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This Grid is Locked
Believe you me, this is going to be one locked grid. And indeed, shouldn’t it be? Whether you’re a liberal or a conservative, the Supreme Court has just lost one of its all-time stalwarts (some might say bulwarks), singularly devoted to the Court and to the...
Overkill–Return of the Pendulum
Ever wonder what explains how society has such a propensity to generalize and overreact? Do you think that’s because it takes less time and energy to function on automatic pilot rather than . . . using your thought processes? In California, a former physician was just...
Who’s A Fellow To Trust?
Editor's Note: I don't usually use tables in my blogs, but the one below came with the news piece I was reviewing and it offered a good capsule summary and was easy to incorporate. Only one problem: It's not very user friendly for someone viewing the blog from a smart...
Whose Legacy Is It Anyway?
Whose legacy is it anyway? President Obama’s? The U.S. Supreme Court’s? Our government’s in the form we know it? Separation of Powers? Checks and Balances? Executive Power? Abdication of responsibility? Usurpation of authority? Our President may be a lame duck, in the...
Dignity Village: Where a House Is A Home
Portland, the City of Bridges, and beneath almost all of them, miserable-looking camps constructed of tents, plastic tarps, and shopping carts. Rag-tag homeless people also sleeping on park benches and in doorways. An easy solution said many activists: Throw enough...
The Brass Ring
Can you tell me what I had in mind when I picked this picture and title. You need some help? A clue? Okay, I'm generous to a fault, I'll give you two. One: We've got those ever present, ever deplorable lobbyists. Always taking us for a ride. You know, on a...
Dark Horses and White Knights
Who will carry the day, those presidential candidates who smoothly rely on—and parrot—their speechwriters and pollsters or those who are more natural and spontaneous, down to earth, funny, able to laugh at themselves, and political convention, able to share their...
Physician Heal Thyself
As a lawyer, I’ve always found it helpful to the lawyer-client relationship to get to know my client and to allow my client to get to know me as well. Is it required? No. Of Course not. Is there a formula of how to go about this, or how far to go in cultivating a...
Quit Housing Around
A few months ago, a good friend, who also happens to be a client, came to see me about a problem. Turns out he and his wife have an interesting way of handling their family finances. She spends; he pays. True story. With a slight degree of embellishment. For example,...
The Wife . . . And The Dizzy Helicopter Ride
One of the nicest aspects of being a (former) Olympic athlete is the international fraternity that comes with it. The Wife and I have traveled near and far, but wherever we have visited, thanks to this fraternity, we have always been privileged to enjoy what few...
