I did some reporting on the question, and barring the discovery of some new evidence the answer is "almost certainly not." I learned a lot of interesting stuff along the way, though -- in particular, it's remarkable how reluctant some juries are to find that crimes...
It's never been clear what value Frank Bruni is adding in his current role. It really says something about how lazy and hacky William Kristol is that he lost his.
The last five years have seen a wealth of good material on the history of military aviation. The latest from the University Press of Kentucky is The Influence of Airpower.
At least until I find a place in Baton Rouge. I feel obligated to write this post because of the concern espoused in a previous one about my travels in Texas. I attribute making it through unscathed to the gigantic Lincoln Navigator I was piloting: I...
Some useful history from Mike Konczal: The last two weeks have seen a flurry of commentary on the relative merits of Larry Summers and Janet Yellen as potential candidates for.
Julius Chambers, a civil rights hero who went 8 for 8 arguing cases before the Supreme Court, including the landmark employment discrimination case Griggs v. Duke Power, has passed away..
Actual first graph of a Reuters story featured in today's edition of The Paper of Record: NEW YORK — When Josh McFarland graduated from Stanford he owed $40,000 in student loans and couldn't fathom a way he'd ever pay it off and have a future for...
The Ashes As it's my role here to spearhead LGM's cornering the "progressive blogosphere market on cricket commentary" (as per our FAQ), my absence is letting the team down. I.
May your Saturday night be like Harold Lloyd standing on his head, risking his life for a stunt.
Not that you needed another reason to oppose Lawrence Summers' potential appointment to Chairman of the Federal Reserve, but Lanny Davis endorsing Summers gives you one anyway.
I hear from time to time from prospective law students who tell me they would like to practice something called "international law." It's difficult to advise them, because I've always.
Jennifer Schuessler has a terrific article on the Colin McGinn case, putting it into the context of gender discrimination in the field more broadly. First, more detail on what McGinn.