February 2011
6 posts
Why I'm Going to Law School
Children say it – scream it, rather – all the time.
“It’s not fair!”
This cry rings out from every corner of every playground in the world. John got a bigger cookie than Josh. “It’s not fair!” Kelly was skipped over for a turn on the swing. “It’s not fair!” Michelle changed where home base was midway through the game of hide-and-seek. “It’s not fair!”
At some point during late childhood,...
“I really don’t believe in abortion.”
– Justin Bieber, in the latest issue of Rolling Stone. When asked “how about in cases of rape,” Bieber responded: “Um. Well, I think that’s really sad, but everything happens for a reason.” [h/t: ontd.] (via thedailywhat) Totally unfair “gotcha” hatchet-job journalism. The kid is 16. He doesn’t know...
“Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others.”
– - Sir Winston Churchill
Armies dissolving parliaments makes me nervous too. Right, I know this did not go well in Iran. But democracy is messy. Forming a democracy is even messier. It’s just infinitely better than the alternative.
