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Category Archives: Stanford
The Star Chamber of Stanford: On the Secret Trial and Invisible Persecution of a Stanford Law Fellow by Rony Guldmann
I asked AI: Please review, critique, analyze and assess for credibility this 2022 book by attorney-philosopher Rony Guldmann — The Star Chamber of Stanford. The antagonists in the book are the parents of Sam Bankman-Fried — Barbara Fried and Joseph … Continue reading
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Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon
Michael Lewis writes in his new book: * He didn’t mean to be rude. He didn’t mean to create chaos in other people’s lives. He was just moving through the world in the only way he knew how. The cost … Continue reading
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The Stanford Law School Connection To The Sam Bankman-Fried Scandal (2-16-23)
03:00 Sam Bankman-Fried 1:05:00 Punishment is a dirty word to liberals 1:30:00 Vengeance is a dirty word to liberal 1:33:00 The liberal delusion of global human rights 1:37:00 The liberal delusion that we have a right to our reputation 1:40:30 … Continue reading
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Rony Guldmann: Silicon Valley elites Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried, Stanford Law profs and progenitors of disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried
Philosopher and attorney Rony Guldmann writes: Q: Can you explain the Bankman-Fried connection? A: I met Joe Bankman and Barbara Fried during the 2007-2008 academic year at Stanford Law School, where I was their student and mentee. I already had … Continue reading
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Sam Bankman-Fried’s Parents Are Stanford Law Professors
New York Times: In May, the founder of a Chicago nonprofit that works with recently incarcerated people got an email from the father of Sam Bankman-Fried, offering to make a donation on behalf of his son’s cryptocurrency exchange. Soon after … Continue reading
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Fox News: Sam Bankman-Fried’s professor mother penned 2013 essay shredding ‘philosophy of personal responsibility’
From Fox News: Bankman-Fried’s mom argued that ‘the philosophy of personal responsibility has ruined criminal justice and economic policy’ The mother of Sam Bankman-Fried, the beleaguered founder and former CEO of the now-bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, is a Stanford Law … Continue reading
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Crypto Meltdown & Its Links To Stanford Law School
From Crypto News: Was SEC Chair Gary Gensler Helping Sam Bankman-Fried Find Legal Loopholes for FTX? Here’s What You Need to Know Speculation is mounting in the community that Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman Gary Gensler could have worked … Continue reading
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AP: The downfall of FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried sends shockwaves through the crypto world
For six months, I’ve been talking about the life and thought of philosopher Rony Guldman, who published in 2022 a memoir, The Star Chamber of Stanford: On the Secret Trial of a Stanford Law Fellow. The two antagonists in this … Continue reading
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The Jewish Angle To Rony Guldman’s Story
In his work in progress, A Critical Theory of Academia, Rony Guldmann writes: * Barbara [Fried] had remarked to someone in the faculty lounge at the outset of our December 2008 meeting (with Joe) that here was a meeting of … Continue reading
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REACTION: The Star Chamber of Stanford: On the Secret Trial and Invisible Persecution of a Stanford Law Fellow
Author Rony Guldmann responds to my inquiries: Dear Luke, Thanks so much for reading my book and publicizing it on your blog. I’m truly grateful. As to the question of whether any part of the book reflects mental illness, I … Continue reading
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