I’m the new webmaster for the William & Mary chapter of the American Constitution Society. *Pause for applause* Want to see the new website and blog? Good. Cool. Check it out here.
Want to see something that I wrote about the road trip I took this summer? Good. Cool. Check it out on the Georgetown Public [...]

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My good friend Peter Jordan recently returned from Sudan. There’s a genocide going on there, and the least I could do is post up a link to a 5 minute documentary he made. It’s called “Darfur Rising.”
Peter is a very talented filmmaker, and hopefully his films will catch the eyes of people in a position [...]

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I’m heading on a cross country road trip tomorrow with two of my best buddies from Duke. We somehow convinced some non-profit organizations, policy think tanks, and car companies to hook us up with a flex-fuel vehicle for the trip so we can see whether or not it’s possible to drive coast to coast on [...]

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Lawrence Lessig swung by our office on Friday to give a lecture on “How D.C. pathologies are undermining the growth and wealth of the Net.” Lessig is a very dynamic speaker and was highly entertaining to see in person. I’ll update this post with links to a video of his talk for anybody who wants [...]

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A couple of my good buddies from Duke decided to make a fun song about how ridiculously high gas prices are these days. The Gas Unit in Florida asked me, MC Esher, to contribute a satellite verse to the project. I willingly obliged and offered the following:
I love Halle Berry; not Halliburton/
This ish ain’t workin; [...]

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An open letter to the host of MTV’s celebration of bigotry.
Originally published in Campus Progress…
Dear Mr. Wilmer Valderramma,
Congrats on making Yo Momma the hit #3 television show in MTV’s lineup! I’ve been a huge fan of your show ever since I stumbled across it on Mother’s Day when I was looking for a new episode [...]

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Check out this advice column I helped with for the fine folks at Campus Progress

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The thrilling finale of the sports debate has been posted on CampusProgress.org
Check it out here!

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I wrote something with my buddy from college for the fine folks at CampusProgress.org. It’s described as a (competitive) discussion on the role of athletics in academia.

Check it out and leave comments below. There’s gonna be a rebuttal round too. I think the winner gets a trophy, or a high-five or something. Oh, and here’s [...]

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I’ve spent the past few days at work making a highlight reel of panels we’ve hosted with some Academy Award winners (Good Night & Good Luck, Crash, etc.). I can now honestly say that I’ve made a movie starring George Clooney, Brendan Fraser, Don Cheadle, Matt Cooper, Rev. Al Sharpton, etc.
Check it out if you [...]

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