#LawBot, or, Legal Advice in Twelve Tweets
A status check on technological disruption in the legal profession.
Author: Burt Likko
The MMA of Electoral Fraud
An intellectual experiment. Let’s play the role of electoral fraudster. Come, and conspire for a moment, and let us see whether we might realize benefit from subverting the integrity of American democracy.
…And whether we’ve now been presented with evidence that this is actually happening.
Veepmania 2016: Armageddon: Pence versus Kaine: The Battle For Air Force Two!
It’s come down to this. Vanilla Bean Ice Cream, French Vanilla Ice Cream is calling you out!
(Featured image is of a retired DC-9 that was used as Air Force Two.)
Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! The 2016 First Monday In October Report Is Here!
A preview of selected cases appearing on the United States Supreme Court’s docket for the 2016-2017 Term.
U.S. Inspector General — Audit of the DEA’s Management and Oversight of Confidential Source Program
Things you probably didn’t know your tax dollars were doing: paying airline workers previously proven to perjure themselves to spy on you.
Postmortem: Parsing Policy Platforms and Personalities
A debate heavy on personality and light on policy, with some surprising oversights and some agreements that in any other election cycle would be surprising to note.
2016 Presidential Debate No. 1
We knew it would eventually come to this. It had to. And now, here it is. Also, what Burt Likko plans do be doing during the debate, and chances are, you’re going to be jealous of him when you learn it.
Siegel — Why Hubble Will Never see the First Stars
But can we ever see the Big Bang? Because that’d be like looking at yourself 13.8 billion years ago. Dude.
Matt Tinoco: LAPD Honors 25 Officers For Not Using Deadly Force
[T]he Preservation of Life medal is reserved for officers who chose not to use deadly force in situations where lethally discharging a firearm could, according to department policy, been justified.
Associated Press: Italy Earthquake Kills Dozens, Reduces Towns to Rubble
“The town isn’t here anymore.”
Switching Horses Midstream
An assessment of executive managerial skills put on display for the nation to see.
Movie Review: Jack Strong
A part biopic, part spy thriller, and mostly true story from Poland during the Bad Old Days of the Cold War.
Russell Saunders — Giving My Mom the Death She Wanted
A touching piece from our distinguished emeritus writer.
Call For Posts: Political Autobiography Symposium
Political orientation is a journey, not a polestar. This year is an especially good one to take stock of where you are, and how you got there. We hope you’ll share with us.
538: Clinton And Trump Are Both Promising An Extreme Supreme Court
Elections, it turns out, have consequences.
