If you're like me, you hear the words coming out of the mouths of Tea Partiers, and you think, "you seem like a decent human being, so how on earth can you believe those things?" Of course, I don't want to tar all self-identified tea … [Read more...]
More Bad News for Israel (Updated)
N.B. I have updated this post on the legality of the blockade as I have continued to study the question Leave it to the Netanyahu government (and its predecessor, under Ehud Olmert) to jump off a cliff from what should have been the … [Read more...]
BP’s New Station WITH POLL
If you live in the Parkway, you probably have seen the new BP station at the corner of Centre Street and Belgrade Ave. The station was formerly a Getty station, and then a Lukoil station, but as a result of recent transactions, BP is has … [Read more...]
Fill Out Your Census Form Today!
Just a reminder to fill out and return your census form, which should arrive in the mail this week. If you have kids, let them help! This year, there are no "long form" questionnaires--everyone has the same ten questions to answer, and it … [Read more...]
John Yoo and The “Al Qaeda Seven”
A group called Keep America Safe has published an ad (video available at KAS's website) criticising several Justice Department lawyers for having represented Guantanamo Bay detainees. I was glad to read that many prominent lawyers in … [Read more...]
Public International Law: Sometimes Ridiculous
The EU has just released a report concluding that Georgia was unjustified in international law in starting the short 2008 war with Russia over South Ossetia. Here's what baffles me. The EU recognizes South Ossetia as part of Georgia. And … [Read more...]
Orly Taitz: Worst Lawyer Ever
I take back what I wrote about Charles Nesson the Harvard Law School professor whose, ah, unconventional defense of Joel Tennenbaum in the recent copyright infringement case brought by the major record labels earned my scorn. Say what you … [Read more...]
Do You Fudge Your Neighborhood’s Name?
The Globe ran an interesting article today about Boston residents who fudge the names of their neighborhoods--folks from Dorchester who say they live in Milton or "Dorchester-Milton"; folks from Fort Hill who don't like to say they're from … [Read more...]
Time Has His Revolutions
The Globe is reporting, of course, on potential successors to Senator Kennedy. The article makes the point that while there are several strong contenders, "The shape of the race - and the Kennedy political legacy - will hinge on whether … [Read more...]
Charlie Nesson: Worst Lawyer Ever?
The Globe today reported on the $675,000 verdict against BU graduate student Joel Tenenbaum in the illegal music downloading trial that has been going on before Judge Gertner in the U.S. District Court. Tenenbaum was represented by Charles … [Read more...]
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