The calendar has become short -- and heavy.
Burt Likko
Pseudonymous Portlander. Pursuer of happiness. Bon vivant. 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. There's a Twitter account at @burtlikko, but not used for posting on the general feed anymore.
House Likko's Words:
Scite Verum.
Colite Iusticia.
Vivere Con Gaudium.
Movies, sports, food, relaxation, fun times. At least, hopefully that's the sort of thing that your weekend...
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When a Supreme Court Justice calls an entire city a "delicate subject," there's pretty much only one...
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If an employer sees that a job applicant seems to have some sort of religious need for...
...Although what they actually did say is really weird.
In a sense, it is the perfect speculative fiction novel, even as it pays unspoken homage to...
Outrage drives media sales, after all, nearly as well as does fear and possibly better than does...
It's that time of year again.
The fight in the ring in Las Vegas last weekend was not nearly as tedious as the...
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This could be an awesome series of posts.
If the three-drug cocktail used for capital punishment is found cruel and unusual, how ever shall we...
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This one is going to be a squeaker.
New Zealand's Prime Minister apparently needs a lesson in manners.
Many are summoned. Few will serve.
The woman can't even go to Chipotle incognito right.
The NFL moves into the twentieth century.
Burt Likko offers what is sure to be the most controversial post in the history of Ordinary...
A squib in the popular press. A recollected anecdote. A recent law review article. A reference to...
Matt Yglesias achieves Maximum Voxosity with the Voxiest of all Vox articles ever.
A verdict in Rome from which there will be no further appeal.
