Showing posts from November, 2022

The Dream of Scalable Democracy

They—I’m looking at you, Tip O’Neill —say all politics is local. “They” are wrong. But they should be right. If all politic…

Nixon’s New Red Century

“Taking the long view, we simply cannot afford to leave China forever outside the family of nations…there is no place on thi…

Letters to the Editor — Nov. 30, 2022

New York Post readers sound off about convictions dropping significantly under Manhattan DA Bragg and a bill that would prev…

The Ravages of Cultural Termites

In his great book titled Russia in 1839 , the Marquis de Custine called the Tsar “eagle and insect.” He was eagle because he…

Emails To Opposing Counsel

Notes to my (legal) self. The post Emails To Opposing Counsel appeared first on Above the Law . from Above the Law http…

Letters to the Editor — Nov. 28, 2022

Readers discuss The New York Post's report that 16 officers kept their jobs after NYPD judges found them guilty of crime…

Gird Yourself for the Holiday Season!

The time has come to gird your loins and make provision for the breathless marathon ahead. The post Gird Yourself for the H…

Letters to the Editor — Nov. 26, 2022

Post readers sound off on Mike Pompeo’s criticism of American Federation of Teachers head Randi Weingarten and Nikole Hannah…

Morning Docket: 11.23.22

* It takes a village worth of billables: this Texas firm has Thanksgiving covered. [ 12 News Now ] * You know these STOP WO…

Morning Docket: 11.22.22

* Comedy clearly isn't alive on Twitter. But is it alive with the glory of Trademarking? [ SCOTUSblog ] * Memento Mori …

Bored Out of Our Minds

You will not be bored reading Kevin Hood Gary’s Why Boredom Matters: Education, Leisure, and the Quest for a Meaningful Life…

Warfare Unmanned

On November 3, 2002 , an unmanned U.S. Predator drone fired a Hellfire missile at an automobile in Yemen, carrying Al-Qaeda …

Morning Docket: 11.21.22

* And then there were 6: More big names are opting out of U.S. News. [ Inside Higher Ed ] * Stop Woke keeps getting stopped…

My Sister’s Keeper

Am I my brother’s keeper, and if so then precisely how many brothers (and sisters) do I have? This is the question that came…

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