Rethinking Gibbard's Riverboat Argument

Does the Johnson Act Inhibit Riverboat Gaming on the Great Lakes?

In the annals of federal-state relations, the Great Lakes are unique. Their waters variously constitute navigable waterways, state boundaries, an international boundary, and most important for our purposes, "the high seas." 1 The federal government and adjoining states assert concurrent criminal jurisdiction over offenses committed on Great Lakes waters• As one might expect, the legal fiction o...

Riverboat Site Selection

The riverboat casino is the most rapidly expanding segment of the gaming industry. Six states have already legalized riverboat/dockside gaming, and it is currently under review in at least 13 other states. The explosion of this gaming market is fueled by a combination of demand and supply side forces. Gaming, as a form of entertainment, is growing in popularity and acceptance. States experienci...

Rethinking Jewish Christianity: An Argument for Dismantling a Dubious Category (to which is Appended a Correction of my Border Lines)

The fallacy of the equity-efficiency trade off: rethinking the efficient health system

In the health systems literature one can see discussions about the trade off between the equity achievable by the system and its efficiency. Essentially it is argued that as greater health equity is achieved, so the level of efficiency will diminish. This argument is borrowed from economics literature on market efficiency. In the application of the economic argument to health, however, serious ...

A supportive yet critical response to "Rethinking Roe v. Wade: defending the abortion right in the face of contemporary opposition".

In 2008, many states sought to pass Human Life Amendments, which would extend the definition of personhood to encompass newly fertilized eggs. If such an amendment were to pass, Roe v. Wade, as currently defended by the Supreme Court, may be repealed. Consequently, it is necessary to defend the right to an abortion in a manner that succeeds even if a Human Life Amendment successfully passes. J....