Born in Chicago.
Fierce as a dog with tongue lapping for action, cunning as a savage pitted against the wilderness, Bareheaded, Shoveling, Wrecking, Planning, Building, […]
Saturday Layover in Chicago: An honor. This is one mean, wonderful hardworking town.
The Newport Folk Festival July 26 1965
Greece’s Syriza Leader to Europe: You Cut Off Additional Funds, We Stop Paying Our Debts.
“Gee, really glad we came up with all that emergency money.” The man who will likely be Greek’s next prime minister has […]
Eastern Market: The Best 30 Minutes of My Day on Capitol Hill.
In my old ‘hood: A corner of the Hill to eat, drink, buy oddities and watch humans. A small funky Roman forum. […]
Saving Face in China: The Book.
So what’s face restoration, anyway? See Dan Harris’s review at his China Law Blog of Saving Face in China, the book by […]
The Economist: Downing Street gets down–and down to work.
For The Economist‘s take on the shape of the United Kingdom and the governing Conservative Party’s mid-term slump, see “The Cameron Government: […]
China in Africa: Is China putting the hurt on Africa’s free press?
Western media has long given Africa a consistently negative–if indeed often painfully accurate–portrayal as troubled, poor, corrupt and violent. Is China, now […]
What do GCs, CEOs and savvy clients want from a law firm?
1. Quarterbacks. Not mechanics and generic dweebs. 2. Value. Not reduced rates. 3. Verve. Not risk aversion. 4. Straight Talk. Not lawyer-accountant […]
One possible business model: Choose your clients. Research them. Snipe.
Read at Simple Justice Scott Greenfield’s masterfully-titled post “The Message of 500 Clients“. And then read my comment: Stick a fork in […]
Love and hope and sex and dreams.
The winners? They refused to follow other people’s bad scripts. –KLK, All Over Manhattan Tonight
West Africa: Liberia Soul-Searching.
In a multitude of ways, no African state is more closely tied to the U.S. than Liberia, the West Africa region colonized […]
No Sleep till Brooklyn: Adam Yauch (1964-2012)
Real music for real kids in NYC. Non-wimpy with satiric flair. RIP, sir.
In The Economist: Seriously, two (2) managers in each position makes a lot of sense.
You need one firm leader. But customers and clients need two folks on each project, no matter how small. Two people need […]
Seriously, two managers in each position makes sense to me.
You need one firm leader. But customers and clients need two folks on each project, no matter how small. Two people need […]
Is much of the digital technology we buy simply not ready for market?
In the beginning, Thought Itself suffered. The Tools became the Main Event. And then The Tools worked inconsistently. Ever feel like you […]
Liberia: Reaction to Charles Taylor’s conviction at The Hague is mixed.
The Charles Taylor verdict is the “first of its kind” against a world leader at The Hague. See this NPR report. Lead-in […]
“Jiro Dreams of Sushi”: A Must-See Documentary for Millennials.
A movie about quality, standards, work–and genuine class.
Politico: Sen. Rob Portman as Mitt Romney’s Number Two.
Southern Ohio’s Taft Country has a long tradition of smart, hard-working, solid, uber-credentialed and refreshingly un-flashy Republicans who run for office, get […]
The New Manufacturing: Surprise. It’s Digital.
See by our Brit Watchers at The Economist “The Third Industrial Revolution“, part of a special report on the ripple effects of […]
Have a job? It doesn’t mean you’re smart, Jack. Not even a little smart.
It may mean you’re conformist, unimaginative, risk-averse, white or lucky enough not to live and work in El Centro, California, a vibrant, […]
Poetry Month, Year, Age, Whatever: Seamus Heaney’s Toome.
At Toomebridge Where the flat water Came pouring over the weir out of Lough Neagh As if it had reached an edge […]
Greater China: More than a feeling. Try not to screw up, okay?,
Do see “The Legal Faults With Faulty China Translations” at China Law Blog.
Tripoli or The Hague: Can Muammar Gaddafi’s son get a fair trial in Libya?
Our take: The International Criminal Court in The Hague makes more sense. At South Africa-based IOL News, see “Al-Islam Faces Justice on […]
At China Law Blog: China IP Rights. Deja Vu “All Over Again”.
See “China IP Protection. Deja Vu All Over Again” at Dan Harris’s China Law Blog. Enduring, honest, excellent and useful.
Poetry Month, Millenium, Age, Whatever: Michael Drayton & Ray Davies Get Wild for Old Blighty.
O famous Kent What country hath this isle That can compare with thee? –Michael Drayton (1563-1631) Canada to India. Australia to Cornwall. […]
At China Law Blog: China IP Rights. “Deja Vu All Over Again.”
See “China IP Protection. Deja Vu All Over Again” at Dan Harris’s China Law Blog–always honest, excellent and useful.
We thought “Unbundling” applied to lawyers was a Hull McGuire term/concept for 15 freaking years but…
…it’s good it’s out there. It’s a team effort, anyway. Ah, hubris. Ego. Pride. And the license for unbridled grandiosity that attends […]