I admit it: I like Google. It makes life easier. Occasionally, when I am given an issue to research by one of the partners, I’m inclined to just punch it into Google, if just to see what comes up, hoping that maybe I’ll get lucky and find the answer right away. Sometimes it works; usually, […]
A graphical look at the 2012 GOP nomination
February 7, 2011 by
FiveThirtyEight, a New York Times blog run by Nate Silver, has an interesting graphic up describing the 2o12 race for the Republican nomination for President. (Don’t forget to vote in the poll at the left ) His data is based on how well the candidates are trading on Intrade. It’s an interesting graphic, and the analysis […]
Ali Baba: it’s your fault if you leave hungry
February 6, 2011 by
Ali Baba shares a parking lot with a gas station across the street from a Salt Lake County Parks and Rec golf course. If you didn’t know it was there, I wonder if you’d notice it. I know I wouldn’t have. I’ve driven by dozens of times, even fueled up at the gas station, and […]
Misdiagnosis: Judicial Activism « James Madison Institute
February 4, 2011 by
In the wake of the latest in a series of cases on the Affordable Health Care for America Act–Obamacare to its detractors, the Holy Grail of legislation to its defenders–the pejorative of “judicial activism” has been leveled at Judge Roger Vinson and his ruling striking down the law. While the White House avoids using the term judicial, […]
Law Practice Tip #8: Make things easier to understand
February 3, 2011 by
“No one will ever complain about your writing making something easier to understand.” That’s how you should try to write, whether its for a partner, a judge, or your client. Simple, clean, articulate, and careful. No one has to read what you write, and it doesn’t take much to distract the reader to something else. […]
Utah legislature watch: “So what is this structural imbalance?”
February 1, 2011 by
So what is this structural imbalance? : Vox Populi. Structural balance refers to the matching of ongoing expenditures with ongoing revenues. If revenues equal or exceed expenditures, structural balance is achieved. If expenditures exceed revenues, structural imbalance occurs. Before the Great Recession, Utah achieved structural balance. The fiscal 2006 surpluses were $241 million. For fiscal […]
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