"They finally got you, Hart, they sucked all that Midwestern charm right out of you. Look, he's got you scared to death. You're going to pass, because you're the kind the law school wants. You'll get your little diploma. Your piece of paper that's no different than this [toilet paper roll] and you can stick it in your silver box with all the other paper in your life. Your birth certificate, driver's license, marriage license, your stock certificates, and your will." -The Pape

. . . makes for a really boring blog. I haven't left this building for two days, working and studying. Mostly working. Not great with finals right around the corner. And no adventures to populate this space. But I do get to head up to the roof most evenings to sit with P, admire the skyline, and savor these last few weeks in the city. Two phone conferences and a deposition today, and hoping to squeeze in another video classroom session in International Tax so I can focus on r

"Our new government is founded upon exactly the opposite idea; its foundations are laid, its corner- stone rests, upon the great truth that the negro is not equal to the white man; that slavery subordination to the superior race is his natural and normal condition. This, our new government, is the first, in the history of the world, based upon this great physical, philosophical, and moral truth." -Alexander H. Stephens Lately my Facebook feed has included lots of links to pag

"A wonderful thing about true laughter is that it just destroys any kind of system of dividing people." -John Cleese This morning, amidst the usual cascade of bad news, brought a headline that left me laughing out loud. The Onion has purchased a license to use InfoWars, and turned it into satirical farce. For those unfamiliar with InfoWars, the site has been a steady source of right-wing sludge for many years. Its principal, Alex Jones, has trafficked in conspiracy theories a