http://kipesquire.powerblogs.com/ A collection of real-world libertarian, individualist and laissez-faire rants on policy, culture and other current events by an average, everyday lawyer & investment banker and part-time pop scholar. en-us 2008-06-28T11:06+00:00 http://kipesquire.powerblogs.com/posts/1212055114.shtml "There was no special contract between these parties. A carrier has a certain duty cast upon him by law, and that duty is not to be enlarged to an indefinite extent... Kip 2008-05-29T09:05+00:00 http://kipesquire.powerblogs.com/posts/1204394410.shtml The twin canards of "sue the deep pockets" and "it's never the parents' fault" strike again:... KipEsquire 2008-03-01T18:03+00:00 http://kipesquire.powerblogs.com/posts/1203991589.shtml "The people of Alabama sued the state, which means that the people of Alabama — sued themselves..."... Kip 2008-02-26T12:02+00:00 http://kipesquire.powerblogs.com/posts/1201227955.shtml This may be either one of the most frivolous or one of the the least frivolous lawsuits of all time:... Kip 2008-01-25T12:01+00:00 http://kipesquire.powerblogs.com/posts/1201225720.shtml ...you might get it:... Kip 2008-01-25T01:01+00:00 http://kipesquire.powerblogs.com/posts/1192591097.shtml No sooner did this lawsuit wilt from my aggregator... Kip 2007-10-17T03:10+00:00 http://kipesquire.powerblogs.com/posts/1191461341.shtml It is perhaps the single most asinine claim in all of antitrust law, if not in all of economics: the idiotic assertion that lowering prices can somehow be bad for consumers.... Kip 2007-10-04T01:10+00:00 http://kipesquire.powerblogs.com/posts/1181098152.shtml Wired Science Blog is shocked, shocked to learn that a scammer can actually sell sugar pills as a panacea:... Kip 2007-06-06T02:06+00:00 http://kipesquire.powerblogs.com/posts/1181064560.shtml Can you spot the logical flaw in this reasoning?... Kip 2007-06-05T17:06+00:00 http://kipesquire.powerblogs.com/posts/1180800213.shtml Back in February, I wrote the following regarding eHarmony's bigoted policy excluding gays:... Kip 2007-06-02T16:06+00:00 http://kipesquire.powerblogs.com/posts/1180544183.shtml Some bizarre, and in a few instances scary, law enforcement and litigation stories over the past day or two:... Kip 2007-05-30T16:05+00:00 http://kipesquire.powerblogs.com/posts/1178823662.shtml Assorted instances of loopy litigation:... Kip 2007-05-10T19:05+00:00 http://kipesquire.powerblogs.com/posts/1178209113.shtml Two interesting stories about lawsuits that may or may not be frivolous.... Kip 2007-05-03T16:05+00:00 http://kipesquire.powerblogs.com/posts/1175695821.shtml To review: My defense of strict DUI laws that many of my fellow libertarians consider oppressive has always been based a simple premise: There is no right to recklessly hurl multi-ton... Kip 2007-04-04T14:04+00:00 http://kipesquire.powerblogs.com/posts/1173057947.shtml "They were so great. They really made us feel so calm. They made us feel safe."... Kip 2007-03-05T01:03+00:00 http://kipesquire.powerblogs.com/posts/1172924133.shtml Now that you've read Hawkins v. McGee, and survived your first day of Contracts class, you're ready to rule in this case:... Kip 2007-03-03T12:03+00:00 http://kipesquire.powerblogs.com/posts/1169393823.shtml Suppose I came over to visit and asked, calmly and soberly, for your permission to jump off your roof into your swimming pool. Just for fun.... Kip 2007-01-21T15:01+00:00 http://kipesquire.powerblogs.com/posts/1167185582.shtml TO CLAIM YOUR SHARE OF THIS FUND, YOU MUST SUBMIT A VALID PROOF OF CLAIM AND RELEASE ("PROOF OF CLAIM") POSTMARKED ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 21, 2006.... Kip 2006-12-27T02:12+00:00 http://kipesquire.powerblogs.com/posts/1166558616.shtml I asked:... Kip 2006-12-19T20:12+00:00 http://kipesquire.powerblogs.com/posts/1165457903.shtml If so, then Wii may be entitled to compensation!... Kip 2006-12-07T02:12+00:00