January 2010

“Money Isn’t Speech and Corporations Aren’t People” by David Kairys, on Slate

by kris bishop January 29, 2010

David Kairys, the author of Philadelphia Freedom: Memoir of a Civil Rights Lawyer, published an op-ed last Friday on Slate.com: "Money Isn't Speech and Corporations Aren't People: The misguided theories behind the Supreme Court's ruling on campaign finance reform". A couple days after the President's State of the Union, in which Obama pointedly disagreed with the recent Supreme Court ruling while the Justices sat directly in front of him, we'll give David the floor: __________________________________________ "Go back almost a century, to the time when the modern corporation was created, and you'll find laws that prohibit or limit the use of [...]

Your ‘Link’ to the local bestseller list

by Heather Newman January 28, 2010

Mardi Link's book Isadore's Secret, which chronicles the mysterious disappearance and death of a nun from a small Northern Michigan town, has done what all good Michiganders do: flourish in winter. Isadore once again appeared on the The Heartland Indie Bestseller List, this time a full five months after its initial release. Link takes spot No. 13 on the list for January 24th.

Clerical Work: Historical Roots and in Modern Life

by kris bishop January 27, 2010

During the buildup to the Iraq War in 2003, critics of the Bush administration repeatedly complained that the press had become “stenographers,” copying the their talking points, rather than investigating or questioning. Despite my agreement with the critics, I cringed every time I heard “shorthand” and “stenographer” used as an epitaph.

University of Michigan Press Ready for eBooks on the Apple iPad Tablet, Microsoft Surface

by kris bishop January 27, 2010

Apple announces their newest hi-tech device today: a tablet touch-screen computer similar to a very large iTouch. Microsoft has responded with its own version of a new touch-screen device: the Microsoft Surface. As the eBook market picks up, this next step in user interface evolution will no doubt promote even larger readership than currently exists for eBooks and digital editions, including many new advances in interactivity and embedded media. This reflects the University of Michigan Press’ ongoing mission to use the best emerging technology to disseminate information as freely and widely as possible while preserving the integrity of published scholarship, [...]

Sandra Day O’Connor Revisits and Revives Affirmative Action Controversy in New Release “The Next 25 Years”

by kris bishop January 26, 2010

(Excerpt from original article by Peter Schmidt, published in THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION, JAN 14, 2010 / PHOTO CREDIT: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI, GETTY IMAGES) “In an essay written with Stewart J. Schwab, who had served as one of her Supreme Court clerks and is now dean of the Cornell Law School, Justice O’Connor argues that the majority opinion she wrote in the 2003 affirmative-action case should not be seen as imposing a deadline on the use of race-conscious policies or as relieving the need for more research showing such policies have educational benefits. ‘When the time comes to reassess the [...]

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