Monthly Archive: February 2013

The always-excellent Janet Stemwedel (aka Dr. Free-Ride) dissects a case of professional ethics failure.  A snippet:

There’s more to Montauk than sunsets and beaches

Alex Hughes, of The Homo Life: I’ve been scared of vaginas for as long as I can remember. Even when I didn’t know I was gay in my younger years, the snatch never served...

Let’s say you live in a remote rural settlement, far away from any outside help. There is no organized police force, although there are some respected folks about town who occasionally contact each other...

Jack Goldsmith flags a truly remarkable interview given by Congressman Mike Rogers (R-MI) on Face the Nation.

…but I sure wanted to after reading about Barbara Cargill’s confirmation hearing to chair the Texas State Board of Education. When Cargill (a brief primer) appears to be flummoxed by the utter inanity of...

A man lives in his wife’s tent: a house is a grave. -Tuareg proverb Précis: as the first phase of the Mali conflict winds down, we see a partial recapitulation of other guerrilla wars...

“The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.” — Terry Pratchett So, Pope Benedict XVI is resigning, which...

Spoiler Alert: Do not read this post or the comment section if you have not seen the show. Also, for those who have read the comics, please do not discuss plot elements not revealed...

Today was a glorious day, full of work and play. And a little guilt. Alice, Boegiboe, and I ate French toast for breakfast. We played with Play-Doh together. We watched Coraline. I went grocery...

To go with your morning coffee, black pudding, eggs, bacon and sausage. (Plus copy of Financial Times, and your TV set to the premiership matchups for the day).

Last night I went on my semi-annual bowling excursion with my guy’s night group. I rolled a couple of decent games, which wasn’t bad considering I haven’t played in months. The scores were unimportant though...

Hey, Northeastern US and eastern Canadian Gentlemen and Gentlewomen! How’s that awfully amazing blizzard working out for you? Everyone staying safe and warm I hope?

This is the second in a series of posts where I will explore the interesting phenomenon that is teaching social norms.  As an early childhood educator, I am tasked with far more than teaching...

From Jack Goldsmith at lawfare, we have a link to a remarkable op-ed by John Yoo which argues that the problem with the White House white paper recently released on targeted killings suffers from...