I've been blogging about legal issues for several years now, and I've learned a lot about lawyers and law firms and legal marketing, and I've earned the trust and respect of the legal blogging community. Now it's time to leverage that for my benefit. To that end, I've joined as a silent partner on a new extreme project. Update: For those of you reading this out of context: It's … [Read more...] about My New Extreme Project
Strip Clubs and Daycare
I was skimming through an episode of Stossel on the subject of city management, particularly Cleveland city management, and at around 21:30 the chair of the Cleveland planning commission (attempting to justify her city's bloated planning policy) says, "I'd hate to look up one day and see a strip club next to one of my day care centers." Curiously, she never explains why … [Read more...] about Strip Clubs and Daycare
Blogroll Maintenance
Reading the latest at Not Guilty, I realized that my blogroll is a bit out of date, not in the least because Not Guilty isn't on it. I have short descriptions for each blog in the list, so even for blogs I already have, I might have to change the description. Let's see, going through the categories... Bloggy Goodness Hit&Run Cataloguing every inch of our daily … [Read more...] about Blogroll Maintenance
Betrayed By Our Local Governments
One of the most disgusting aspects of the current economic unpleasantness is the way our local governments have betrayed us. Instead of tightening the belts like the rest of us, they've been trying to find new ways to squeeze money out of us to meet their bloated payrolls. Here in Illinois, the cost of license plate stickers has gone up $21. No reason for it, they just need to … [Read more...] about Betrayed By Our Local Governments
So What If You Might Be Innocent?
I was reading Mark Bennett's account of the long and winding road that lead to the U.S. Supreme Court granting a stay of execution for Hank Skinner, a Texas man who's claiming that some untested DNA evidence might prove him innocent. It's a fascinating procedural tale, if you're into that sort of thing, which I'm not. But one thing Bennett wrote really sticks out: If the … [Read more...] about So What If You Might Be Innocent?