Bill James, American exceptionalism, and a sense of perspective and vigilance

September 14, 2010

Sabermetric guru Bill James is one of my favorite writers and one of my fantasy dinner guests.  Recently he’s turned his attention to the history

Treating Unwed Daddies as Wallets

August 27, 2010

I had lunch yesterday with Charlie F.P. Segars-Andrews, who mentioned she had been contacted to do work with an agency, Responsible Committed Fatherhood Initiative, attempting to

Licenced to parent?

August 20, 2010

I read this week in the New York Times that half of all pregnancies in America are unplanned.  Many of the social problems I observe–in family

Mr. & Mrs. Smith meet Mr. & Mrs. Forman

July 9, 2010

One of the two grand ironic jests in the movie “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” is that this bored suburban couple–who drip utter contempt for each

The client whose child is uniquely attractive to pedophiles

July 4, 2010

I and other attorneys I know are now having cases in which one parent complains about the other parent posting photographs of the child to

Why isn’t corporal punishment considered domestic abuse?

June 26, 2010

Yesterday, while bantering with a DSS attorney I really like during a lull in a mediation I was conducting, she mentioned that she used corporal

How would Obamacare critics respond to this family?

May 25, 2010

I received a call from a woman yesterday wanting to know the process of turning over custody of her son to her parents.  Typically when

Gone fishing

May 25, 2010

Last Friday I attended a motion in which the primary issue was whether my client’s discovery request was a “fishing expedition.”  The term “fishing expedition”

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