Material Party September 30, 2011 In light of my post whining about having been a pawn as a school board member comes this post from Sullivan. This quote perfectly… Continue Reading
All coked up September 21, 2011 America’s puritanical, prohibitionist laws regarding drugs are deeply flawed. I found this arresting image as I peeked back at old NPR stories I’d missed…. Continue Reading
Councilor Anderson backs away from law and order September 9, 2011 Jeff Anderson who, in preparation for his run against Chip Cravaack, was burnishing his law and order bonifides has dropped his plan to have… Continue Reading
I’ll bet the good Christians who applauded capitol punishment… September 8, 2011 …so vigorously would be happy to tell you how evil Grand Theft Auto is: I personally think prison building is a Ponzi scheme. Continue Reading
The baby girl that Ronald Reagan didn’t kill afterall August 27, 2011 I won’t mind if her Father is taken out nearly so much as was angered at her death. Continue Reading
Makes me wonder about JCI…. July 21, 2011 From Claire Berlinski – Curtesy of the Daily Dish: On the anniversary of the Haiti earthquake, Nicholas Ambraseys and Roger Bilham published an extraordinary… Continue Reading
For Vic July 8, 2011 Rather than bankrupting our treasuries, locking more people behind bars than the Chinese and exerting great pressure on Mexicans to ratchet up their drug… Continue Reading
Now that’s what I call judicial activism. July 1, 2011 I do like the feisty way Republicans challenge political correctness. Especially when their their judges get into the act. Continue Reading
Grover on the tepid defense November 15, 2010 Tim “I ain’t saying nuthin” Grover also gets his one cent in defending his heavy handed censorship. Says Tim, “On numerous occasions this year,… Continue Reading
But Republican Pundits hate Denmark October 26, 2010 One more reason to root for California’s referendum proposing to legalize marijuana. From a post on Reason.com: The numbers are staggering. In 1970 one… Continue Reading
Atticus Finch where are you? October 7, 2010 But then he was an attorney for the defense: “Significantly, of the 4,741 public disciplinary actions reported in the California State Bar Journal from… Continue Reading
Atticus Finch where are you? October 7, 2010 Oh, I forgot. You were a defense attorney. Continue Reading
Guilt as a game for lawyers June 11, 2010 For years I’ve been irritated that the criminal justice system is often more intersted in convictions than convicting the guilty. A Slate article makes… Continue Reading
Prohibition June 3, 2010 Yet another book I’ve got a hankering to read is Daniel Okrent’s Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition A sample: By 1926,… Continue Reading
Vigilance vs. paranoia – 2 anecdotes May 6, 2010 I’m sorry but that Glass photo story has me in a bit of a lather. Talk about image vs. substance. I don’t know what… Continue Reading
Why you need Asbergers to succeed May 3, 2010 As I read this I realized that much of the law is challenged – not challenging although it certainly is that – but “challenged.”… Continue Reading
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery April 13, 2010 Nazi Germany burned books they didn’t like. Israeli book stores just won’t sell them. Nazi Germany confiscated Jewish possessions to help fund the war…. Continue Reading
A boy like James April 1, 2009 Its not all that hard for me to tear up in my dotage but I was unprepared for it to happen reading today’s local… Continue Reading
When justice becomes the province of political hacks June 25, 2008 From the New York Times Continue Reading
Stick em up June 13, 2008 The Duluth News highlighted this year’s increase in robberies. Mrs. Gibbs, a two time victim happens to be the proprietor who I tried to… Continue Reading