I’ve never been convinced that military tribunals were the best way to handle terrorists. On the other hand, I’ve never been convinced that they’re not. I am pretty sure that a military tribunal can provide all of the essential elements… Continue Reading
It was only a couple of weeks ago that Utah’s Governor, Jon Huntsman, came up on the national radar as a potential rival to Barack Obama’s eventual re-election bid in 2012. Huntsman is young, competent, articulate, and appears to be… Continue Reading
Stumbling around the net tonight, I came across this bit of propaganda from Newt Gingrich — he is objecting to the domestic release of Guantanamo Bay prisoners, ethnic Uighurs who would otherwise be returned to the People’s Republic of China.… Continue Reading
The word, people, is “probably.” P – R – O – B – A – B – L – Y It means “favored by the laws of probability,” or in simpler terms, “more likely than not.” The word has two… Continue Reading
Sometimes when I serve as a small claims judge, I get opposing parties telling me things that are simply contradictory. I try to give both of them the benefit of the doubt, understanding that different people sometimes view the same… Continue Reading
Chrysler bit the bullet and filed Chapter 11. Now, it has used the power of the Bankruptcy Court to cut through the Gordian knot of myriad state franchise laws protecting and effectively making permanent its ongoing commercial relationships with local… Continue Reading
From a blog comment about workplace proselytization: Over Christmas one of my coworkers took a kitsch Santa hat with “Santa is Coming” embroidered on it and taped “Jesus” over the “Santa”. The irony no doubt went right over her head.
Seventeen-year-old Tyler Frost went to a Baptist high school in Findlay, Ohio. He has a girlfriend who goes to the local public high school. Tyler wanted to go to his girlfriend’s prom, but the religious types who run the school… Continue Reading
I wrote earlier today–facetiously–about California solving its budget problems by abdicating its statehood and reverting to territorial status, thereby punting the whole budget mess out to Washington. A very silly idea. But. If that happened, I rather doubt that California… Continue Reading
New Hampshire is on the verge of becoming the sixth state to adopt same-sex marriage. The Governor has indicated a pass-or-veto message and is apparently returning the bill to the Legislature. I’m not sure if that state’s Constitution gives him… Continue Reading