Thanks for reposting that Guardian piece. I was looking for it.

Refusing even to entertain the possibility of wrongdoing is throwing gasoline on a fire. It activates a whole bunch of people who've just gone along their whole lives not questioning the existence of guardrails and justice gaps.

One of the really important insights from law and society is that people are willing to accept bad outcomes, even arguably unjust outcomes, if they have the opportunity to be heard and to make their justice claims.

Yes. It feels like we are moving into a more dangerous phase of this. It's hard in a democracy to see armed forces acting recklessly and with complete impunity as capable of doing the alchemy of transforming violence into law or serving to legitimize the state.

I know they were just having fun with each other, but it sure did make me, as a little kid, try to pay attention and understand what was going on! (Mom lost, BTW. Dad told her to stop after a bite or two.)

My uncle was on campus at Kent State. I was really young, but I remember how scary it was.

There is no bottom.

I honestly wonder how many of these people have gotten the shingles vaccine? I wouldn't wish shingles on anyone, but there are certainly folks out there for whom I would feel less sorry.

My first 3 years here, the first big snowstorm of the season coincided with my Con Law final, so I had to get out and shovel the damn driveway to go deliver the exam and hope that Joel could manage the chaos while I was gone.

But the worst thing about this one if you have littles is that it's gonna be too cold to shove 'em out the door for very long. Likely not even long enough to do more than wind them up good. Getting them ready and then undressing them will take way longer than the time they are actually outside.

Asynch is an option if needed. Check the CATLOE link in the message they just sent out. Personally I enjoy a class where we get glorious diversions by children and pets. (Though not so much unsuspecting roommates who don't realize the camera is on.)

I do not want Snowmageddon. Nor do I appreciate Epic Polar Vortex. I love my Canadian friends and am sad that fewer of them are visiting us, but I don't appreciate their sending us these gifts from Nunavut.

Have seen this happen in the wild as a journal editor.

My rep, John Seiberling, was never a fan.

OMG. EVERYONE begged their parents to buy them that pen on the right. And NO ONE was using it after the first week or so of school.