Author: Nob Akimoto

“We’ve become wealthy and comfortable. Recalling our defeat, I paid homage and prayed for the people who sacrificed their lives for this country.” The quote above is familiar. We hear its echo when the...

Steve Vlaceck has a useful coda to the Paul filibuster over at Lawfare, where he basically reaches the conclusion I pointed out a week ago:

Leo Messi and Barcelona decided they’d just go and demolish AC Milan at Camp Nou 4-0 to seal a 4-2 aggregate victory and proceed to the next leg of the Champion’s League….Messi had an...

Sir Patrick Stewart called for men to stand up against domestic violence.

The story of the reaction to Zerlina Maxwell is…troubling to say the least.

…not that we needed more confirmation, but Ted Cruz has introduced the marked up version of Rand Paul’s non-binding resolution, and it’s a complete dud. It’s not a serious attempt to restrain or even...

Abuses in a J-1 student visa program. The exploitative nature of much of what passes for various types of visas and the quasi-indenture system connected to them makes me quite angry sometimes.

…as they just captured Bin Laden’s son-in-law in Jordan.

In the midst of preparations for events during SXSW (more on that some other day) I noticed my twitter feed was alive with praise for Senator Rand Paul’s “stand” on civil liberties. Curious on...

Just a short bleg for sunday. I set a weekend goal of $250 for my fundraising, and I’m a bit short. If anyone’s got a little spare change lying around, I’d appreciate a push...

Dear Readers, As many of you are aware, I made an attempt last summer to crowd-source the remaining funds needed to obtain my degree. Despite the well wishes and contributions from many in the...

…for some reason my allergies started acting up after I read this piece.

Per the Onion: Gay Teen Worried He Might be Christian.

A friend of mine is having to deal with the administration at her kid’s school treating her children as being absent without cause while dealing with losses to close family members. She’s started a...

Will post a proper long form post later, but just wanted to put this up here. Taking another stab at crowd-sourcing my degree. For less than the cost of an annoying NPR membership, you...

The discussion at Jonathan’s over sweatshops and the commentary on the Thursday thread has brought my mind away from unpacking my books (I still have 5 boxes left to unpack…) and back to definitions...

The state of slavery is of such a nature that it is incapable of being introduced on any reasons, moral or political, but only by positive law, which preserves its force long after the...

Zic reminds us quite eloquently: Today is Valentine’s Day. The day of love. And the Day of One Billion Rising. Women around the world demonstrating to end the violence against women. I’ve said it...

Oscar Pistorius arrested on charges of murder….

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