Larry Ribstein, an unforgotten mentor in my lifetime
I’ve been deeply saddened since I heard of the heartbreaking news about Larry. I had the privilege to be advised by Larry along my intellectual . . .
Larry Ribstein, an unforgotten mentor in my lifetime
Remembering Larry Ribstein
Iwas terribly saddened and, quite frankly, dumbfounded when I heard that Larry Ribstein had passed away. I had seen Larry approximately three weeks before when . . .
Larry Ribstein, Philosopher
Everyone who knew Larry Ribstein realized that he was very smart, very tough, and very hard working. Less well appreciated was his absolutely uncompromising commitment . . .
AT&T/T-Mobile RIP
Yesterday, AT&T announced it was halting its plan to acquire T-Mobile. Presumably AT&T did not think it could prevail in defending the merger in two places simultaneously—one . . .
Top Ten Lines in the FCC’s Staff Analysis and Findings
Geoff Manne’s blog on the FCC’s Staff Analysis and Findings (“Staff Report”) has inspired me to come up with a top ten list. The Staff Report relies . . .
Are You Plane Rich? An Example of Marginal Analysis
Ijust returned from a long weekend in the Caribbean, attempting to recreate the scenery of (and a few scenes from) The Bachelor. Given the ubiquity of . . .
The Washington Post columnists on the Supercommittee
My apologies to TOTM readers for taking last week off. A firm retreat in Phoenix followed by a hearing in Oklahoma City really puts a . . .
Exclusion and the BCS
Every year around this time—around week 10 of college football season—we are reminded of the inequity of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) system. Instead of . . .
World Series Meltdown, Moneyball, and Ron Washington
Watching my baseball team get eliminated from the World Series was hard to swallow. Watching it happen two years in a row was worse. And . . .