On My List

 

Arguing with Steve Jobs

 

The Investigators Cometh

If the culprit is a lawyer, disbarment would seem a virtual certainty. This person may be a hero in the eyes of some, but will remain a pariah in the eyes of any ethical lawyer. Yet, disbarment could be the least of the problems. If a suspect lies to the FBI, there could be prosecution under 18 U.S.C. 1001.

Read the rest of Jonathan Turley's essay on the leaked Supreme Court opinion here.

Allies and Adversaries

The adversary today may be an ally next week. The person who once did something unkind (and most of us have been unkind more than once) may be incredibly kind and generous on another day.

Beware of any strategy which places permanent labels on people and unnecessarily alienates individuals who may be winnable. Winning them over to your side may be essential if you are going to achieve great things.

They also can be great teachers.

Thought for the Day (and Perhaps for a Career)

No person could possibly be original in one area unless he were possessed of the emotional and social stability that comes from fixed attitudes in all areas other than the one in which he is being original.

- Edwin H. Land (who knew something about originality)

[Photo by Patrick at Unsplash]

Supreme Leak/Ethics Violation

 

Weighing in on the possible leak of a Supreme Court decision:

• Politico
• Ann Althouse
• SCOTUSblog
• Instapundit

On My List

 

Caring and Leadership

When analyzing the performance of a leader, it is not only important to consider the effectiveness and intent of policies, it is also important to consider the leader's personal attitude toward most of the followers. A leader who generally regards followers as selfish, ignorant, corrupt, and/or bigoted will not possess the caring that most of us assume is present. When it is discovered that caring is absent, the policies and practices become much clearer. They are not produced by an intention to harm but by absence of a key virtue which keeps one from harming.

How to Remake the Internet

 

Burke

 Indeed, [Edmund] Burke presented a formidable challenge to friend and foe: a great intellect, a stunning orator, propelled by an intense inner energy that was hard to take. Burke seemed to concentrate all his capabilities in the immediate moment. If you found yourself conversing with Burke, it was said, you felt as if you were being "grazed by a powerful machine." Samuel Johnson, who yielded to no one in considering himself a great man, repeatedly praised Burke as a great man. If Burke should drop in at a blacksmith's shop to have his horse shod, Johnson said, the blacksmith would say, "We have had an extraordinary man here." Even to the domineering Johnson, Burke was an intimidating presence: "His stream of mind is perpetual." Once, when Johnson was feeling poorly, he said, "That fellow [Burke] calls forth all my powers. Were I to see Burke now, it would kill me."

- From "A Burke for Our Time" by Charles Hill [The New Criterion, May 2013]