Yesterday, the Supreme Court upheld Oregon’s assisted suicide law. Several months ago, that same Supreme Court also upheld the Federal Controlled Substances Act in the context of a state challenge to that law to permit the use of medical marijuana… Continue Reading
A while back, I read a book called 1421: The Year The Chinese Discovered America. It has since been renamed as the scholarship has expanded and shown evidence of Chinese fleets from 1421-1423 discovering not only the Americas but also… Continue Reading
A few weeks ago, the Wife bought these sour candies that I absolutely love. I’m seriously addicted to Ice Breakers Fruit Sours. They’ve got an intense taste and are laced with these interesting-looking little flavor crystals. My favorite flavor is… Continue Reading
Okay, so I predicted that Seattle would defeat Chicago to go on to the XL-Bowl. I also predicted that Indianapolis would defeat Cincinnati to take the AFC crown. Those things are, um… not going to happen. So I’ll predict instead… Continue Reading
Many years ago, Arthur Schlesinger wrote a book called The Imperial Presidency. His basic thesis was that the modern bureaucratic state and the nation’s mission during the Cold War created system too complex and demands too rapidly-changing to be governed… Continue Reading
It did not take Green Bay’s executives long to name a new coach. Pittsburgh native Mike McCarthy will be the fourteenth head coach of the Green Bay Packers, following in the storied footsteps of such legendary names as Curly Lambeau,… Continue Reading
…in case you were wondering.
Let me tell you, you never know what you’re going to find when you do a Google search. So for those of you who ever wondered what would have happened had Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker vented all that tension… Continue Reading
January is the heart of winter, when the vegetation has died back during the cold and the frost takes over car windshields every morning. January is supposed to be when law firms identify their hiring needs. Based on the reports… Continue Reading
I’m kind of sorry that I don’t have the free time to listen to the Alito confirmation hearings. But I’m kind of not, too. One of the more amusing analyses I have read about the hearings is this article from… Continue Reading