Will the Visual Artists Rights Act Prevent Cities from Removing Offensive Artwork?

I've been published!

We law review staff editors are required to write two short articles as well as our long comment. A handful of the short articles get selected for publication, and mine was one of those.

It was published here yesterday. In it, I discuss the Visual Artists Rights Act, the trouble it might cause for communities that want to remove offensive artwork, and how it's probably not that big of a deal after all.

It's fairly short, so please go check it out!

How Much to Spend on LSAT Prep

 There has been a debate recently about whether the so-called "logic games" section of the LSAT makes it unnecessarily hard for poor students to get into good law schools.

I don't think it does. I think life makes it hard for poor students to get into good law schools. People who grew up poor are less likely to receive a quality education, so if they want to be skilled logicians (necessary for a high LSAT score, and certainly good for a practicing lawyer), they would have to have the drive and interest to educate themselves.

Participation Ribbons

I am a Millennial. Born in 1988, I am slightly on the older side of Millennials, but still solidly Millennial.

I grew up with participation ribbons. I don't know anything about the psychology of childhood competitions pre-participation ribbon, but I'm sure it didn't stifle competition the way participation ribbons do.

Every kid knows that participation ribbons are bullshit. Only disabled kids proudly display participation ribbons. Most kids throw them in the trash by the end of the day. We still recognize that the bigger, shinier trophies belong to the winners, and that we are not "all winners just for trying." The winners hold the trophies, the losers hold the ribbons.