The Myth of the “Patent Troll” Litigation Explosion

Unfortunately, the complaints today about today’s patent litigation crisis arise more from unchecked intuitions about what feels like a bad situation, from unrealistic assumptions about how much certainty we can achieve in the patent system, and from emotionally-compelling anecdotes about innovators running into trouble with patents.

What’s in the Vault?

Many have understandably sensed that central banks may well have acted to allow bullion banks to take out massive naked short positions in precious metals in order to drive down the price.

Busybody Politics

What could lead anyone to believe that they have either the right or the omniscience to dictate to hundreds of millions of other people?

“Political Terrorist”? Seriously?

U.S. Senator Ted Cruz-R of Texas is calling for Republicans in Congress to defund Obamacare. MSNBC critic Chris Matthews has replied by calling Senator Cruz a “political terrorist.” Actually, Congressional funding of the government is part of the Constitution. There’s...