Monthly Archives: May 2013

The problem with public records

I got this “IMPORTANT BUSINESS CREDIT NOTIFICATION” envelope in the mail yesterday from Dun & Bradstreet: They come every few months. I also get the occasional phone call from D&B asking me for details about my company, Hollow Tree Software. … Continue reading

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NRO: Faux left Cruz birthers

I get riled up by Conservative newspeak. This one from the National Review Online caught my eye, from an article Ed Whelan titled: Ted Cruz, Originalism and the “Natural Born Citizen Requirement.” Here’s the offending bit: I hadn’t seen any … Continue reading

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Zullo’s irrelevant affidavit

“Incompetent, irrelevant and immaterial!” I try to put the best face on things, but I can’t think of any honorable reason for Mike Zullo’s affidavit (embedded at the end of this article) submitted in the case of McInnish v. Chapman … Continue reading

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Thinking about the birthers

The photo (right) is of me next to the iconic statue of Rodin’s “The Thinker” at the Rodin Museum in Philadelphia. I posed for the picture with the title of this article in mind, but without a clear idea of … Continue reading

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Whack-a-doodle-doo

I’ve designated few if any electrons to the Guthrie v. United States lawsuit. If you’ve seen one birther lawsuit, you’ve seen them all, and you know what’s going to happen to them. Judge Barker has ordered the case dismissed in … Continue reading

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Mining outrage leaves behind toxic tailings

I wrote an article called “Mining outrage” nine years ago in another forum. It was prompted by that label being applied to Bill O’Reilly and I don’t remember the precise vein of outrage he was mining back in 2004 on … Continue reading

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