April 5, 2018
Thoughts On Enforcing NDA’s
March 23, 2018
Posner Attacks
The Trial of Sheriff Sid Hatfield
My great great uncle, LP Somerville, ran away from home to fight in the Spanish American War that made Teddy Roosevelt famous as well as President. Like many of the mountain settlers in Appalachia, LP was proud, adventurous, self-reliant and patriotic. Even ornery. That did not make him unique in West Virginia. I can remember […]
The Whiskey Rebellion (Part 2): The Dreadful Night
In 1781, Hugh Henry Brackenridge left the relatively cosmopolitan city of Philadelphia to ‘make his bones’ in what was known as The Wilderness. He settled at The Forks (where the Monongahela and Allegheny Rivers meet to form the Ohio) – or present day Pittsburgh. He lived through the first open and armed rebellion in the […]
February 16, 2018
Brennan Justice Center: How To HackProof Our Elections
February 14, 2018
Some Lawyers Are Like Superheros: Robert Mueller indicts a bunch of Russians
February 13, 2018
I will not. Stop Treating Ruth Bader Ginsberg Like A Rock Star
February 12, 2018
Inquiring Minds Want To Know: Are Justice Gorsuch’s Provocative Opinions Holding Up The Supreme Court?
A Continuing Tea Party: “A gripping and sensational tale of violence, alcohol and taxes”
During the late 1800’s, my Great Grandfather grew up in Washington, Pennsylvania – about a half hour west of Pittsburgh. He begat my Grandfather who begat my Dad. That baby in the bottom right of the photo is my Granddad sitting on his Father’s knee in 1915 at a Reunion. James Thompson was awarded a medical […]
February 8, 2018
Our Democracy is Worth Protecting: Why Wouldn’t We Defend Ourselves Against An Attack? Investigating the Russia Hack