The Most Constitutional Right
Does the Constitution guarantee a right to have the Constitution itself? A recent dissenting opinion suggests so, and Burt Likko muses upon what that means in today’s age of impeachment.
Author: Burt Likko
Pseudonymous Portlander. Homebrewer. Atheist. Recovering Republican. Recovering Catholic. Recovering divorcé. Editor-in-Chief Emeritus of Ordinary Times. Relapsed Lawyer, admitted to practice law (under his real name) in California and Oregon. On Twitter, to his frequent regret, at @burtlikko. House Likko's Words: Scite Verum.
Colite Iusticia.
Vivere Con Gaudium.
Spend a Few Evenings with Mrs. Fletcher
The story of “Mrs. Fletcher,” a limited series currently on HBO based upon a novel by Tom Perrotta, tries to have it all three ways…
High Sierra Ghost Stories
The past isn’t ever really past, and ghosts don’t ever die. So instead of avoiding them or feeling bad, maybe try confronting them a little bit?
The Great Cases: United States v. Nixon
U.S. v. Nixon was, beyond doubt, the most consequential decision Burger ever wrote and probably the most politically consequential decision between Brown v. Board of Education and Bush v. Gore.
Why I Actually Do Care About Trump’s Tax Returns
“I could never lend myself to any transaction, however respectable, that would commercialize on the prestige and dignity of the office of the presidency,” – Former President Harry Truman
Tenshot: The End of the World with Josh Clark
A bingeable podcast series confronts the big question, “Are We Doomed?”
Resolution Number 4,000,000 Achieved
I did it like this,
I did it like that.
I did it with a soggy three-dollar Santa hat.
Legitimacy and the So-Called House Popular Vote
Much ink has been spilt since Donald Trump’s election regarding the legitimacy of the U.S. government system, the fortitude of the rule of law, and the viability of American democracy. What do the 2018 election results tell us about those big, scary issues?
An Essay Containing Many Lies About Portland
It’s been a month, so we’re checking in on our old friend Burt to see if he’s grown a neck beard yet.
Heading Seventeen Degrees Westerly Of True North From Herlong Junction
A few words from a momentarily homeless editor emeritus.
America, the Awesome
Burt Likko has one of those sorts of problems that really aren’t such bad problems to have.
Political Discrimination Might Actually Be A Thing
James Damore, the “echo chamber memo” guy, just filed a high profile lawsuit against his former employer, Google. He might have the chance to blaze a new trail in California employment law along the way.
The White House Mess
Michael Wolff’s The Fire and the Fury is the talk of the town and certainly the book of the moment.
Welcome To The Room, A Staggeringly Bad Movie
There are bad movies. There are very bad movies. There are historically bad movies.
And then, there’s The Room.
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