Tuesday, December 4, 2012

The power of teamwork

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Under the hand of David Stern, the NBA has become a star-driven league. After years of living on the margins of the sporting public, the NBA...
Monday, December 3, 2012

A slight change in plans

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Today is usually when I write about the zen of trail running. The first Saturday in December is the traditional day for the 50K trail run th...
Friday, November 30, 2012

New per se limit in Washington is problematic

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On November 6, 2012, the State of Washington legalized the recreational use of marijuana . On December 6, 2012, the State of Washington is c...
Thursday, November 29, 2012

Book review: Subversives - The FBI's war on student radicals and Reagan's rise to power

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"The most beautiful thing in the world is the freedom of speech." -- Mario Savio quoting Diogenes   "The university is not...
Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Shucking the mark of the beast

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How ironic it was that Northside ISD in San Antonio decided to put radio tracking devices on students' ID badges. It's hard to bel...
Tuesday, November 27, 2012

The truth comes with a hefty price tag

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Two-and-a-half years ago, the U.S. Army accused Pfc. Bradley Manning of leaking classified documents that embarrassed the U.S. government to...
Monday, November 26, 2012

A couple sporting thoughts

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The other day I was driving to the office to pick up some files I needed for today. I was listening to Colin Cowherd's radio show, ...
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Friday, November 23, 2012

Black day in Bentonville?

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Today while you're out shopping on Black Friday, Wal-Mart employees will be in the streets protesting labor relations at the world's...
Thursday, November 22, 2012

The joint that broke the camel's back

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So, Eric Holder, what's the big deal about Colorado and Washington voting to legalize marijuana? Why should it matter that two states de...
Wednesday, November 21, 2012

"A cell phone is not a pair of pants"

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Anthony Granville got in trouble at school one day. I don't know for what. But he found himself with his hands cuffed behind his back an...
Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Taking a look at notable criminal justice bills in the Texas Senate

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Yesterday we looked at some of the criminal justice bills filed in the Texas House. Today it's time to head down the hallway and check o...
Monday, November 19, 2012

Taking a look at notable criminal justice bills in the Texas House

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It's that time of year again. It's time for our beloved state legislators to pre-file bills before the beginning of the biennial ses...
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Friday, November 16, 2012

Update: Was he or wasn't he?

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The State of Texas murdered Preston Hughes last night. Maybe he was innocent. Maybe he was not. The injuries the victim suffered are no...

Assuming that was his real purpose

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The other day I was in county court handling a client's DWI case. The judge was calling the trial docket and trying to figure out if any...
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Thursday, November 15, 2012

Update: Another one bites the dust

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So Ramon Hernandez is dead. The State of Texas killed him last night. Mr. Hernandez was not a nice person. He did some very bad things. ...

DOMA is doomed

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The Fourteenth Amendment requires that the freedom of choice to marry not be restricted by invidious racial discriminations. Under our Cons...
Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Execution Watch: 11/15/2012

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And the killing machine just keeps running... ON THURSDAY NIGHT, TEXAS PLANS TO EXECUTE: PRESTON HUGHES . Hughes, 46, was sent to Texas...
Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Execution Watch: 11/14/2012

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The state that keeps on killing is planning on killing again... ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT, TEXAS PLANS TO EXECUTE: RAMON HERNANDEZ . One of tw...
Monday, November 12, 2012

Another season ends and this time I'm happy

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Ordinarily this is the time of year I write wistfully about the end of another soccer season and the wait for next year to arrive. This year...
Saturday, November 10, 2012

On faux patriotism and propaganda

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This weekend a number of college football and basketball teams will wear what Uniwatch blogger Paul Lukas' refers to as their G.I. Joe u...
Friday, November 9, 2012

A tale of two men

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British Prime Minister David Cameron said the other day that he would support safe passage out of Syria for embattled dictator Bashar al-Ass...

Update: Killing changes nothing

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Scientists announced that at about 6:39 pm last night, Lola Nixon rose from the grave - very much alive. Her family and friends told reporte...
Thursday, November 8, 2012

The passing of a legend

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The University of Texas lost an icon yesterday with the death of coaching legend Darrell Royal . Coach Royal led the Longhorns out of the wa...

Just another death in the Harris County Jail

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On January 16, 2011, Norman Hicks was assaulted by a detention officer in the Harris County Jail. Christopher Pool hit Mr. Hicks in the face...
Wednesday, November 7, 2012

A few thoughts on the morning after

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Despite their best efforts, election officials in Ohio and Florida failed to suppress enough votes to prevent Barack Obama from being re-ele...