Speedway Matters

I don't think my reader(s) have any misunderstanding as to where my political sensibilities lie. However, I too am kind of sick and tire...

Not only is he a creepy groper, drug warrior, and the worst kind of attorney (prosecutor), he also wastes our money on stupid partisan snipe...

Collude (v): come to a secret understanding for a harmful purpose; conspire. As we know, "collusion" is the noun form of the ver...

I have noted that the more people decry attempts to moderate the extremes of capitalism as "socialism," the more people will becom...

The Supreme Court recently ruled that the national ban on sports gambling, with the exception of Nevada, is unconstitutional. OK. I am n...

This :   As Jonathan Chait writes , “having spent years insisting they had an army of wonks who could design a better alternative to the ...

I have been scolded by a commenter for (paraphrasing) presuming that I know how Judge Kavanaugh will rule on issues that come before him....

I talk about the Lochner  era sometimes as though everyone else knows what I'm talking about. It occurs to me that perhaps I'm makin...

This is part of Article I of the articles of impeachment against Richard Nixon: Subsequent thereto, Richard M. Nixon, using the powers o...

... that life is precious and not to be taken for granted. I feel like I hear these stories more than most people do (likely by virtue of my...

I am generally not one to proselytize religion on this blog, as evidenced by the more or less complete absence of religious reference on her...

It's not just Donald Trump, and it's not just the Republicans. Please read this story.

Gin and Tacos may well be my favorite blog. If you haven't yet done so, I highly suggest checking it out . Here is a recent quote, on bi...

For at least seven years, Indiana has been controlled at all three electoral positions (Governor, House, Senate) by Republicans (including t...

My first law job was in Chicago, and it dawned on me that the dynamic in Illinois is essentially reversed from that in Indiana. In Illinois,...