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Ted Rall has a cartoon echoing my thoughts on the Ukrainian elections. I have wonderful reports via family members from acquaintances in the Ukraine of the atmosphere surrounding the demonstrations and related efforts there. One common thread has been the presence of Ukrainian pop bands, giving the demonstrations the feeling of rock concerts in the […] Here’s a interesting concept as Christmas approaches. An organization called Buy Blue suggests purchasing decisions be based on the political contributions companies make. It has a Buy Blue Christmas campaign, suggesting we find out what businesses have been naughty, which have been nice and shop accordingly. The idea evidently has its source in a day-after-the-election […] A common law school teaching device is called the Socratic method. Primarily using questions, a professor leads a student on an exploration of the reasoning behind a particular position or argument. It can also demonstrate the absurdity of certain positions. A perfect example may have occurred in a Washington, DC, courtroom Wednesday as the government […] Ben Hanten at Daily Caucus caught something that slipped by me during my absence from blogging. Seems two of the leading Daschle-bashing, pro-Thune blogs were run by people paid by Thune. Jon Lauck labeled his “Daschle v. Thune” blog as one “Analyzing the Biggest Senate Race in the USA.” Seems Jon neglected to tell anyone […] Still catching up on some of the post-election commentary. Realizing I need to let it go, this may be the last summary of post-election wailing, gnashing of teeth, reaction and bile. I want to note at the outset that with posts like this , this and this, it looks like Orcinus will provide valuable insight […] |
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