I’m very very tired of writing about James Comey. And yet there’s something (or many things) morbidly fascinating about him, now that he’s been unleashed on his book promotion tour and now that his memos have seen the light of … Continue reading →
Just want to let you all know that I have succeeded in finding a web developer who will help me make the transfer. I’ll skip the lengthy saga of how hard it was to find such a person, and just … Continue reading →
You’re (Probably) a Federal Criminal: While ubiquitous criminality has not undermined the criminal law’s moral force, it has changed the identity of those who make the law, in the practical sense. Since most people have committed at least one crime … Continue reading →
…Donald Trump, Tragic Hero. Yep, tragic hero. Read it; it’s a unique take.
Continue reading →He’s not a leaker, although of course he leaked. He’s also not a weasel. We know that, because he tells us so himself, and he said it to Trump, too [you can find the memo texts at the link]: [Comey] … Continue reading →
[NOTE: I noticed this amusing comment from “Fractal Rabbit” in the pasta-cooking thread: Sadly, I’d eat a spaghetti sandwich everyday if I could get away with it. That is, if my blood sugar could get away with it. Trying to … Continue reading →
There are so many wonderful Jordan Peterson videos it’s hard to choose just one (or watch just one; they’re like potato chips). But I think this is especially fine: I’ll add that, having watched quite a bit of Peterson speaking … Continue reading →
…(as quoted in Politico, anyway; I couldn’t find the origins of the quote): “That’s what [prosecutors will] threaten [Cohen] with: life imprisonment,” said Alan Dershowitz, the liberal lawyer and frequent Trump defender who met with the president and his staff … Continue reading →
Nine ways? That’s a lot of ways. I figured I was committing all nine errors. But it turns out that I’m only committing one: using too small a pot. And I was already well aware that I often use too … Continue reading →
I’m always interested in the spam cycles on the blog—which I assume merely reflect the spam cycles on WordPress and its anti-spam plugins. By “spam-cycles” I don’t mean anything to do with email, I’m taking about the bots (or whatever … Continue reading →
Heroic passengers, heroic pilot. Unfortunately, one woman died. “There’s a ring around the engine that’s meant to contain the engine pieces when this happens,” said John Goglia, a former NTSB member. “In this case it didn’t. That’s going to be … Continue reading →
I previously linked to Andrew McCarthy’s take on the Cohen searches, and I added this: For 20 years McCarthy worked as a prosecutor for the Southern District of New York, which is the office involved here, and so he’s inclined … Continue reading →