Archive for the ‘Politics’ Category

Jan

19

You may have noticed that my blog was inaccessible all day yesterday. I joined the internet-wide movement to protest SOPA/PIPA, two bills currently being considered in Congress. Other major companies such as Wikipedia and Reddit were a part of the blackout. While I haven't personally read the text of the ...
As opposed to the feudal principles [that existed in Europe at the time], which "system considers the Prince as the sovereign, and the people as his subjects...the citizens of America are equal as fellow citizens, and as joint tenants in the sovereignty."  - Chief Justice John Jay, Chisholm v. Georgia, ...
People distrust the government for many reasons, but one of the big ones in my mind is that proponents of big government have no problem regulating the lives of others, but then live their own lives free of those regulations. An article in the WSJ yesterday illustrated one way ...
I hope everyone is voting in the upcoming election! I sent in my absentee ballot application today to vote in Illinois - we need every red vote we can get there, and it actually could make a real difference this year. If you happen to live (or be registered to ...
I'm reading a bunch of cases in preparation for this memo I'm writing, and in my reading came across this great quote from the famous Judge Learned Hand. The First Amendment, said Judge Learned Hand, "presupposes that right conclusions are more likely to be gathered out of a multitude of tongues, ...
BCS selections came out this last Sunday.  Here are the BCS bowl matchups: Championship: Alabama (1) v. Texas (2) Sugar Bowl: Cincinnati (3) v. Florida (5) Rose Bowl: Oregon (7) v. Ohio State (8) Fiesta Bowl: TCU (4) v. Boise State (6) Orange Bowl: Iowa (10) v. Georgia Tech (9) Interesting that even ESPN's Pat Forde ...