Author: Mark Draughn
OPERATIONS DEPT.
2008 In Review
I’ve been reviewing what Windypundit was all about this year, and it turns out 2007 was the year in which I made a fearless election prediction. John Dvorak and I found common ground. I introduced you to the swell guys on the Lima SWAT team. I piled on Ron Paul, and then again, and then… Read more
WRITING DEPT.
Celebrity Crime Roundup: Whoopi on Vick, Craig
As the end of the year approaches, I’ve been cleaning up my backlog of unpublished posts. I often start to write about something and then discover that I have nowhere to go with it. I’ve deleted most of those posts as there’s no way to salvage them. Sometimes, however, I just have trouble finding enough time… Read more
POLITICAL SCIENCE DEPT.
Obama Freedom Scorecard
I’m trying to put together a freedom scorecard for the Obama administration—stuff to watch out for over the next 4 to 8 years. Here’s what I’ve got so far. Discrete things Obama can do to make us more free: Stop the federal government from raiding medical marijuana users and suppliers End warrentless wiretapping Allow needle… Read more
EDUCATION DEPT.
What Can You Expect to Learn In School?
The latest micro-storm to hit the legal blogosphere started simply enough with Gideon’s nearly harmless post on “10 things I didn’t learn in law school.” I thought the worst item was #5: That law review leads to document review. If you want to do real work, take a clinic or something. That’s a case where the priorities… Read more
OPERATIONS DEPT.
Notice Anything Different?
I’ve made a few small changes in the layout of the blog. I got tired of the rounded corners on everything, so I got rid of them. I also changed the structural relationship between the right sidebar and everything else on the page, and I changed the way the pieces of the header fit together.… Read more