Reason, Commerce, Justice & Free Beer
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Tags Satire, American Life, Law, Power, History, Nietzsche, Essays, Commentary, Cynicism
An alternately satirical and serious collection of farces, essays and reflections on law, modern life and absurdity penned by an unconventional renegade.
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- YOUR ENTIRE LIFE IS AN EXTERNALITY on Nov 19, 2009 in Words Cynicism Common Law Employment Externalities Emotion Happiness Human Beings Values Rights Property Equality Power Relationships American Life Consumption Animals
AN ESSAYWhen I studied property law, I learned the word "externality." Before law school, I understood the word to mean what it says: "external to something else." But I soon found out that in the law, words do not always mean what they say in plai...
- OFF TODAY on Nov 18, 2009 in Address to Readers
Last night I started sniffling, coughing and sneezing, so I took some cold meds. They knocked me out quite effectively: I was asleep by 9:30. My mind is still not clear, so I think I'll take a day off from writing to rest. I tried to sit down and...
- AMERICAN TROOPS DON'T NEED MODERN WEAPONS TO BEAT INSURGENTS AND TERRORISTS on Nov 17, 2009 in Technology Honor Iraq War Terrorism Winning Afghanistan American Life Satire Fairness Military
A WORD FROM THE FRONTBy : Colonel Harold F. Ehrenkranz, United States Army, 443rd Infantry Regiment, Kabul, AfghanistanWe are winning the war. We easily defeated Saddam Hussein in 2003 and we drove Osama bin Laden like a rat from his cave. No matte...
- TERROR TRIALS IN NEW YORK : DO WE REALLY CARE ABOUT FAIRNESS? on Nov 16, 2009 in Barack Obama Intuition Emotion Evidence Fairness Juries New York City Essays Trials Terro News Bias Constitutional Law Prejudice Terrorism International Law Supreme Court
AN ESSAYOn Friday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that it would try several key al-Qaeda suspects for their alleged role in the 9/11 attacks. That was big news; under President Bush's direction, the Justice Department deferred exclusively...
- TRAMPLED TO DEATH FOR A 10% DISCOUNT SALE on Nov 13, 2009 in Money Shopping Violence Wal-Mart Human Beings Motivation Corporations Property Capitalism Commerce Language American Life Thanksgiving Criminal Justice
OESTERHOUDT STRIKESOn November 28, 2008, the Wal-Mart in Valley Stream, N.Y. braced itself for "Black Friday," the notorious shopping frenzy the day after Thanksgiving. It hired temporary employees to work longer hours. It also planned to open earl...
- HORSE-TRADING DEMOCRACY : COMPROMISES ARE WEAK on Nov 11, 2009 in Washington Politics Barack Obama Democracy Compromise Democrats Essays Congress Commerce Debate Power Relationships Health Care Republicans Principle
OESTERHOUDT STRIKESYesterday I read an article about the health care reform bill that narrowly passed the House. The author said the bill faced a "hard time" in the Senate. Just a few votes could decide the issue. Not surprisingly, Obama is now "c...
- TEETERING ON THE BRINK OF RUIN on Nov 9, 2009 in Barack Obama Employment Emotion Fear Human Beings Children Rhetoric Terrorism Reason American Life Exaggeration Health Care Satire
A CRITICAL MESSAGE FROM THE OFFICE OF OVERSTATEMENT, ALARMISM AND BASELESS FEAR-MONGERINGWASHINGTON, D.C.By : Mr. Herbert G. Scheuche, Bureau Commissioner and Press SecretaryWe regret to inform the American public that the situation is critical. Bas...
