Dru Stevenson, Professor of Law

It seems like part of the unofficial tradition of Blogs is to tell people about other sites we read, so here is one that I have read with interest this summer: the "Revava" website. I am NOT a member of their organization or movement - it doesn't really affect me at all, although I sympathize with their current plight and their religious ideals. Mostly it is interesting because a handful of radicals have managed to use their blog (in conjunction with other activities, of course) to make significant waves, as evidenced by the fact that the local government raided their office and confiscated lots of their materials. It is also interesting because it offers some news (or at least a perspective on the news) that you can't get from the mainstream media. It is therefore different than reading, say, Al-Jazeera for this purpose, because Al-Jazeera is a simple mix of propaganda and mainstream-media-wannabe-ism (in other words, almost-well-done yet obscenely slanted news rep...

Click on the post title to link to an interesting article in today's Los Angeles Times . I think this is a significant issue, something economists talk about frequently - that perceptions get distorted when people get impressive news about an otherwise rare or random event.