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The Greatest Gift – Last
So I started part I of this argument with the claim that the British heritage of the Rule of Law - and the respect with which it has been embraced and even refined in the United States - is the single greatest legacy and gift to mankind ever. Of course, to make such a...
The Greatest Gift – Part 2
My arrival in Afghanistan coincided with both the 3rd anniversary of the World Trade Center attack and the upcoming Afghan elections in the fall of 2004. What I knew of Afgnanistan prior to finding out I was being deployed there could have fit into a thimble... with...
The Greatest Gift… Part I
No, I am not talking about a puppy for a little boy, or a subscription to Playboy for a slightly older boy. Spoiler alert: this is a legal post at heart, but it really touches on something much deeper, culture, and Western civilization. Now, I'm not about to usurp...
What I Don’t Know
Every once in a while in your life, you come out of something, look around, and go, "Wow. How could I be that fucking wrong?" I don't care whether it's a relationship, an argument with a family member, or whether the Celtics would finish off the Heat in Game 6. It is...
Ryan Braun, Drug Testing, Guilt, and Due Process – Part 2
So, back to Ryan Braun. (See first post to catch up). It's been widely reported that Braun's challenge to his positive result focused not on his sample, so much as it did improprieties in the handling of his sample. Many have criticized this as being...