A Stitch in Haste

This is clearly an "end of the beginning" situation rather than "beginning of the end."

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What the Court got right — and missed altogether — in Safford and Ricci.

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…because the government is crafting a new excuse to shred our online privacy rights.

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There was a bit of blogospheric buzz over whether "abort" is synonymous with "assassinate" (it's not), but that debate misses the point.

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Stories about corrupt judges are so rare that when one actually arises, it's huge news.

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Are teachers these days really such weaselly wimps that they must call the cops to subdue every smart-aleck (but utterly harmless) brat?

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I was not aware that rank-and-file police officers receive advanced training in child psychiatry.

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I'm of course not defending sniff dogs — not even close.

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There are distinct pre- and post-Bayesian lessons from the overcrowding fiasco.

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For (sometimes literally) crying out loud, leave the cuffs in the holster and keep 8-year old kids out of Central Booking.

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