“We were right                                                 But we didn’t listen to our song                                                 We were right                                                 Now we’ve become what we thought was wrong" I wrote those words about four decades ago. It was then intended to express my impression of my generation – the one that came of age in the sixties. At the time, I was … Continue reading Taking Stock →

We rejoice, those of us whose every fiber believes that the disemboweling of Orange Julius would be too good for him. (Oh, by the way, I will now only refer to that bragging bacterium by his present status – “Defendant.”) The Defendant has now been indicted for election interference - the most serious of the … Continue reading Now Comes the Tough Part →

It has become conventional wisdom among those doyens of sport to believe that football has overtaken baseball and become “The National Pastime.”  Well, if you are one of those experts, I suggest this: go to Dayton. Why? Well, first of all, Dayton is a wonderful place – in many ways the best of what America … Continue reading If You Think Baseball is Dying – Go To Dayton →

Let’s take a step back for a second. We are so engulfed with all of the daily details of the legal morass that surrounds the Orange Menace that it is useful to, as the saying goes, “see the forest for the trees.”  Forget for a moment whether the New York State Indictment should have been … Continue reading What Happened? →

Blog – Courting Disaster This session the Supreme Court has told us that racial diversity in college admissions is not a particularly important goal; that gay couples can’t expect their legal weddings to be serviced by people who don’t want to; and that in its version of the English language, the President’s power to “waive … Continue reading Courting Disaster →

We human beings have an innate quality that encourages us to find out why things happen. It has been essential to our survival since we crawled out of the prehistoric goo. Hunter/gatherers lives depended on their wondering why that bush next to them was moving. Friend or foe?  That sense of wonder is still a … Continue reading The Bush Is Moving →

Ogden Nash once wrote: “There is only one way to achieve happiness  On this terrestrial ball And that is to have either a clear conscience Or none at all.” Here’s the unfortunate thing. So many of the people we choose as our leaders are those who fall into Mr. Nash’s second category – those with … Continue reading People of Conscience →

The longer you are involved in the law, the more you realize that what the law says is a what the Supreme Court says it says. The guys who wrote the Constitution, in their social far-sightedness, drafted it in general terms. They understood that while they were sitting in a steamy room in Philadelphia in … Continue reading It Ain’t My History and Tradition →

Two events happened recently that made me think about what we could be.  One event involved a golfer who was an entrant in one of the tournaments that are held to determine who qualifies to play in the US Open. He played great. How great? Well, the guy set the course record. He was thrilled. … Continue reading Which Side Are You On? →

Justice Clarence Thomas tells us that his receipt of extremely expensive gifts from his Nazi memorabilia collecting friend is perfectly permissible because someone told him that it was. He hasn’t yet told us who that ethics advisor is. But we won’t wait for Clarence to disclose that. Clarence isn’t usually all that comfortable with disclosure.  … Continue reading Clarence’s Advisor →