Monthly Archives: March 2012

Yes we can; no we can’t

I thought these two articles, written a week apart, are kind of amazing. Here’s the NYT on NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who is in his (hopefully?) last term as mayor: In a speech on Wednesday in Singapore, where he received a prize for urban sustainability, Mr. Bloomberg spoke about the difficulties of leading a city […]

March 30, 2012 – 10:53 pm | By Peter | Posted in Ramble | Comments Off on Yes we can; no we can’t

w/r/t the Supreme Court

I would say, as I have said again and again, that they don’t give a shit about the law. The best way to explain the Supreme Court is to start with the politics, and assume that they can make up any old shit that sounds plausibly legalistic in order to defend their ideological positions. People […]

March 28, 2012 – 8:38 pm | By Peter | Posted in Organizations, Ramble | Comments (4)