No matter your take on evolutionary biology (or on the role of government in
the marketplace), if you’re looking for signs of intelligent life on April Fool’s Day,
you should click on over to the special report by the American Antitrust Insitute‘s
Science Correspondent, “Antitrust Controlled by Jerks” (AAI, April 1, 2005).
You’ll discover whether antitrust history demonstrates an “evolution by creeps, or
evolution by jerks.” And, among other artifacts, you’ll find Larry Summers
speculation on “why there are so few women heading up the antitrust departments
of major law firms.”
AAI President Bert Foer isn’t revealing the identity of the Science
Correspondent, or his sources. Feel free to speculate.
For a serious look at the satirized issues, see William B. Kovacic’s essay,
For a look at the search for intelligent extraplanetary life, see this illustrated
lecture by University of Arizona professor Michael R. Meyer.
on the beach
the tracks of two
lounge chairs
John Stevenson
from Quiet Enough
potluck
Stop by George M. Wallace’s neck of the woods today — there
should be an April 1st celebration at A Fool in the Forest.
to rattle his Tin Cup after an auto break-in. You might want to pay a visit and
help Prof. B. pay his deductible.