In logic, an argument is valid or it is not. The truth of a conclusion depends on the truth of the premises and the logical validity of the argument, and not on the identity of the arguer. "All men are mortal; Socrates is a man; therefore Socrates is mortal" is true whoever says it. When anonymous folk on the Internet exclaim that their identity is unimportant because

At the Reagan Library Republican presidential debate, the crowd cheered when Rick Perry boasted about the 234 executions during his tenure as governor (Crucify him! Crucify him!). Troy Davis has been executed. And those farther to the left seem to have absolutely no idea what’s going on: How can those people cheer executions? How can anyone support the execution of someone who might well not have killed

When Judge Standley talked frankly with Clear Springs High School kids about drug abuse, the school administration and MADD got their panties in a twist. So did some kids, but their protestations have an Eddie Haskell sound to them. (See also this and this.)I wonder if the adults would have felt any differently knowing that this guy and his customers were in the room.

Bernard Weckmann (“Bernard: WeckMann”) posted this comment to my post on Redemption Theory vs. Reality:Sovereignty is a fact! It does work!!!

In their relentless war on meaningful jury selection, formerly prosecuted through judge-conducted voir dire, the Department of Justice and the Federal Judiciary together have come up with a new weapon:Government Motion to Prevent Defense Googling Jurors I don’t see in ECF that the Judge, Richard D. Bennett of the District of Maryland, has acted on the prosecutors’ motion to keep the defense from googling potential jurors before

Sometimes people call and ask me, using a phrase that I’m not going to mention here because I don’t need any more such calls, whether I take cases for free. Of course I take cases on which I’m not compensated. I think that any lawyer worth his salt helps people who can’t afford him. In the criminal courthouse, the problem of the working poor is a serious

What to do about the TSA?A commenter suggested posting TSA agents’ personal contact information online for all to see. While I think their names should be widely known (so that those who don’t want to do business with TSA employees can refuse to), the idea of publishing government thugs’ home addresses doesn’t sit well with me.

From the Houston Chronicle:A Houston man was arrested after a handgun and bullets were discovered in his luggage at Bush Intercontinental Airport Tuesday evening.Here's a news flash for the Chronicle: this happens often in Houston. If not weekly, then every month somebody flakes out and packs his carry-on bag, forgetting until the bag is in the x-ray machine that when he last used the bag he was

"Motor vehicle" means a device in, on, or by which a person or property is or may be transported or drawn on a highway, except a device used exclusively on stationary rails or tracks.In other words, a motor vehicle does not have to have a motor. A little red wagon is a motor vehicle, for purposes of Texas's DWI statute (a street is a highway). So if

Newt Gingrich at last week's GOP Debate:The fact is, we have enemies who want to use weapons against us that will lead to disasters on an enormous scale. And the original goal was to have a Homeland Security Department that could help us withstand up to three nuclear events in one morning. And we need to understand, there are people out there who want to kill us.