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Month: January 2012

California’s not-so-stringent legal ethics education

January 29, 2012Tim Kowal 6 Comments

Every three years, members of the California State Bar have to complete a minimum of 25 hours of continuing legal education (“CLE”).  These include four hours of specifically approved “legal ethics” training.  CLE hours typically run from about $35 to… Continue Reading →

Law California State Bar

Newt Fatigue

January 24, 2012Tim Kowal 13 Comments

My patience with Newt is about up.  I was willing to overlook the fact that he’s a ball of contradictions with a short temper when he was at least bringing sanity and big, fun ideas to the debates.  And, being… Continue Reading →

Politics GOP primary, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich

The Best Argument in Favor of Capital Punishment

January 17, 2012Tim Kowal 89 Comments

Christopher Carr comments that “if we’re going to have capital punishment, we shouldn’t sugarcoat or whitewash it. We should have public gladiatorial competition or hangings with children in attendance. If we’re going to be barbarians, let’s at least be barbarians… Continue Reading →

Morality death penalty

No, Americans are not “operationally liberal”

January 14, 2012Tim Kowal 32 Comments

Responding to my demurrer to “the old saw that Americans are ideologically conservative but operationally liberal,” Yeggmen sticks up for the saw:  what researchers have (repeatedly) done is get a bunch of people together and have them fill out a… Continue Reading →

Political Theory, Politics Baby Boomers, conservatism, Kevin Drum, liberalism, new deal, progressivism, social security

On the Third Rail: Race, Poverty, Culture

January 14, 2012Tom Van Dyke 26 Comments

“Generational poverty” is often used or taken as code for “black.” Even by those who mean well. However, rural poverty is just as persistent, and it of course is as caucasian as it is anything else and usually more so.… Continue Reading →

Education, Political Theory culture, poverty, race

Merger Mania in 2012!

January 13, 2012Tom Van Dyke 12 Comments

Interesting emailia from me Dad: 1. Hale Business Systems, Mary Kay Cosmetics, Fuller Brush, and W. R. Grace Co… Will merge and become: Hale, Mary, Fuller, Grace. 2. Polygram Records, Warner Bros., and Zesta Crackers join forces and become: Poly… Continue Reading →

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About Tebow Time

January 13, 2012Tom Van Dyke 205 Comments

According to a recent poll Hispanic fans also feel that a holy power is helping the Broncos quarterback as 81 percent of those polled believe God is behind Tebow, compared to 59.5 percent among blacks and 38 percent among whites.… Continue Reading →

Atheism atheists, tebow

“Ideologically conservative but operationally liberal”

January 11, 2012Tim Kowal 101 Comments

Kevin Drum: You all remember the old saw that Americans are ideologically conservative but operationally liberal? It means that lots of Americans say they’re conservative and like to believe they’re conservative, but when it comes to specific government programs they… Continue Reading →

Politics

So You Want to be a Rock and Roll Star

January 6, 2012Tom Van Dyke 16 Comments

A tasty bit of emailia that came my way: Craigslist Ad: We are a small & casual restaurant in downtown Vancouver and we are looking for solo musicians to play in our restaurant to promote their work and sell their… Continue Reading →

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Book Report, 2011

January 2, 2012Tim Kowal 3 Comments

Along with my lists from 2009 and 2010, I logged 101 books over the past three years.  Here’s the list from 2011: Real Education, by Charles Murray.  It’s become commonplace in the conversation about education to sigh about how there… Continue Reading →

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