Archive for Mark S. Pulliam
Nullifying the Rule of Law
Mr. Pulliam is an attorney in private practice in San Diego. What do nineteenth-century anarchist Lysander Spooner,[1] the O. J. legal defense team, some elements of the militia movement,[2] the Los Angeles juries that failed to convict the Menendez brothers of murdering their parents and that acquitted the brutal assailants of Reginald Denny, and the [...]
1Mar1996 | Mark S. Pulliam | 2 comments | ContinuedEconomic Illiteracy Makes Bad Law
Mr. Pulliam is an attorney in private practice in San Diego. The great jurist Oliver Wendell Holmes once said, speaking about judicial decisions, that hard cases make bad law.[1] This may often be true, but that is not the only explanation for bad judicial decisions. There are other reasons why judges sometimes get things wrong—they [...]
1Sep1994 | Mark S. Pulliam | 0 comments | Continued-
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Bubbles, Malinvestment, and Higher Education
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For Equality; Against Privilege
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