Category Archives: Law

Cry Indigo Tears

This post is a plea for stability and patience in Xinjiang. Tensions need to be de-escalated, hopefully through actions not just mere words. Too many people have been hurt already. I do hope, more than anything, that the government understands … Continue reading

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Stop lying, mind your manners

Oh my: Hundreds of furious Chinese parents rampaged through a lead factory yesterday after the authorities blamed pollution from the plant for poisoning more than 600 children. The protest follows a week of denials and revelations that have grabbed headlines … Continue reading

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Don't you ever look back, cause it just might catch you

The problem with disinformation, the reason why disinformation must be so disfavored, is that it is toxic in nature. Like a stain, disinformation disfigures and conceals, but also throws unexpected aspects into high relief. And like a stain, it is … Continue reading

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Fish, Barrel, Belly, Chief

Too easy this is. I must really be scraping for material. Ahem. Somewhat Shorter Economist: We note that Mr. Obama has professed a desire to look forward, yet the howls of the hoi polloi inside his party continue based on … Continue reading

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A Small Victory for Rule of Law

The drumbeat will continue. We will re-establish Rule of Law before long, or at least start moving in the right direction. For a change. Scott Horton makes the connection (click through, there is video that you can watch) that everyone … Continue reading

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As We Go Up, We Go Down

The arrogance is just incredible. On the heels of China’s brutal crackdown in Xinjiang, it seems as if the Chinese government thinks it can control all information around the world. Should I not call it brutal? Well, when the CCP … Continue reading

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Failures of Law

I am just sick about the violence in Xinjiang. I don’t have any easily-digestible understanding to add to that, I am afraid. Or to be clearer, I have lots of contradictory feelings about what has been going on recently, both … Continue reading

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No One Is Safe

Rule of law clearly never existed here: [singlepic id=68 w=680 h=240 float=center] The charges they choose to use will certainly be as laughable as the statements high-level officials are making now, about the source of this disturbance. I just hope, … Continue reading

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Unexpected (Good) News

Apparently there are limits to a school’s right to search students. This is highly unexpected from this Court. Perhaps a harbinger of things to come. Hard to square this with their other decisions, but anyway this is one step in … Continue reading

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More Yoo

From Greenwald, (scroll down a bit) an added tidbit of information, and if anyone is paying attention they are going to see what I have been saying for some time: Ironically, the Obama DOJ, in representing Yoo, raised many of … Continue reading

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