August 11, 2026

Liberals cruising Easy St. in higher ed.

I’ve heard it asked about the ’60s: where did all the hippies go? To the universities, that’s where. If you can’t change the world in protests (or by blowing up a government building), go into education and change it slowly instead, teaching the young and impressionable. Oh, and pull down a nice salary at the […]

Killing the golden goose in Wisconsin

Greed: what is it good for? In my other life, I play a member of one of the major political parties, and I regularly engage in issues, campaigns, and debates on a partisan level. In all of my activities, however, I try to maintain a level of civility that encourages healthy debate and discussion that allows […]

Pension Reform: what’s your plan?

If New York, California, New Jersey, and Illinois were the answer a Jeopardy question, the  category might be “States that are in Trouble because of Pensions.” On the other end of the spectrum, there’s Utah, where other states, including Montana, are starting to look for answers to the pension problems in their budgets. Pensions, or, simply […]

From ABL: Gr8 Advice 4 U Bar Takers :-0

Quality of writing counts…. Excessive use of abbreviations, such as symbols, acronyms and text-talk, may result in score reduction. – An announcement to July 2010 Illinois bar exam candidates, posted onIBABY.org (“Illinois Board of Admissions to the Bar … and You”). (Thanks to ABL for the LOL) Related articles by Zemanta 60% of Bar exams will […]