What every civilized nation owes its populace—citizen or not. The exercise of state power, in a civilized nation, must be limited in scope and severity. Each person under authority must be guaranteed the security of due process according to fixed reasonable rules that apply equally to all persons with no exception. Those reasonable rules (that […]
Legal Mythology
Many today are angry at our government and, in particular, our current justice system. Some of those people have good cause to be angry! There is corruption in government and, sadly, in too many of our courts. But, a few of those people who send emails, host websites, post blogs, and produce personal podcasts are […]
Baseball and Justice
“If you want to know the heart and mind of America,” said Jacques Barzun, “learn baseball, the rules of the game.” Baseball can teach us about ourselves … our heart and our mind. You can’t play baseball without rules. In fact, you can’t play any game without rules. You can’t even get people to try a game if you […]