“For other states, apparently ALL law schools are above the state average.”

A remarkable accomplishment.

As we all know, what this verse from Proverbs really means is that we teach our children the scriptures. Rod = Iron Rod = Word of God = Scriptures. Spare the scriptures, spoil the child. (more…)

This 1954 radio drama from WMAQ Chicago will keep you on the edge of your seat, holding your breath, clinging tightly to the ones you love, as it explores the depths of … landlord-tenant law!

Sponsored by the Chicago Bar Association.

Ah, the sweetness of Mormon life. (more…)

I’m not normally much into the fine arts, but this is amazing.

Never underestimate a politician. (more…)

A relative of mine worked for a summer as a waitress at a swank resort. She was surprised who the best tippers were: (more…)

MTV won’t let rap stars show guns in music videos, but they seem to have no problem with Ronnie James Dio swinging this sword around.

Showcasing the human capacity for rationalization. (more…)

An interesting article in the New Yorker about Tesla motors and the new wave of hybrids and electric cars coming down the product development pike. As the writer points out, some bugs still need to be worked out. (more…)

Harry Reid is trailing his likely opponent by double digits.

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I was partway through elaborating a beautiful theory about how the heavily Christian content in 1 and 2 Nephi and Jacob was either Mormon’s (1) interpolation or (2) his misreading as a result of language change and the drift in the meaning of glyphs or (3) an example of the usual practice of attributing one’s own insights to revered predecessors — when I remembered that Mormon stuck in the Small Plates of Nephi without any editing.

The American President has deplored the, ah, deplorable habit Washington, D.C., has of getting all wee-weed up in August, that abominable time of year. (more…)

Enjoy some of the wit and wisdom of this former regimental sergeant major, commando, winner of the Victoria Cross, Scottish peer, raconteur, Geneva hotelier, bridge player, Cambridge doctor of mathematics, water colorist, MI6 operative, one-time cricket batman to Lord Mountbatten, majordomo of a sprawling Oahu beachfront estate, veteran of conflicts in the Congo, Korea, New Guinea, India, Kenya, the Suez, North Africa, Monte Cassino, and Palestine, and alleged ghost writer of the novels of Robin Masters.

"I became a student of the ancient art while assisting the French in Indochina."

What Barack Obama said:

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