three years of law school.John Kindleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13897832130417651667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-6581541461245221652007-08-04T02:23:00.000-05:002007-08-04T02:23:00.000-05:00She noticed me! She noticed me! (Does Snoopy danc...She noticed me! She noticed me! (Does Snoopy dance. Tosses rose petals into the air.)<BR/><BR/>Maybe I should have asked my question.DKWalserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03643566618988902306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-58257395231111017532007-08-03T22:08:00.000-05:002007-08-03T22:08:00.000-05:00Susan said......too many people confused the two. ...Susan said...<BR/><BR/><I>...too many people confused the two. So, to make it simple, a government safety agency...</I><BR/><BR/>Very interesting. I find it a little hard to believe that something about the English language was actually simplified, but I'll take your word for it. Where did you learn this? Is there a site that answers obscure language questions?<BR/><BR/>Thank you for the explanation.<BR/><BR/><I>Your welcome.</I>Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03129176249153893730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-16309535081335100882007-08-03T22:02:00.000-05:002007-08-03T22:02:00.000-05:00John Althouse Cohen: When you call the blogstress...John Althouse Cohen: When you call the blogstress so she can demonstrate her cool new iPhone [at least it's you according to the screen freeze], you need to be out of the mike range or we'll hear you when you say hello....<BR/><BR/>Simon: Talk is cheap. Clink the can.Ruth Anne Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01936054116421006847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-73508910384274743632007-08-03T21:58:00.000-05:002007-08-03T21:58:00.000-05:00Ann:Are you vlogging under the influence?Ann:<BR/><BR/>Are you vlogging under the influence?marklewinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05415072546941609808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-74368110729390778712007-08-03T21:50:00.000-05:002007-08-03T21:50:00.000-05:00Ruth Anne - Oh, it's a tight month, but I could be...Ruth Anne - Oh, it's a tight month, but I could be in for $10 initially, and we'll see how close we get. I could double-dip.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10065798213115341398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-37942952634852571292007-08-03T21:48:00.000-05:002007-08-03T21:48:00.000-05:00She will eat it here or there.She will eat it anyw...She will eat it here or there.<BR/>She will eat it anywhere...<BR/><BR/>Would she, could she, with hdhouse?<BR/>Would she, could she, with Maxine Mouse?Ruth Anne Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01936054116421006847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-40610315656589956982007-08-03T21:43:00.000-05:002007-08-03T21:43:00.000-05:00Hey! I saw the email that you sent me $50 before I...Hey! I saw the email that you sent me $50 before I saw the comment here, so I suspected something like this was up. The $500 level is for an especially thick layer of egg salad. I said I'd eat a thinly coated egg salad sandwich for $200. And I will eat it on a vlog! <BR/><BR/>And I encourage other schemes of this kind, because I haven't had enough blogads lately...Ann Althousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-49646598581401209772007-08-03T21:29:00.000-05:002007-08-03T21:29:00.000-05:00Just for fun, I'm gonna pony up my entire pay as H...Just for fun, I'm gonna pony up my entire pay as Historian of the Althouse Blog, PLUS $50 in the old Amazon pay button right now. Althouse can verify this publicly. Are there 9 other folks who will pay to watch this egg-salad-sandwich-eating-performance-art on the next vlog? <BR/><BR/>It'd be especially funny if someone read "Green Eggs and Ham" while she did it, substituting "Ann" for "Sam". O.K. Here's my $50, but it is contingent upon actual eating of said egg-salad sandwich on a vlog.Ruth Anne Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01936054116421006847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-56504535617494451232007-08-03T21:27:00.000-05:002007-08-03T21:27:00.000-05:00"As far as that goes, it would be great for the vl..."As far as that goes, it would be great for the vlogs to be available for download via iTunes! (Some of the other podcasts I subscribe to are video podcasts, so I know it's possible.) That way we wouldn't need to be tied to our computer to listen/watch the Divine Ms. A."<BR/><BR/>You can watch YouTube on iPhone.<BR/><BR/>On the egg salad sandwich, I said back <A HREF="http://althouse.blogspot.com/2005/05/theatrical-productions-youd-have-to.html" REL="nofollow">here</A> that I'd eat an egg salad sandwich and blog about it for $500. <A HREF="http://althouse.blogspot.com/2005/05/ten-things-ive-never-done.html" REL="nofollow">Here</A>'s the old "Ten Things I've Never Done" post where I talk about eggs. And <A HREF="http://althouse.blogspot.com/2005/05/new-star-wars-movie.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>'s where I say I'd go see the new "Star Wars" movie and blog about it if you paid me $500. $500 seems to be an important amount of money to me for some reason. <BR/><BR/>Ruth is right about the dispute -- which has to do with whether my exhusband snuck bits of hard-boiled egg into the chopped liver he made. I did eat that. I've probably had some cold hard-boiled egg in tuna too if that was some clown's idea of a good way to make tuna salad. <BR/><BR/>For Lancôme moisturizer, I recommend Rénergie Night. I recommend the foundation Rénergie Lift Makeup. But the choices depend on skin type, so don't just buy what I buy.Ann Althousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-14427859543390166062007-08-03T21:19:00.000-05:002007-08-03T21:19:00.000-05:00Although there is a dispute as to whether she's ne...Although <A HREF="http://althouse.blogspot.com/2005/05/ten-things-ive-never-done.html" REL="nofollow">there is a dispute</A> as to whether she's <I>never</I> eaten cold hard-boiled eggs.Ruth Anne Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01936054116421006847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-60374965358105470552007-08-03T21:13:00.000-05:002007-08-03T21:13:00.000-05:00Lest we forget: $500 was the going rate for unspe...Lest we forget: <A HREF="http://althouse.blogspot.com/2005/05/new-star-wars-movie.html" REL="nofollow">$500 was the going rate for unspecified-thickness egg salad sandwich.</A>Ruth Anne Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01936054116421006847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-78879227770171199002007-08-03T20:52:00.000-05:002007-08-03T20:52:00.000-05:00Ruth Anne will know for sure, but I thought the eg...Ruth Anne will know for sure, but I thought the egg salad price from way back when -- with no spread width specified -- was $1000.MadisonManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01212179466758420208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-50271080818124920342007-08-03T20:35:00.000-05:002007-08-03T20:35:00.000-05:00Lancome is my fave as well. But, I went in the op...Lancome is my fave as well. But, I went in the opposite direction. Their Bi-Facil, Artliner and Hypnose (not the perfume) drew me in and after expanding through almost every product category, I'm in love with Renergie Microlift. I'll have to remember to ask after your favorite moisturizers for the next vlog. You have gorgeous skin.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12824506338738265111noreply@blogger.com