Law Professor David E. Bernstein is blogging. This is happy news, because his take on Lochner v. New York, Only One Place of Redress, is probably the most eloquent piece I've read on the subject. (And there's some awfully written stuff. I won't name names, but if you've read it, you should know what I'm talking about.) I am even in possession of my very own signed copy of Bernstein's book.*

To be sure, I can't say that I agree with Bernstein's contention that Lochner-like decisions would have benefited African-Americans. I don't think he made out causation in this case. But I think his work is interesting and a good addition to legal thought. You don't have to be right in order to be thought-provoking. Hopefully his blog will be just as interesting.

To kick off his blog, Professor Bernstein asks a very serious question affecting law professors everywhere, "Why do people who would never, ever, eat cake for breakfast, happily eat fatty and sugary muffins? And why do some conference hosts think that blueberry muffins, coffee, and fruit=breakfast?"

I'm not sure, because I would so eat cake for breakfast.