The Scary Lawyer Guy Blog

A few days ago, a freak weather occurrence called a "derecho" (it's a real thing - I googled it and everything) blew thr...

I just finished reading Chris Hayes's book Twilight of the Elites , about which I will have much more to say in a future entry; howeve...

A quick primer on what happened in yesterday's case, Arizona v. United States . There's been a lot of reporting (some of it inaccu...

Recently, President Obama announced that the Department of Homeland Security would no longer attempt to deport certain individuals who arr...

As we prepare for the Supreme Court's decision on the Affordable Care Act, I tweeted last night that had Congress enacted the individu...

A side benefit of political conflict is that it makes a great excuse for the churning of books detailing those squabbles.  Two recent ones...

While the GOP may not be great shakes when it comes to governing, they sure know how to campaign.  In 2012, they are deploying a potential...

What happens if you have an artist's sensibility but can't act? If you work for the things you think you want and then find out ev...

After a season as eventful as any in the show's storied history, Mad Men concludes its fifth season tonight when The Phantom airs at...

When you're a misanthropic divorced guy uninterested in remarriage or children, you watch a lot of television and read a lot of books....