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Month: July 2011

Greetings From Libertarian Paradise

July 28, 2011Burt Likko 2 Comments

Likko here. The Transplanted Lawyer is mobile tonight, sippin’ on a gin and juice here in lovely Reno, Nevada. Which, as it turns out, looks rather a lot like nearly any other city anywhere else in the USA, at least… Continue Reading →

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Hypothetical: Young Love & Consequences

July 28, 2011Will Truman 28 Comments

When the law collides with a love story. Continue Reading →

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The Theoretical Error Of States Rights

July 27, 2011Burt Likko 17 Comments

A stray remark in this post about the interplay between federalism and individual rights inspired me to quibble. (No, anything but that!) I expound upon that quibble here because I suspect it will be of interest to Readers. It’s become… Continue Reading →

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Monday Trivia, No. 21

July 25, 2011Burt Likko 44 Comments

Tony Bennett. Coldplay. David Duchovny. Michael J. Fox. Billy Joel. Van Morrison. Bill Murray. Billy Preston. Bonnie Raitt. Shanice. What distinction unites these entertainers? This is not an exhaustive list, by far. Once you figure it out, feel free to… Continue Reading →

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Flavored Ice Water

July 25, 2011Burt Likko 11 Comments

The Wife bought a beverage dispenser, which holds about 3 liters of liquid. On a weekend morning, I will cut a lemon thin, put it in the bottom of the dispenser, then pile ice on top of that, and fill… Continue Reading →

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Typing on Eggshells

July 24, 2011Will Truman 17 Comments

I want to start off this post by saying that I find almost no common cause with the likes of Pamela Geller, Glenn Beck, or Terry Jones. I find their rhetoric to be somewhere in between distasteful and disgusting. And… Continue Reading →

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Watching The Watchmen, With a Record Button

July 22, 2011Will Truman 4 Comments

American Cop Magazine runs a story from a cop who supports the right to film police officers on duty: Should we ever expect to have a right to privacy when we’re in public? I don’t think so; cops are public… Continue Reading →

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How To Apologize

July 22, 2011Burt Likko 1 Comment

It’s hard to admit you were wrong about something. It’s harder to admit you were wrong about it when you stuck your neck wa-a-a-a-a-ay out in favor of the wrong position. And it’s even harder than that when you were… Continue Reading →

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Agent Biden

July 21, 2011Burt Likko 1 Comment

“It seems, Mr. Boehner, that you’ve been living two lives. In one, you’re a respected politician, a leader in your party capable of rational compromise, entrusted with high Constitutional office and a critical role in shaping the legislation that governs… Continue Reading →

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Presidential Headaches

July 21, 2011Burt Likko 55 Comments

Yesterday, there was an incident on the Michelle Bachmann for President campaign in which a reporter attempted to ask the candidate some questions and her handlers were likely rougher in restraining him than they really should have been. This one… Continue Reading →

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