Friday Links

This first story comes as no surprise to me. In fact, I have been arguing this for years. New research shows that the oldest boy in the family has a higher IQ than his little brothers. Again, I am not surprised at all. Read about the study here.

A Minnesota boy just won a $100,000 verdict against his parents. This is one of the strange aspects of the law, where the parents actually wanted to lose this case because the insurance company would be the one paying out. Don't we have a problem with the system if the defendant's want to lose. In the old days, a child could not sue a parent, or a wife sue a husband for that matter. There was a day when the law recognized the sacredness of family unity. That day is mocked as an antiquated, sexist, relic in my law school. Read about the case here.

Diplomatic immunity is a beautiful thing. Apparently, the US embassy in London has $3 million worth of unpaid fines for not paying the road tolls. I hereby name you all ambassadors of the New Right. Now you shouldn't have to pay your parking tickets. Good luck. Read more here.

Finally, read about the growing tension between current NY Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the former mayor Rudy Giuliani here. Think about this very real possibility. If Rudy wins the GOP nomination (possible), and Hillary wins the Democrats nomination (probable), and Michael Bloomberg runs as an independent (also probable), the three candidates in the race will all be from New York (well, Hillary sort of is from NY). I don't like the sounds of that.