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Welcome to Original Jurisdiction, the latest legal publication by me, David Lat. You can learn more about Original Jurisdiction by reading its About page, and you can email me at davidlat@substack.com. This is a reader-supported publication; you can subscribe by clicking on the button below. Thanks! As a new academic year gets underway, many of us are wondering: what law-school scandals lie in store? To discuss current hot-button issues facing legal academia, including free speech, intellectual diversity, and affirmative action, I could think of no better podcast guest than Professor Amy Chua.

Just south of LAX in the Los Angeles neighborhood of El Segundo, there is a street that has been known for decades throughout the city as “Candy Cane Lane.” Each Christmastime, everyone on the street makes a point of decorating their homes. And you might think, well we all do that where I live, too. But do you do it like this? Yeah. It is an EVENT, complete with an opening night parade in which Santa Claus himself shows up and lights each house up with the flare of a finger.

Dada1k doesn’t do self-aggrandizement. The 19-year-old talks about his career milestones in remarkably casual terms, like he rolled out of bed one day and decided to become a rap star. When your talent is self-evident, who needs a sales pitch? Dada1k (pronounced Day-Day-One-Kay) grew up living with his mother and three siblings in Birmingham, Alabama. He was a three-letter varsity athlete in high school, and his mom encouraged him to parlay his athletic gifts into a college degree.

Hi there! I had planned a separate article, but a couple of things fell through so I dipped into the archives. This is an old interview I did with the owner of Fazio’s Pizza back in 2012. Fazio’s is a place I recommend to anyone looking for a nice sloppy slice of pizza. Heck, might grab some this weekend. Anyways, enjoy and pizza ya later! John Fazio tell John Carman What’s What

Hello, friends! Today, I’m pleased to share my interview with , author of the excellent new novel Hell Is a World Without You, a coming-of-age story that reflects Kirk’s own upbringing in the evangelical church.“During the time of Pizza Hut buffets, 9/11, and all-night Mario Kart parties, a grieving teenager faces a mortal crossroads: fire-and-brimstone certainty vs. forbidden love. And whether or not you’ve ever begged God to delay the Rapture (so you could have time to lose your virginity), that kid’s story is about you.

Jim O’Shaughnessy is a pioneer in the field of quantitative investing and founder of O'Shaughnessy Asset Management. Jim also recently founded OSV (O’Shaughnessy Ventures). I believe OSV is the one of the most creative and meaningful uses of legacy wealth I’ve encountered. It seems to have benefited both Jim’s daily life and the world enormously. A year on from launch, I interviewed him to see how his project is going [also available on YouTube here].

[John Vervaeke, PhD, is an award-winning associate professor and director of cognitive science at the University of Toronto and a tenured professor.] I’ve spent the last few years fully immersed in the topic of wisdom. Although talking about it can make you sound pretentious, my basic stance is that the freedom to pursue wisdom is one of the primary benefits of wealth. It’s also an inheritance that can’t be squandered.

This conversation is part of the Unplated series, a collection of interviews with folks whose work intersects with food, but who work outside culinary spheres. My hope is that these conversations not only spark your curiosity, but help you think about how what you eat is connected to the world well beyond your plate. You can support my work by subscribing or giving a gift subscription. Give a gift subscription

Welcome to Original Jurisdiction, the latest legal publication by me, David Lat. You can learn more about Original Jurisdiction by reading its About page, and you can email me at davidlat@substack.com. This is a reader-supported publication; you can subscribe by clicking here. Thanks! What does it feel like to call out Donald Trump—with Trump sitting five feet away? Not many lawyers have had that experience, but Shawn Crowley has. Along with Roberta Kaplan, a previous guest on this podcast, Crowley represented writer E.