It is stain enough on our nation’s integrity that, in a moment of reckless cowardice in the...
American Voices….Part VI
Okay, finally….here’s my last installment of Voices from the Road. (For those just...
Card-Carrying ACLU Liberals Befriend Larry Craig
….Legally speaking, that is. More specifically, on Monday, the ACLU filed an amicus brief...
The Return of the Chemerinski
Deals have been struck. Kisses have been exchanged. Troths have been plighted. Mutual...
Who is Mukasey? Read for Yourself.
In the next few days and weeks much will be said and written about 66-year-old retired federal...
Overplaying the Secrecy Card
Sunday’s Los Angeles Times has an excellent opinion piece that flags the dangerous trend...
Chemerinsky, Part 3: Wheeling, Dealing….and Fact Checking
More comes out about the behind the scenes wheeling and dealing to get Chemerinsky dumped, courtesy...
UC Rashomon – Chemerinsky and Irvine, the Drama Continues
Okay, here’s where we are so far: UCI Chancellor, Michael Drake says that his choice to...
The Great Inflatable Rat Caper
The AP article begins like this: “The state Supreme Court has dealt with gay marriage...
The LAPD Rejects “LA’s Approach to Gangs”
My first question is…..why is the New York Times doing a far more sophisticated take on the...
UC Irvine’s New Gag Rule – UPDATED
I teach at UC Irvine and I love the school. (Otherwise, why in the world would I drive two...
You Say You Want A Revolution….. UPDATED X 2
The Locke High School charter conversion petition was approved by the LAUSD board of education at...
Phantom Limbs
This illustration is from the website of graphic artist John Mavroudis who, together with artist...
Locke Watch
This morning the Los Angeles Unified school board will vote on Locke High School’s petition...
The Murder, the Homeboy….and the Redemption
THERE’S A LOT of interesting news coming up this week. On Tuesday the LAUSD school board...
Back to School: Congress (Finally) Does Something Right
It’s the biggest financial aide package since the GI Bill. In case you some how missed the...
Sex Offenders and the Law of Unintended Consequences
Remember the story of those Florida sex offenders living under a bridge because, under the law...
More Classes, Fewer Cells – UPDATED
Finally back in LA. More blogging (and more Voices from the Road) later today. In the...