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Why is each sequel worse than the last?

Dan Farber, professor of law | February 15, 2013

Some movie franchises last way too long: Friday the 13th, Rocky, Nightmare on Elm Street.  Each new film is worse than the last, and they’re all worse than the original, which wasn’t so great itself.  The GOP war on energy-efficient light bulbs has the same characteristic — you wish someone would just drive a stake through … Continue reading »

Attack of the dim bulbs (a dismayingly ongoing series)

Dan Farber, professor of law | March 23, 2012

“And the government would have banned Thomas Edison’s light bulb. Oh yeah, Obama’s regulators actually did just that.” That was Governor Romney on March 19.  I hope he was more careful with the facts when he worked for Bain. If not, he would have cost lost a lot of money, not to mention the liability … Continue reading »