Zero Hedge | On a long enough timeline the survival rate for everyone drops to zero. Calculated Risk. Truth on the Market. U.S. Housing Finance News. TaxProf Blog. One of the joys of being a faculty member at Pepperdine is the opportunity to spend time with wonderful visitors who come to the law school because of its unique mission. Today is a great illustration, as we welcomed Gary Haugen (President & CEO, International Justice Mission) and David Skeel (S.
Samuel Arsht Professor of Corporate Law, University of Pennsylvania Law School): Gary Haugen is here again this week teaching a short course and graciously hosted a breakfast this morning with faculty and students. He talked about how he came to found International Justice Mission and the incredible work the organization is doing to protect the poor in the developing world from violence. He also discussed his new book, The Locust Effect: Why the End of Poverty Requires the End of Violence (2014): How has this plague of violence grown so ferocious? The answer is terrifying and startlingly simple: There’s nothing shielding the poor from violent people. Dr. Housing Bubble Blog.