Year: 2015
Orange Is the New Green
“A lot of people sit down and discuss their lives, things like are they happy, but it’s not like that with me. I don’t think positively, I don’t think negatively, I just think about the goal. But it’s not like I sit down and write goals. I just do things.” — Donald Trump, Master Apprentice,… Read more
Everything Wrong With Feminist Anti-Sexwork Thinking In One Tweet
Here’s everything wrong with feminist anti-sexwork thinking in one tweet: While there are clearly sex workers by choice, the majority globally are there because of poverty, homelessness etc. Aka lack of choice. — Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) August 8, 2015 In case that wasn’t formatted right, that’s Lena Dunham, who opposes Amnesty International’s proposal to decriminalize… Read more
The Argument For Pulling the Trigger
New York Times reporter Matt Apuzzo has a fascinating story about Dr. William J. Lewinski’s work as an expert witness in police shooting cases. When police officers shoot people under questionable circumstances, Dr. Lewinski is often there to defend their actions. Among the most influential voices on the subject, he has testified in or consulted… Read more
An Attempt to Explain High Sensitivity Analysis in Collins
Both Jeff Gamso and Scott Greenfield have written about Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Mark Dwyer’s opinion in People v. Collins discussing the admissibility of a certain type of DNA analysis in a criminal case. Since I have an amateur’s interest in both science and criminal law, I thought it might be interesting to read the… Read more
Road Trip 2015 – Part 2 of 2
This is the second half of my summer trip report. Part 1 took us through our stay at the Opryland hotel. The next day we checked out and made our way to Memphis. Every time we’ve been to that city, we’ve made it a point to stop in at the Peabody Hotel downtown for drinks… Read more