National trying to do away with jury trials again, to cut costs and coerce guilty pleas www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...

Marianne Williamson suspends presidential campaign, firing entire campaign staff

I think the divide in leftism is, those who come to leftism because they're Against something versus those who come to leftism because they're For something. In my experience, a lot of the people who define their politics in oppositional terms mostly only care about who gets to hurt people.

This is why studying the history of the humanities, as I did in my grad program, helps.

The seven liberal arts, the trivium and the quadrivium, that make up the studies humanitatis include both “science” and “arts” b/c the crude distinctions btw the two are distinctly modern!

*attenborough voice*

over time, posters evolved to vast sizes by feeding, paradoxically, on the smallest creature in the world: normal people engagement

when we see these plankton bloom, we witness one of the greatest events in the natural world: The Banger

Getting rid of parallel cites is weirdly satisfying—sort of like trimming the fat off of a steak.

Good to be back in New Orleans for the first time since my CA5 clerkship finished. Quick trip, but managed to grab some good food and a Cafe Du Monde cafe au lait. Until next time! #appellatesky