While it’s been a couple of years since I started thinking of Republicans as “them” and not “us,” I nevertheless bemoan their complete collapse, because without a viable opposition party at the state level, Sacramento will never work towards finding… Continue Reading
A year ago, Norway suffered a mass spree killing at the hands of a sociopath with firearms. Seventy-seven people, many of them teenagers, were shot to death and the killer remains chillingly unapologetic. The Norwegian people underwent a massive national outpouring… Continue Reading
Decided in the same year as McCulloch v. Maryland, Trustees of Dartmouth College v. Woodward is often studied by law students for its interpretation of the Contract Clause and the Court’s ruling that states may not interfere with private contracts. In essence,… Continue Reading
It’s the highest in Louisiana and the lowest in Idaho. The numbers change from year to year (I’m looking at 2011), but high is usually high and low is usually low. Idaho and Louisiana did not move between 2010 and… Continue Reading
I will not stress about the summary judgment motion. It will wait until Monday. If I repeat this to myself long enough, it will become true. For now, I can sit in my back yard and enjoy the finches and… Continue Reading
At the moment of this post’s publication, in 1969, human beings began walking on the surface of the moon, for the first time — and they came home safely. That’s a pretty damn remarkable achievement, and one still worth celebrating… Continue Reading
Rush Limbaugh apparently thinks it is not a coincidence that the main villain of the new Batman movie will be Bane, homonymous with the name of Mitt Romney’s former company: So, anyway, this evil villain in the new Batman movie… Continue Reading
This is part of a series for what western states should do. They range from serious to facetious. This falls in the latter category as there is virtually no chance of it happening due to the senate ramifications and/or the… Continue Reading
As I was graduating from college, one thing became apparent: Desktops were going the way of the dinosaur. Laptops were going to replace them. Why shouldn’t they? I mean, you can actually take a laptop places. It can do everything… Continue Reading
Last night Mrs. Likko and I Netflix’ed this charmingly silly creature feature. It was the second highly enjoyable Norwegian movie I’ve seen this year. The film winked along with the audience without being ironic about it. Against initially worrisome opening scenes,… Continue Reading