Osler's Razor: The stone is rolled away

Osler's Razor: The stone is rolled away

I remember my father and his own faith.  It was a faith that believed in the metaphors of the stories read and told by Christians.  It was the belief that those stories represented ways to cope with the chafe and pain that may come from time to time. 

It was also a belief that love was a chain that connected the lives of the shattered to the lives of the complete and they should not be broken.  It's been many years since I thought about finding comfort in these words, but sometimes the thud of truth can hit hard.

This piece by Mark Osler has that truth for me. 

Post: 7 Years of 'Expecting' Continues

 Pardon Power - P. S. Ruckman Great Commentary on Clemency

It says a great deal when, more than seven years into his presidency, the Washington Post uncritically reports President Obama "is expected to grant clemency" in "the coming weeks."

Post: 7 Years of 'Expecting' Continues

John Knock is a first time nonviolent peaceful marijuana offender. He need a commutation from President Barack Obama

A 'Draconian' System Where the Innocent Plead Guilty

 Plea Bargaining - Where the Sausage is Made

A 'Draconian' System Where the Innocent Plead Guilty: The U.S. criminal justice system is broken and needs to be fixed is a message you rarely hear from a well-respected senior federal judge.

But that’s exactly what Judge Jed Rakoff of the Southern District of New York detailed during a keynote address at the 11th Annual Harry Frank Guggenhei...