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.
A most interesting symposium indeed!
Hear President Trump ROAR.
I made some silly jokes last night too, and I'm certainly no fan. But the facts aren't...
I'm going to miss having a President who speaks to our ideals rather than our id.
Welcome to Dystopia Week. Let's begin by taking a moment to understand why we write this way...
Read the article that prodded yet another enraged, petty tweet from the man who will soon be...
A millenium ago, the largest city on the North American continent boasted more people and more impressive...
Time to sharpen your fictional whetstones!
The Supreme Court hangs in the balance. Will Joe Biden throw away this shot?
Burt and Natasha Likko prepare for a Thanksgiving feast that promises to be a bit... eccentric.
It turns out people are complex and no group is monolithic.
From the indispensible @sarahkendzior, a guide for those who worry about the potential for the incoming administration...
In which Burt Likko tries to convince you, and himself, that it's not going to be that...
Not since the days when William Howard Taft sought the Presidency...
Turns out some judge thinks Great Britain is a Parliamentary democracy, not a direct democracy.
Knowing that it's time to say goodbye doesn't make doing it any easier.