#politics
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Valuable Lesson Learned
Do people think being an attorney is glamorous? Genuinely: what do people who aren’t attorneys or who don’t personally know attorneys think being an attorney is like? I know lots of people probably think attorneys are smart and rich. Ruthless, perhaps? I can tell you all of that is true. There are lots of smart Continue reading
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You Don’t Need to Be Part of a Tribe to Exist
You know what I’m fucking sick of, aside from everything and everyone? People desperate to fit in to some sort of group or tribe. And it’s not just sports teams. It’s political parties; religions, careers, cars, bikes, boats, fishing, hunting, roller skating, parenting, mom-ing, dog-owning. And it’s not just hobbies or beliefs, it’s fucking genders Continue reading
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This Court Sucks: Affirmative Action Explained
Affirmative action ruling explained by a lawyer Continue reading
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Do Your Research Or STFU
I make the consistent mistake of reading the news; and the bigger mistake of reading the comments on said news, and I have thoughts. They’re not great thoughts. Not even particularly well-thought-out thoughts…but at least they’re not born of shared psychosis some folks in this country seem to espouse. The news nowadays, and since news Continue reading
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Why Do You Care So Much?
I was reading an article written by a gay man talking about how Pride Month has become a “sham.” At the outset of the article, I appreciated the author’s more moderate, objective take on the state of things nowadays-especially from someone within that community. I must first premise this opinion piece by conceding I don’t Continue reading
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