The Republicans failed. Not a minor setback, but one of the most consequential and complete political failures in generations. Epic failure that can scarcely be contained in words, memes, gifs, or languages known and unknown. When Speaker Ryan went to the White House Friday afternoon to beg and plead with Donald Trump to not force…
Don’t Ask Alice: An Academic Advice Column By Way Of The Ladies’ Home Journal
Back in October of 2014, the AAAS decided to start an advice column for graduate students and early career scholars. This is possibly the worst plan ever enacted, not because the scholar chosen to answer the questions is lacking, but because anyone who has undergone a PhD program recognizes the incredibly dysfunctional nature of the…
Lawyers Behaving Badly: Missed Deadline Edition
If there’s one thing they teach you in law school, it’s to meet all court deadlines no matter what. You don’t miss filing a lawsuit before the statute of limitations runs, you don’t skip answering the complaint before the answer is due and when you petition to remove the case from state to federal court,…