The Washington Times today reported that the FDA has prevailed in its effort to stop an Amish farmer from selling natural, or “raw”, milk, to customers across state lines. Well thank God for that. There are clearly no greater threats than Amish farmers selling a natural product to willing buyers. Thank goodness the FDA is…
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Have a sammich
Nothing better than a good sandwich. From Stephan Kinsella comes this awesome ham sammich recipe – and also check out the recipe for Chicken Big Mammou that he describes in the post. I had the original on more than a few occasions, and it was all that Stephan says, and then some.
Judge Napolitano Nails It
I’m a huge fan of Judge Napolitano, and was an avid viewer if his show in Fox Business Channel. His ending message from tonight’s show – the last – is must viewing: http://youtu.be/a2tC-npvuGk
Is this what they teach in Con Law class at Harvard?
So former Solicitor General and current Harvard Law School Professor tells us that the federal government could, if it were of a mind to, issue a mandate requiring Americans to buy vegetables, and that such a mandate would pass Constitutional muster (thankfully, the good Professor tells us that they couldn’t actually force us to EAT…
Sit Down and Shut Up? Dahlia Lithwick Gets It Half Right
In an interesting recent piece in Slate, Dahlia Lithwick and Sonja West (a former clerk to retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens) explore the question of whether and when sitting and retired judges should be free to express their personal opinions on public issues. Lithwick and West conclude that, with respect to sitting judges…
Right on Crime?
That’s the title, minus the question mark, of a new website launched by the Texas Public Policy Foundation. The site bills itself as “the sone-stop source for conservative ideas on criminal justice.” As a conservative, and as a lawyer involved in the representation of criminal defendants, I will confess to a little confusion over what…
Looking for deep pocketed 5 year olds
Evidently a New York state judge thinks that its ok to force 5 year old children to defend themselves against lawsuits. What a horrible, disgraceful idea. Any lawyer who files such a lawsuit – not to mention said lawyer’s client – should be ashamed of himself.
Forget the principal, call the DOJ
The federal government clearly doesn’t have enough important things to do, what with chasing down all the evil old baseball players who used steroids and hounding escort service owners to their deaths. This week brings the news that the feds intend to insert themselves into the process of school discipline. Its not sufficient, apparently, to…
Short Stay for Lohan
According to one of the British tabloids, looks like Lindsay Lohan will be released from jail soon, having likely served not more than 9 days of a 90 day sentence imposed last week for her for violations of the terms of the probation she was serving for various prior offenses, including charges for drunk driving…
Its Not Business, Its Personal
During last night’s installment of celebrity apprentice, that’s what Sharon Osborne told Trump when he asked her why she was so emotional during the boardroom confrontation at the end of which Osborne was fired. It happens that the charity for which Osborne was playing was very personal to her, and thus her plea that it…