Participation
- Rebecca on The Tiny Constable: I love it when other SC justices answer back to Scalia’s ass-holery.
- adam on 4’33″: Rehearsal must be a breeze.
- adam on The Tiny Constable: The English language is so fucking stupid.
- Steven on The Problem of Persuasion: I, for one, would much rather have my guilt or innocence determined by a computer, than a lot of...
- Steven on Law vs. Justice: Law MUST have equal consideration for justice! EVERY written law has a justifiable contradiction to that law....
- Peter on The Tiny Constable: I’m pretty sure “secrete” is a verb meaning “to conceal.”
- adam on The Tiny Constable: Except the episode would be about whether “Tory Belleci can secret himself” rather than...
- Peter on Still Searching: Thanks.
- Rebecca on Still Searching: Good post.
Tweets
- .@RepJeffDenham If you won't support high speed rail, then I won't support you.
- RT @calladus: The minority voices of #Christian extremists are heard so clearly because the majority of Christian moderates refuse to sp ...
- @ATF628 Did you get anything good?
- RT @jboren4507: Read half-dozen stories today about people getting thrown under the bus. CHP should investigate outbreak of bus v. ped. ...
- @senatorboxer Vote NO on PIPA and SOPA. Stopping piracy is a good idea; trampling free expression in the process is a terrible idea.
- @RepJeffDenham Vote NO on PIPA and SOPA. Stopping piracy is a good idea; trampling free expression in the process is a terrible idea.
- @calladus Is that study merely OF beliefs, or study driven BY beliefs?
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Monthly Archives: January 2010
Religion and Responsibility
Welcome to my Sunday morning sermon. If you start to feel uncomfortable, just stay with me to the end; you may be pleasantly surprised. This is staggeringly ridiculous, and far more terrifying than foreign terrorists: Testifying in his own defense, … Continue reading
Open Discussion
The comments below serve as an open thread, prompted by a discussion elsewhere, on general topics that encompass religion, morality, ethics, secularism, and whatever is reasonably related. Here are the rules of conduct, which I will enforce as needed, as fairly as … Continue reading
What We're Up Against
Once again, the letters page of The Fresno Bee was filled with foolishness this morning. So I decided to go online and push back. And then, on one letter, this comment appeared, from someone using the alias “All_American“: Sarah [Palin] … Continue reading
The Right to Live
Professor Myers has it right: Children are your responsibility, not your personal sheet of blank paper. Right? Understand? Seems uncontroversial? But he continues with a razor sharp observation that should spur some critical thought among its targets: They aren’t there for … Continue reading
Civility in the Practice of Law
My law school—the San Joaquin College of Law—has posted a series of videos from a talk on civility in the legal profession by two local attorneys, Warren Paboojian and James Weakley. Watch them and learn how attorneys ought to practice. … Continue reading
Torture Memos, John Yoo, the New York Times, and Lame Journalism
The New York Times asks John Yoo: “Do you regret writing the so-called torture memos, which claimed that President Bush was legally entitled to ignore laws prohibiting torture?” He answers: “No, I had to write them. It was my job. … Continue reading