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Book Review: Terror Nation (2006)

Everyone at some time must respond to their conscience. When Charlie Johnson’s inner voice leads him in new directions in Mike Palecek’s Terror Nation, Charlie finds himself truly a prisoner of conscience in middle America.

Charlie is retired after spending 35 years as a sportswriter and sports editor in Saint Smith, Iowa. He is a […]

Bill Stegmeier’s BS

Bill Stegmeier’s initials are an entirely appropriate description of much of what he said on public television this evening. What I’m not quite sure of is whether he is flat out lying or simply doesn’t understand what “his” Judicial Accountability Initiative Law (J.A.I.L.) actually says and does. Let’s take a look at just a few […]

J.A.I.L. Lies – Part 4

Since I’m sure this series will have plenty to explore after tonight’s broadcast on public television and Saturday’s meeting in Brandon, I thought I’d better post an installment that’s been sitting in draft form for a couple weeks.

One of the always popular lies from the supporters of the Judicial Accountability Initiative Law (J.A.I.L.) popped […]

Once an “illiterati” always an “illiterati”?

I’ve said before that my book tastes would probably mean those who pride themselves on their literary status would classify me as an “illiterati.” The NYT Book Review asked a large panel of judges to vote for “the single best work of American fiction published in the last 25 years.” While certainly the Review doesn’t […]

Hold their feet to the fire

Supporters of the Judicial Accountability Initiative Law (J.A.I.L.) are always trotting out the claim that the initiative only applies to “judges.” That’s true but the rub lies in what they don’t tell you.

J.A.I.L. says the term judge includes “all other persons claiming to be shielded by judicial immunity.” So who falls in that category? […]