Earlier this week, the Susan G. Komen Foundation announced that it was discontinuing funding to Planned Parenthood for breast cancer screenings. For an organization that ostensibly cares so much about the lives of women, this decision seems to indicate …
The holidays have always evoked mixed emotions for me. Christmas has become more hectic, stressful and commercial than ever, and I have a hard time getting excited about it. For many years, Thanksgiving was one of my favorite holidays, …
Over the weekend I was attacked by a stealth sinus infection, which has stopped me in my tracks. I wasn’t feeling super well on Saturday, but managed to make it through the Day 4 practice. Yesterday and today, however, …
Forty years ago today, the New York Times published the first in a series of articles that excerpted the leaked Pentagon Papers. Today, the government released the full text of the Pentagon Papers to the public, including over two …
It’s this simple: Keep track of the books you read this year in whatever way you choose. Near the end of the year, I’ll post another entry asking you to submit the best five books you read in 2011, along with two or three sentences about each one and why you recommend it. I’ll compile the responses and post the list here. Hopefully everyone will discover some great books to read in 2012. It’s like a more personal version of the New York Times’ annual “100 Notable Books” list!
For me, the end of the year is a good time to reflect on everything that has happened over the past twelve months. It’s not because I’m particularly nostalgic this time of year, but rather because I’m a goal-oriented …
A new (non-law)job, a new perspective and a new focus for LawSchoolTransplant.com.
…exchange them for a great Pennsylvania craft brew!
I am so smart, I amaze myself sometimes. I moved to what is quite possibly the hottest city in the state during the hottest part of the summer in the biggest heatwave in recent history. With smarts like that, …
So, spring has arrived here in the Deep South and with it comes a renewed sense of apathy and absolute lack of motivation, which explains both my lack of blog posts recently as well as my inability to bring …
