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China, Part Two
I expected Tiananmen Square to be flooded with nationalist iconography. Unless selfie sticks are the new symbol of the People's Republic of China, it wasn't. The square was flooded with tourists -- most of them Chinese -- taking pictures of themselves, and taking pictures of each other, and taking pictures of each other taking pictures of themselves, and only occasionally taking pictures of the visage of Mao on the Tiananmen Gate. The most visible flags were the miniature ones a few of the … [Read More...]
China, Part One
Blue. That was my first impression of the landscape as our plane made its approach to the improbably gigantic Bejing Capital International Airport, which shortly before the 2008 Olympics turned a bucolic suburb into one of the busiest places in the world. Blue roofs. You don't see a lot of blue roofs in America, but […]
Confessions of An Ex-Prosecutor: Post Up Over At Reason
Today I've got a post up at Reason Magazine reflecting on how three different cultures shape prosecutors.
Ask Popehat! Joe Manchin Edition
Welcome to Ask Popehat!, the feature where we take your questions on topics ranging from law to ethics to proper child rearing, and give sensible easily digested answers that you can share with friends and family at the dinner table. For this edition, we'd like to welcome Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia. As the […]
In Support Of A Total Ban on Civilians Owning Firearms
I support the argument that the United States should enact a total ban on civilians owning firearms. Oh, I don't support the ban. I support the argument. I support the argument because it's honest and specific. It doesn't hide the ball, it doesn't refuse to define terms, it doesn't tell rely on telling people they […]
Lawsplainer: IT'S NOT RICO, DAMMIT
I have a question. Angels and ministers of grace defend me. Would it be RICO if . . . NnnnoooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO via GIPHY . . . . No. But how do you know? I haven't even described the case yet. It's never RICO! I mean, not literally never. But I can say with a very high […]
The Ninth Circuit Offers Prenda Law A Brusque Bench-Slap
The notorious gang of crooked fraudsters and copyright trolls Prenda law — documented extensively here — continues to face bad fortune. Last month we learned that the FBI is investigating them. Now, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has affirmed the apocalyptic sanctions order that marked their turning point — Judge […]
Hello! You've Been Referred Here Because You're Wrong About The First Amendment.
Welcome! Someone has referred you to this post because you've said something quite wrong about the First Amendment. I apologize for this impersonal approach to your mistake. I would prefer to offer you an artisanal response to your wrongness, something that would respect and celebrate the unique ways that you've taken one of the most […]
The Brock Allen Turner Rape Case And The Nature of Empathy
I've got a post up over at Fault Lines about the Brock Allen Turner case.
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