I write letters
On occasion.
About Clark Being "Purged" From Popehat
You may recall that we had a co-blogger named Clark. Clark left us at the end of 2015. Since then, Clark has stood by, approvingly, while others have asserted that he was kicked out/expelled/purged from the blog. Recently, he said so himself: Clark's being deceitful. I've put up with it for some time, but for[Read More…]
The Dubious "Anthony Weiner's Accuser Was Actually Over 16" Story, And Why I'm Very Skeptical
Friday I wrote about Anthony Weiner's federal plea to transferring obscene material to a person under 16, and offered some comments on how it was unusual and notable. Since then, a site called "Who What Why" has published a story claiming that the minor in the case was 17, not 15, and that she initiated[Read More…]
Lawsplainer: The Remarkable Anthony Weiner Guilty Plea
Oh Ken . . . . What. I have . . . . [giggles uncontrollably] Oh Lord save me. I have a question about WEINERS. Is there any hope I can get a foil who's not twelve? Don't be an old grouch. Can you explain Anthony Weiner's guilty plea? Ugh. Why? It's tawdry. People are[Read More…]
Randazza: Public Masturbation as Protected Speech?
By Marc J Randazza The Oregonian reports, delightfully, Man arrested after 'masturbating vigorously' in public because he 'hates Portland'. So would his rationale change this from just a run-of the mill date with Palmela Handerson into protected activity? It just might. After all, nudity can be so ennobled, so why not evicting the testicular squatters?[Read More…]
Randazza: 400,000 Reasons to be a Good Little Pet
By Marc Randazza Barry (Obama, that is) is cashing in now. He's going to rake in $400,000 to give a speech to Cantor Fitzgerald, a Wall Street investment bank. Some on the Left are flipping out that it cuts against everything Obama was supposed to stand for. The Right is screaming about it as well.[Read More…]
The Elaborate Pantomime of The Federal Guilty Plea
More than a decade ago I stood next to my client, a fourth-grade-educated immigrant using a Spanish interpreter, as a federal judge explained epistemology to him at length. The road to this moment was rocky. The client had previously attempted to plead guilty to possession of heroin with intent to distribute. Midway through his previous[Read More…]
Randazza: No Laughing Matter
By Marc Randazza The news is abuzz with the unfortunate, disturbing, and misleading reports that a member of the group Code Pink was convicted of a crime for merely laughing at Jeff Sessions. That isn't exactly what happened, but I think what happened is even worse. I discuss it here, in my latest CNN column,[Read More…]
Randazza: What is at Stake in the French Election
by Marc Randazza Well, something that is at stake. Whoever gets elected as French president will also become a co-prince, or co-princess, of Andorra. Yes, the French revolution did away with the French monarchy. Nevertheless, the President of the Republic of France is also the co-sovereign of the tiny Pyrenees micro-nation. Andorra itself has been[Read More…]
A Disturbing In-Flight Experience
So Sunday my wife and I were returning from our anniversary trip to New York. Things started badly — first leg of the flight home diverted to Pittsburgh because of mechanical problems, thrust onto a flight to Philly without (initially) enough room for us, split apart on that flight, running across the Philly airport to[Read More…]
Randazza: I was on Infowars (and I liked it)
By Marc Randazza I've never been the biggest fan of Infowars. I'm glad it's there, but it wasn't my thing. When I got asked to be a guest on it, I expected hostility. I have to say, the interviewer, David Knight, was better than any I've had on CNN, Fox, or any other mainstream media.[Read More…]
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