My apologies for being late to the party on the issue I am about to discuss (and my dearth of posts lately) I was taking the Indiana Bar Exam. More on that later. Nonetheless, by now you have no doubt
Not a veteran. NOT a veteran. *NOT* a veteran. How many times must we go through this? I was contentedly playing World of Warcraft when I got an in-game message from Demophilius: “How much are you hoping the shooter isn’t
District Judge James Jones, ruling in the Western District of Virginia, Big Stone Gap Division ruled that the SVA is constitutional. In a concise ruling, he found: Preventing individuals from wearing honors they did not earn furthers a substantial government
No More Thrill of Victory or Agony of Defeat? A buddy of mine who likes to get me fired up sent me an email this weekend that seemed clearly intent on doing just that. He is the father of two
I’d like to share some thoughts sent to me by my friend, Chad Garland, President of the Illini Veterans Student Organization. Chad writes: A few weeks ago, Sandra Korn wrote a piece in the Harvard Crimson critical of Harvard President
Lest you think the title is merely posing an easily answered rhetorical question, consider the case of David Ronald Hickson. Mr. Hickson was charged (and later convicted by a jury of his peers) with soliciting the murders of an IRS
Anti-social, mal-adjusted, ridden with PTS, and ready to take it out on innocent bystanders! Or, troubled by what they did, seeking redemption…. It all started with Rambo: First Blood. I’ll grant you that I loved the movie, but that is
In the annals of history, there are fewer people easier to rile up than myself. I blame it on my Irish ancestors. Case in point, one time in Afghanistan I was in a guard tower with one of my best
Send in the clowns…. (For those wanting only the legal stuff, and not my experiences, skip on down to the line break) Roughly half my friends are lawyers, and the other half are largely military or working for the DoD
I’m guessing this will be the stupidest thing you read all day. Saw this up at Blackfive yesterday, which helped lead me down a path of hostility that only dissipated after 4 hours of playing Tiger Woods golf on XBox
What follows is a guest post from Mike Warner, uncle to a fallen Marine whose body was disinterred to verify that it was buried in the right place. Imagine Doing This by Mike Warner AOCS, USN Ret. On September 15,
Lying about being a lawyer: still illegal. Last week a Federal Judge in Denver, Colorado ruled that lies are constitutionally protected. It is the first such ruling of its kind, extending to fallacious speech the same protections as say the
One man to walk free from his culpable acts, while an honest man must deplete his checking account to prove the truth? Calumet Park, Illinois Mayor Joseph DuPar is an honorably discharged veteran of the U.S. Army who served for
What exactly is “courage” in the context of art? I spent the 4th of July weekend the same way many others did. I watched a TV special on the Revolution; my Fiancé made a raspberry pie in the shape of