In the film Tombstone, Wyatt Earp is attempting to arrest Curly Bill Brocious, but is surrounded by Ike Clanton and his gang. Earp takes his cocked revolver and lays it squarely on Clanton’s forehead to encourage the group to disperse.…
Keeping the Covenant When Worlds Collide, What It Means
When World’s Collide Earlier this year, there was an unintended collision of worlds in Wisconsin. It was not planned, was not supposed to happen, and certainly was not supposed to have the outcome. You see, for reasons known only to…
Card Counting and the Politics of Political Courage
I’m not sure when closed-circuit cameras were first placed in Vegas casinos, but every casino film since “Ocean’s Eleven” has had a obligatory reminder of that giant eye in the sky that hovers over all the action at every table;…
We Can Do a Year Standing On Our Heads, Mr Boehner
Can you hear us now? Three or four times in my life I confronted situations where I knew I might end up in trouble. Each time, my first thought was “felony or misdemeanor?” and my next thought was “Hell, I…
Would Casey Anthony have been Acquitted in Kansas?
Why is it we always get these kinds of verdicts in places that don’t belong to Low-Sloping Foreheads? But I’m getting ahead of myself. Juries happen. We’ve seen this before, never considering, is this a trend? In the past we…