A former federal prosecutor reviews court decisions and standards related to the Minneapolis shooting case.
A book that may be of interest:
Arresting Communication: Essential Interaction Skills for Law Enforcement by Jim Glennon.
Saturday, January 10, 2026
Missed
I know it's strange, but I still occasionally click on what was the FutureLawyer site.
Rest in Peace, Rick.
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Though the evening breeze had chilled his back on the way across, it hadn't yet begun its nightly job of sweeping out from the island's clustered vines and palm boles the humid air that the day had left behind, and Benjamin Hurwood's face was gleaming with sweat before the black man had led him even a dozen yards into the jungle. Hurwood hefted the machete that he gripped in his left - and only - hand, and peered uneasily into the darkness that seemed to crowd up behind the torchlit vegetation around them and overhead, for the stories he'd heard of cannibals and giant snakes seemed entirely plausible now, and it was difficult, despite recent experiences, to rely for safety on the collection of ox-tails and cloth bags and little statues that dangled from the other man's belt. In this primeval rain forest it didn't help to think of them as gardes and arrets and drogues rather than fetishes, or of his companion as a bocor rather than a witch doctor or shaman.
- From On Stranger Tides by Tim Powers
A Former Special Counsel Assaults the First Amendment
Law professor Jonathan Turley on Jack Smith's testimony before Congress.
"Minnesota multiplied by 10"
New York Post report on a scandal emerging in New York. An excerpt:
Taking advantage of a generous New York state program to aid his ailing mother, Ballal Hossain signed up a dozen family members to work as her caregivers.
Over six years, they were paid $348,000 to look after the elderly woman at a Manhattan apartment.
Except the mom was in Bangladesh the entire time.
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Dr. Iannis had enjoyed a satisfactory day in which none of his patients had died or got worse. He had attended a surprisingly easy calving, lanced one abscess, extracted a molar, dosed one lady of easy virtue with Salvarsan, performed an unpleasant but spectacularly fruitful enema, and had produced a miracle by a feat of medical prestidigitation.
- From Captain Corelli's Mandolin by Louis De Bernieres
Recommendation
Starting today, schedule at least one hour of reading per day.
Do it now, because you know what will happen if you don't.
Fulfill that commitment and you'll see an enormous benefit within 10 days.
Friday, January 09, 2026
Our Times
In a sufficiently advanced college math class, lots of the 130 IQ kids have to drop out because they just can't learn the material whereas almost all the 140 kids can. In a history or literature class it's more subjective. My experience is that the 130 range, though really smart, is accompanied by more class contributions that indicate they don't quite get it, whereas that seldom happens with 140 kids. In a class on contemporary politics, a fair number of the 140 kids will take monumentally stupid positions that would never occur to the 130 kids.
- Charles Murray
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