Like Randy, I’ve recently been reading a number of books involving war, although I’ve been reading so-called war novels: “Catch-22,” “A Separate Peace,” “For Whom the Bell Tolls,” “Cold Mountain,” and “Slaughterhouse Five.” It may be a senseless question to ask if a novel focuses more on the horrors of war or on the horrors […]
Author Archive | Michelle Boardman
YOU ARE A FEDERAL RULE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE:
You just don’t know it yet. To find out which rule you are, take this short quiz. I am Rule 11: You were designed to make sure that attorneys in federal cases make reasonable inquiries into fact or law before submitting pleadings, motions, or other papers. You were a real hardass in 1983, when you […]
Ride the Metro, Agree with the Government:
Part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-199, HR 2673, January 23, 2004): SEC. 177. None of the funds in this Act shall be available to any Federal transit grantee after February 1, 2004, involved directly or indirectly, in any activity that promotes the legalization or medical use of any substance listed […]
The Dangers of Being the Foregone Conclusion:
Drudge is reporting a potential recent infidelity by John Kerry. I’m not endorsing this as truth, or as necessarily relevant, but the story is going to hit the stands so I’m bringing you the pain or the glory (your call) early.
How Life Gets Better While People Feel Worse:
I am occasionally so cavalier as to recommend a book before reaching the last page, but to recommend a book to thousands before a full reading seems downright reckless. I will say, therefore, that I recommend Gregg Easterbrook’s “The Progress Paradox: How Life Gets Better While People Feel Worse” to page 155 (of 317, excluding […]