I am (surprisingly) not particularly dismayed by Sam’s recent post “Jewish Timeline: Israel and the Theory of Just War.” Perhaps I’ve just become cynical about the whole Israeli-Palestinian thing. Fifteen years ago, I was really into it. Now, I just think they’re probably all nuts. They’re certainly too close to their problems – both Israelis… […]
Palestinian Settlements: Low Road to Israel’s “Higher” Ground
May 19th, 2011 · 3 Comments · Israel and the Middle East, World Affairs
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Another Role
May 17th, 2010 · No Comments · Law and Legal Affairs, Uncategorized
Hello, all. I would like to introduce a new project I’m working on: LawSchoolReference.com. As the new primary blogwriter for the site, I will cover topics of interest to anyone considering law school, from the LSAT (Law School Admissions Test) through the application process, including a bit about what it’s like to be a law […]
Tags: admissions·JD·juris doctor·Law and Legal Affairs·law school·legal·legal education·LSAT·post-graduate·professional
Of UFOs and Foreign Presidents
May 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Birthers seem to employ the same logic that UFOlogists do. Compare Cecil Ash’s ® defense of Arizona’s Birther’s Amendment to the Coalition for the Freedom of Information’s goals for Congress. While UFO true believers insist on the existence of government documents the government insists don’t exist, Birthers insist on the nonexistence of government documents that […]
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Elena Kagan
May 14th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
It seems President Obama has his pick for the Supreme Court: Elena Kagan, Over the next few months, I’m sure we’ll hear a lot of ridiculousness regarding her nomination. There are those on the looney left calling for her to “open up.” Sorry, guys. While I agree that the confirmation hearings have effectively become a […]
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US Government Has THREE Branches?">Wait—the US Government Has THREE Branches?
April 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Law and Legal Affairs
Mary Kate Cary notes on usnews.com that only about 14 percent of Americans know who the chief judge of the most powerful court in the land is, but 66 percent can name a judge on “American Idol.” I wish I could count myself among the third that cannot, but at least I also know who […]
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