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 one last time. I pondered the market failures in 22-inch wiper blades and Dulce de Leche … [Read more...] about 2008 In Review
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As the end of the year approaches, I've been cleaning up my backlog of unpublished posts.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 to write, and the story behind the post goes stale before I get … [Read more...] about Celebrity Crime Roundup: Whoopi on Vick, Craig
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 exchange Fire U.S. Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan … [Read more...] about Obama Freedom Scorecard
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 of law school actually hurt your chances in the … [Read more...] about What Can You Expect to Learn In School?
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. Also, the content no longer floats in the middle of the browser window. It's now stuck … [Read more...] about Notice Anything Different?