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Houston's Clear Thinkers

Wide-ranging observations on law, business, medicine, culture, sports, and other matters of general interest to members of the Houston business, professional, and academic communities.
By Tom Kirkendall

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Last Entry: July 20, 2010 at 03:01:00

Justice for Perverted Justice?

Posted on February 28, 2008
Earlier posts here, here and here addressed NBC's To Catch a Predator series, in which a television crew cooperates with police and a vigilante justice group to create child predator crimes. Then, the television crew follows the police as...

Dick Armey on immigration

Posted on February 27, 2008
I must admit, I never thought that former House Majority Leader Dick Armey would sound like a statesman to me. I was wrong. Watch the video to find out why....

The Hollywood Dome?

Posted on February 27, 2008
It is a reflection of how low my expectations have sunk for rational decisions from Harris County officials. I actually felt a sense of relief that officials do not appear to be taking this seriously: Lights, camera, action: Dome...

The diversity of Texas

Posted on February 27, 2008
Yes, Texas is a diverse place. It's a part of its charm. But following on this post from yesterday, that diversity does not make it an easy place to get one's arms around....

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The importance of running a Presidential campaign

Posted on February 26, 2008
On the heels of the Frank Rich/NY Times column castigating the Hillary Clinton campaign team, one of the best business law professors in the U.S. explains why the ability to run a large political campaign is an important qualification...

"Re"-examination?

Posted on February 26, 2008
Kevin Whited over at BlogHouston.net notices a little news you can use from Houston's leading news source: The Chronicle ran a correction that was notable for its length today: An article in Feb. 18 editions repeated charges made by...

Going for 13 in a row

Posted on February 26, 2008
It's quite rare that one of my predictions about the Rockets actually comes true. But after disposing of the Chicago Bulls on Sunday night, the hometown team is going for its 13th win in a row tonight (and their...

Thinking about schizophrenia

Posted on February 25, 2008
Two recent NY Times article regarding the vexing nature of schizophrenia, one sad, one hopeful. Let's all hope for more of the latter....

Re-defining TSU

Posted on February 25, 2008
Leave it to new Texas Southern University President, John Rudley. He's not wasting any time before trying to shake things up at the chronically-troubled public university (previous posts here): Texas Southern University's new president wants to end the school's long-standing...

Rate Congress on free trade

Posted on February 25, 2008
Check out this excellent Cato Institute website that allows you to evaluate the voting record of each member of the past six sessions of Congress on free trade issues....

"The sand trap from hell"

Posted on February 24, 2008
Don't miss this entertaining José de Córdoba/W$J article on the dour legacy of golf in Communist Cuba and the attempt to revive the game to attract more tourism. Turns out that the game flagged in Cuba after Che' Guevara kicked...

Thoughts on Rusty and Pettitte

Posted on February 23, 2008
This earlier post was one of the first to express reservations regarding Rusty Hardin's handling of Roger Clemens' defense to the allegations contained in the Mitchell Commission Report (previous posts here) and aftermath, but my reservations are nothing compared to...

Hillary's redemption?

Posted on February 22, 2008
It's rare that I post on politics two days in a row (or even two times in a week, for that matter), but the meltdown of Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign has been one of those fascinating political developments that simply...

Compensation through resort privileges

Posted on February 22, 2008
Check out the renovated digs for the University of Texas baseball team at UFCU Disch-Falk Field in Austin. Even the most defensible big-time intercollegiate sport is now funneling compensation to its players through "resort privileges." The renovated locker room...

The oversupply of golf

Posted on February 22, 2008
The numbers of Americans playing tennis regularly has dwindled dramatically over the past two decades. Now, golf is showing signs of suffering a similar fate: Over the past decade, the leisure activity most closely associated with corporate success in America...

Bashing the capitalist roaders

Posted on February 21, 2008
Does it appear to anyone else that Hillary Clinton is getting a bit desperate in attempting to salvage her campaign for the Democratic nomination? Get a load of this: Sen. Hillary Clinton took a swipe at [investment bankers], suggesting wealthy...

Hope for a hog solution?

Posted on February 21, 2008
Texas' feral hog problem has stymied many a smart scientist over the years, but it appears that the Aggies may have discovered a possible solution(H/T: Craig Malisow) If you're a land owner and animals such as coyotes or wild pigs...

Looking for other lines of work

Posted on February 21, 2008
So Professor Buser, what did you plan on doing as a side occupation after your expert witness career? Judge Posner wants to know: Buser?s initial report proposed that if permitted by Allmerica to continue its market-timing trading, Emerald would have...

Maintaining Enron myths

Posted on February 20, 2008
Ever wonder how the mainstream media maintains Enron-related myths? In reporting on the sentencing hearing later this week in the Enron-related case of the three former UK bankers dubbed "the NatWest Three" (prior posts here), the Chronicle's Kristen Hays observes...

Born Standing Up

Posted on February 20, 2008
Don't miss this Smithsonian.com excerpt from comedian Steve Martin's new autobiographical book, Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life (Scribner 2007). Take, for example, Martin's hilarious description of the implementation of his novel theory of comedy in one of his initial...

The faux-analyst

Posted on February 20, 2008
One of the funniest things I read from this past weekend was this W$J article about the earnings conferences calls being crashed by a faux-analyst named Joe Herrick: At least seven times just the past three weeks, a mystery caller...

Importantitis

Posted on February 19, 2008
Theater critic Terry Teachout made an interesting point the other day in this W$J op-ed about one of the hazards of great youthful achievement: Leonard Bernstein set Broadway on fire in 1957 with "West Side Story," a jazzed-up version of...

An emerging risk of youth sports

Posted on February 19, 2008
As youth sports become increasingly specialized, a family from The Woodlands is the subject of this Gina Kolata/NY Times article on one of the big risks to children of that trend -- increased torn anterior cruciate ligaments ("ACL"), the main...

Alltop, all the time

Posted on February 19, 2008
Have you checked out Guy Kawasaki's new venture, Alltop? If not, you should. Guy is adding categories and new links frequently, so Alltop is turning into a great launching pad for finding informative blogs on a wide range of topics....

An interesting headline choice

Posted on February 18, 2008
Kevin Whited and Cory Crow continue to express amazement at the delusional nature of county officials and the Houston Chronicle over the proposed Astrodome hotel project that is now in its fourth year of being bandied about. The latest Chronicle...

BP's PECOTA projection for the 2008 Stros

Posted on February 18, 2008
The sabermetricians over at Baseball Prospectus have developed a statistical system for projecting baseball player performance called PECOTA, which is short for "Player Empirical Comparison and Optimization Test Algorithm." PECOTA player performance based on comparison with thousands of historical player-seasons...

Local college hoops update

Posted on February 18, 2008
Normally, when a team shoots 4-12 from the field on two-point goals in a college basketball game, that's a pretty good indication that they were thoroughly throttled by the other team. Unless, that is, the team shoots 18-43 on three-point...

Letterman on body painting

Posted on February 17, 2008
David Letterman discusses body painting with Sports Illustrated cover girl Marisa Miller, who is a good sport about it all....

A lingering question about Refco

Posted on February 16, 2008
So, Refco's former CEO and chairman Phillip Bennett pled guilty late Friday in a Manhattan federal court to fraud and other charges stemming from the 2005 collapse of the company (previous posts here). Peter Henning analyzes the plea here. Bennett's....

A solid endorsement

Posted on February 15, 2008
I've been enjoying the new local blog Life at the Harris County Criminal Justice Center, which, along with Mark Bennett's blog, provides an interesting daily glimpse of life around the Harris County criminal courthouse. Given the twists and turns of....

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