The true meaning of postponed
June 6th, 2005
I was amused to see that UK foreign secretary Jack Straw announced that the referendum on the European constitution was “postponed”. That seems to suggest that it will be rescheduled one day.
Does anyone really expect that to happen? My old stamping ground, the World Economic Forum, never ever cancelled an event. If something went wrong politically or commercially a Forum meeting would be “postponed”. I have this image of some loyal Forum participants hanging on many, many years later, wondering when that meeting date is going to be reconfirmed.
Clear evidence that Becker and Posner get it
June 6th, 2005
If any evidence were needed, Gary Becker and Richard Posner point to The Anti-Becker-Posner Blog. In many ways, I think crediting your opponents is the ultimate mark of proper blog behavior.
Not incidentally, I heard Larry Lessig say the other week that he reckons convincing Becker and Posner to blog was his major contribution to the blogosphere.