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Is Maj. Nidal Hasan cooperating with military prosecutors in an attempt to achieve "suicide by court-martial"? 7 Aug 2013 | 10:36 pm
Law enforcement officials are familiar with the typical pattern of "suicide by cop." But if accurate, this news article (which the Austin American-Stateman continues to update since I first saw it) su...
Early observations on an experimental family e-library and e-bookclub using Kindles 22 Jul 2013 | 03:31 am
Instapundit Glenn Reynolds writes today that his Kindle Paperwhite has "replaced [his] iPad as [his] favorite device for reading Kindle books": The backlighting is the key. It’s light, battery lasts ...
Reactions upon reading today's court ruling against Apple in the ebook price-fixing conspiracy case 11 Jul 2013 | 06:47 am
I ought to have simply done this as a blog post to begin with, but: When I started reading U.S. District Judge Denise Cote's written opinion in United States v. Apple Inc. this evening, I originally ...
Beldar's instant analysis of today's SCOTUS ruling in <em>Fisher v. University of Texas</em> 24 Jun 2013 | 08:26 pm
You will see lots of press today about the United States Supreme Court's decision this morning in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, which was widely anticipated to be the biggest development in...
Re David Gregory's deliberate breaking and unwitting mockery of a dimwitted law 29 Dec 2012 | 07:50 pm
My blogospheric friend Patrick Frey — a/k/a Patterico in the blogosphere, but by day a senior felony prosecutor for some of the most violent and gang-ridden parts of Los Angeles — posits an interestin...
Re David Gregory's deliberate breaking and unwitting mockery of a dimwitted law 29 Dec 2012 | 07:50 pm
My blogospheric friend Patrick Frey — a/k/a Patterico in the blogosphere, but by day a senior felony prosecutor for some of the most violent and gang-ridden parts of Los Angeles — posits an interestin...
Speculations on the Benghazi terrorist attack's impact on the election 27 Oct 2012 | 08:22 am
Most American presidential elections turn on domestic policy and issues, not foreign policy or war. Rare exceptions have included 1864, 1916, 1940 & 1944, arguably 1968, and 2004. I do not believe th...
Speculations on the Benghazi terrorist attack's impact on the election 27 Oct 2012 | 08:22 am
Most American presidential elections turn on domestic policy and issues, not foreign policy or war. Rare exceptions have included 1864, 1916, 1940 & 1944, arguably 1968, and 2004. I do not believe tha...
Obama hams for the cameras when required to show voter ID in Chicago today: Was it pursuant to a law he voted for? 26 Oct 2012 | 11:08 am
It has been some time since I've had occasion to link to any of Josh Marshall's Talking Points Memo websites, but tonight I'll make an exception for this post from TPM's Ryan J. Reilly and its embedde...
Obama hams for the cameras when required to show voter ID in Chicago today: Was it pursuant to a law he voted for? 26 Oct 2012 | 11:08 am
It has been some time since I've had occasion to link to any of Josh Marshall's Talking Points Memo websites, but tonight I'll make an exception for this post from TPM's Ryan J. Reilly and its embedde...