Some encouraging news from William Jacobson at Legal Insurrection on Mandy Nagy’s condition: Update 2:45 p.m. 9-10-2014 ”” Mandy’s mom conveys: She’s doing better today. The swelling in both her eyes has gone down. She is much more active today … Continue reading →
…has been taken very very ill. If you’re the praying type, please pray for her safe recovery. Mandy (aka Liberty Chick) has been a very important part of the Legal Insurrection blog. I post there quite often, and although I’ve … Continue reading →
Every now and then I get an email or a comment asking me to explain whatever happened to my “a mind is a difficult thing to change” series. Why did I stop writing it in early 2008? And will I … Continue reading →
Beginning last night I noticed I was getting about two and a half times my usual traffic. As usual when I get a traffic uptick, I checked my sitemeter. Instead of finding a link from some larger blog, I saw … Continue reading →
When I was a child I’d periodically become wildly enthusiastic about something I had read or some music I’d heard, and I’d run to show my parents. “Yes dear, that’s nice,” they’d say absent-mindedly, backing out of the room. I … Continue reading →
The suicide of Robin Williams has started a lengthy discussion of depression, with those who’ve suffered from it trying to describe its depths, and why depression could drive a man like Williams to do what he did. Depression is an … Continue reading →
Regular readers here may know that I frequently cross-post at Legal Insurrection, a popular blog with a fine and varied group of writers including several leading legal minds. They’re announcing a new feature called Morning Insurrection to which you may … Continue reading →
[BUMPED UP] I want to extend a heartfelt thank-you to everyone who donated to the blog. It’s a cliche, but words really can’t express how grateful I am. It helps me to go on doing this despite all the difficult … Continue reading →
…that for the last couple of days I haven’t put up any of those lighter posts I often write. I have been so tremendously upset by what has been happening during the trifecta of doom—the Bergdahl exchange, the border children, … Continue reading →
The plan is for me to be interviewed by Lars Larson today, around 6:45 PM Eastern time (3:45 PM Pacific time). The general topic will be the Ibrahim Ishag case, although other things might come up. The interview should last … Continue reading →
Or something like that: The Monica Lewinsky confessional in Vanity Fair brings back a torrent of unfond memories of the appalling cast of tabloid gargoyles who drove the scandal. Remember them? Treacherous thatched-roof-haired drag-queen Linda Tripp, with those dress-for-success shoulder … Continue reading →
Last Thursday the WaPo published the usual takedown of the nefarious Koch brothers, purporting to show that “biggest lease holder in the northern Alberta oil sands” is a Koch brothers holding, and that they would be a big beneficiary of … Continue reading →