Month: January 2008

Cole Silver, head of The Silver Group, Ltd., a company that specializes in career and business development for lawyers and professional service […]

At the International Dispute Negotiation series of The International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR), hear the latest interview, No. 11, […]

Presidential elections–beauty contests–dweeb wars. NYT: Romney Tops In Ill Will Among GOP Rivals. “Within the small circle of contenders, Mr. Romney has […]

I don’t love technology; it’s rarely the main event, and it shouldn’t be. Technology doesn’t make you a better lawyer, lover, house […]

AP: “Wall Street tumbles for a second day“. NEW YORK – Stocks extended their decline Wednesday, with investors uneasy after reports from […]

“Just take a look around today’s high-paced, low-loyalty and skilled-labor-shortage economy, and you’ll see that the level of client service is quickly […]

AP: “Stocks Plunge, Then Post Big Gains “.

AP: Thompson drops out of race.

At FreelanceSwitch, an excerpt from a book by Ilise Benun: “10 Things You Need to Know About Your Prospects“.

See Environmental Protection, the Stevens Publishing magazine for environmental pros.

Associated Press: “Freeze Follows Snow in South, Gulf Coast” “…put some bleachers out in the sun/And have it out on Highway 61”.

TOKYO (AP) – Global stock markets extended their shakeout into a second day Tuesday, plunging amid worries that a possible U.S. recession […]

Last night’s Myrtle Beach, SC Dem debate: personal, feisty and a bit childish. No one looked too good to us. A John […]

Blawg Review #143 is up. It’s thoughtful, graceful and first-rate. It’s hosted by Gideon at Public Defender Stuff.

Does Huckabee still believe that his narrow version of Christianity must dominate every detail of human existence in this country? He doesn’t […]

A wound by a sword is easier to bear than a wound by gossip. —Pythagoras (ca. 570 t o 490 BC), from […]

My definition of a free society is a society where it is safe to be unpopular. –Adlai E. Stevenson, Jr. (1900-1965), speech […]

The enigmatic and sometimes pragmatic leader of WAC? seems to be asked this question on a more-than-regular basis. So, after plucking up […]

When I worked and/or lived on Capitol Hill (15 years all told), new “local” newspapers and weekly magazines about Congress and our […]

ROME (AP, Jan. 18) – A court in Palermo convicted Sicily’s governor Friday of helping a Mafia boss and sentenced him to […]

And to quote a wise friend of ours: “The Future is already here–it’s just not evenly distributed.” From Business Columnist Steve Pearlstein […]

Sex in Restroom Stalls is Private, ACLU Says ST. PAUL, Minnesota (AP) – In a legal effort to help a U.S. senator, […]

Here. Even David Maister wrote that he liked Dan Hull’s post on the subject when it first appeared on October 20. “We’re […]

See TaxProf Blog. And the transcript of yesterday’s argument before the Supreme Court is here.

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