I was sent a nice read from the New York Times Freakonomics section by a friend of mine. So I thought I would share it. Made my brain twist a little bit more about law in our country.

Unintended Consequences
By STEPHEN J. DUBNER and STEVEN D. LEVITT

“One year from today, a new president moves into the White House. This president will be eager to carry out any number of plans — including, surely, plans to help the segments of society that most need help. Extending a helping hand, after all, is one of the great privileges and responsibilities of the presidency.

But before charging ahead with such plans, the new president might do well to first ask him- or herself the following question: What do a deaf woman in Los Angeles, a first-century Jewish sandal maker and a red-cockaded woodpecker have in common?”

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