Paul L. Caron
Dean
Pepperdine Caruso
School of Law
Miscellaneous
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A Tax Thanksgiving
From the Tax Foundation: "A person doesn’t know how much he has to be thankful for until he has to pay taxes on it." — Author Unknown
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Mankiw: The Lost Lesson of Thanksgiving
Greg Mankiw (Harvard, Department of Economics) says The Lost Lesson of Thanksgiving is the importance of property rights: The Tragedy of the Commons, by John Stossel Every year around this time, schoolchildren are taught about that wonderful day when Pilgrims and Native Americans shared the fruits of the harvest. "Isn’t sharing wonderful?" say the teachers.
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Thanksgiving Day — 2007Washington, D.C.November 15, 2007 Americans are a grateful people, ever mindful of the many ways we have been blessed. On Thanksgiving Day, we lift our hearts in gratitude for the freedoms we enjoy, the people we love, and the gifts of our prosperous land. Our country was founded by men and women
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Interview on Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Check out my interview on Real Lawyers Have Blogs, which deals with a variety of topics, including the impact of blogs on teaching, research, reputation, collaboration with lawyers, and law reviews.
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Avis Contests Law Blogger’s Fair Use of Logo
Great post on Info/Law: Avis Contests Law Blogger’s Fair Use of Logo, by William McGeveran (Minnesota): Last month, law blogger Eric Turkewitz of the New York Personal Injury Law Blog published this post about a judicial decision overturning a federal statute that’s relevant to liability of rental car companies. He illustrated the post with the
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Tax Prof Groupie
For the second time in five months, I took my fifteen year old daughter and her friend to a Fall Out Boy concert, this time at Ohio State. It was a memorable (and late) night. Having learned last time that Dads, daughters, and mosh pits do not mix, I came prepared this time with work
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Tax Prof at 50
I was hoping to fly under the radar with this, but I have been outed by some of my blogosphere friends (Adjunct Law Prof Blog, Administrative Law Prof Blog, Antitrust & Competition Policy Blog, Brian Leiter’s Law School Reports, Food Law Prof Blog, Health Law Prof Blog, ImmigrationProf Blog, Jack Bog’s Blog, Legal Profession Blog,
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A Personal Note
To my friends (real and virtual): blogging will be light over the next several days (apart from posts already in the queue) because my father died suddenly in Maine.
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Oh, To Be Single Again….
Interesting article in today’s Wall Street Journal: Dinner and a PowerPoint?, by Sue Shellenberger: You’ve heard of working vacations. Now comes "the working date." Many single people are so busy with careers that they don’t have time for a social life. So they’re increasingly blending work and romance. For some, the practice has provided a
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Antitrust Survey
D. Daniel Sokol (Wisconsin) of our sister Antitrust & Competition Policy Blog is conducting this survey of countries around the world that are not OECD members and not members of the EU to determine whether and at which universities are antitrust/competition law and/or industrial organization taught.
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Shrek and Fall Out Boy
Christine Hurt (Illinois) and Jeff Lipshaw (Suffolk) have reflected in recent days on the different stages of parenthood — Christine reviews the most recent Shrek movie she saw with her kids, while Jeff takes a stroll down memory lane as his youngest child turns 18. I am closer to Jeff’s parenting stage than Christine’s, and
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The Tax Prof Circle of Life
The University of Cincinnati College of Law sent off the Class of 2007 into the world yesterday at our graduation ceremony. It is always a reflective day for the faculty, as we watch with pride as each of the graduates march confidently across the stage to collect his or her diploma from the dean. It
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Who Should Provide Higher Education Metrics?
Interesting op-ed on Inside Higher Ed: The Feds Are Coming, The Feds Are Coming!, by Richard Hersh: Higher education has neither developed adequate metrics to assess learning nor demonstrated a willingness to publish such results when they are available, content to rely on and participate in, while at the same time damning, spurious college guides
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A Father’s Strange Bliss
This weekend was cold (low 40s), rainy, and windy in Cincinnati. My wife and I try to rotate attending our kids’ sporting events, so I spent Saturday at my high school freshman daughter’s regatta and Sunday at my high school sophomore son’s soccer tournament. Saturday: We left at the crack of dawn for the drive
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Opening Day and the Passage of Time
Continuing a stretch of bittersweet moments as my wife and I brace for our kids leaving the nest in a few years (here, here, and here): I am going to the Cincinnati Reds Opening Day game today without my son, a high school sophomore who is too busy with academics and sports practice to continue
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Ohio State Band’s Halftime Show
We at Cincinnati have long had a friendly rivalry with our Ohio State colleagues up I-71. So I admit to taking a bit of secret pleasure in Florida’s trouncing of the Buckeyes on Monday night. I also got a chuckle over the photoshopped picture of Ohio State’s band’s famous OSU formation at halftime of the
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Once a Bostonian…
I am still surprised, 16 years after moving away from Boston, when I am told that I have a Boston accent. But this test confirms it: What American accent do you have? Your Result: Boston You definitely have a Boston accent, even if you think you don’t. Of course, that doesn’t mean you are from
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Christmas Gifts for that Special Tax Person: A Recap
16th Amendment Christmas Tree Ornament 1913 Tax Form Business Tax Stories Book iPod Pre-loaded with Tax CLE IRS Action Figure IRS Chocolates IRS Notecards IRS Pottery "Screw the IRS" Card Game Tax Coffee Mugs Tax Greeting Cards Tax Stories Book Tax Tee-Shirts Tax Ties Treasury Building Lithographs Treasury Building Postcards
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Christmas Gifts for that Special Tax Person
Last-minute gift ideas for that special tax person in your life: From the Treasury Department Historical Association: Eleven Christmas Tree Tax Ornaments, including my favorite: the 1993 ornament issued on the 80th Anniversary of 16th Amendment: THA’s fifth annual ornament depicts the first Form 1040 as a commemorative of the 80th Anniversary of the authorization
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Christmas Gifts for that Special Tax Person
Check out this eBay auction item: What the IRS Mi$$ed Pottery Jar: Brand new Tumbleweed Pottery. Dimensions: Approximately 5" x 5" x 5" Inches.
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Christmas Gifts for that Special Tax Person
Check out these funny tax greeting cards available from The Billable Hour Card Store (click on cards to enlarge):
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Christmas Gifts for that Special Tax Person
For sale on eBay: an IRS action figure — Irwin R. Schyster: The action figure is modeled after WWF wrestler Mike Rotunda: In the WWF, Rotunda became Irwin R. Shyster (I.R.S.) and he is perhaps best known for this role, more than any other role he has played during his career. Irwin R Shyster was
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Christmas Gifts for that Special Tax Person
Check out these two tax ties: 1040 Tax Form Tie (left) (click on tie to enlarge): This 100% silk tie is perfect for any tax preparer or auditor. It displays images of a 1040 US Individual Income Tax Form as well as related terms and phrases. IRS Barrel Tie (right) (click on tie to enlarge)
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Christmas Gifts for that Special Tax Person
Check out this Screw the IRS Card Game available on ebay.