“…when speed cameras are doing the ticketing, the proportion of tickets issued to Black and white drivers aligns closely with their respective share of roadway users. With human enforcement, in contrast, police officers stop Black drivers at a rate that far outstrips their presence on the road.”

Police stop more Black drivers, while speed cameras issue unbiased tickets − new study from Chicago

‘Driving while Black’: Researchers found that Black drivers make up 70% of police traffic stops on roads where only half the drivers are Black.

Below Graeber/Freiman exchange prompts five pages of thoughts contrasting values within a family or other small group with the role of prices in the Great Enrichment. See, e.g. Hayek, Dierdre McCloskey, Alex Tabarrok. stephenwarekansas.wordpress.com/2024/09/29/d...

Good discussion of state constitutional amendments, with lots of good points by several participants:

The impact of the War on Drugs is way oversold. The 1994 Crime Bill is a distraction. Private prisons play almost no role. Any path to real decarceration means taking on some big public sector unions. Some rightwing think-tanks are sincere abt reforms.

Big blindspot of many progressives concisely identified here:

Saturday morning at the University of Kansas School of Law for the Midwest Law Economics Ass’n conference. Wide range of interesting presentations, including here by Rob Rhee, who is especially good at explaining complex topics:

Faculty hiring season is great opportunity to read lots of interesting papers and get free Panera during interesting talks

[frantically dialing the Dad Joke Hall of Fame]

Happy Constitution Day! The Constitution is a fascinating example of how unlawful acts can become lawful if the actors win. Existing law required unanimous state consent for amendments to the Article of Confederation. So “we” ditched the Articles. It was a (second) revolution.

Sincere, ignorant question: I’d like to learn more literally what this says about discovery disputes? Sincere, ignorant question: I’d like to learn more literally what this says about discovery disputes?