Dr. ESP A few posts back, I discussed the difference between acknowledging Donald Trump as “the” president versus “my” president. Words matter. This time the distinction lies between the words “voter” and “voting.” Much is being written and talked about concerning “voter suppression.” The Brennan Center for Justice reports, as of February 19, 2021, “state lawmakers … Read more
In his book The Joys of Yiddish, Leo Rosten gives the following example of the word “chutzpah” which Merriam-Webster defines as “nerve or gall.” A person on trial who, after murdering his mother and father, begs the judge for mercy because he is an orphan. Of course, this example is fiction. Last week Representative … Read more
If we learned nothing else from the 2020 election and its aftermath, we now know what happens to law students who graduated at the bottom quartile of their classes. They represent Republican officials. Not that we needed more proof, but last Tuesday the sample size increased by one during Supreme Court arguments related to … Read more
Today’s post is another stroll down Memory Lane on Dr. ESP’s own “way back machine” (with apologies to Jay Ward, who created “Peabody’s Improbable History”). This time the triggering event was the March 1 passing of businessman, civil rights activist and Bill Clinton advisor Vernon Jordan. During Clinton’s second term, Jordan took on the … Read more
Last week, I mentioned how current events have triggered reminders of past life experiences. This morning was one more of those occasions. The prompt was a CNN report under the heading, “Tiger Woods won’t face charges after sheriff says car crash was an accident.” The year was 1993. I was lead staff for a … Read more