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"I'm not
bad, I'm just drawn that way."
--Jessica Rabbit
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Odds and Ends
What follows
here are links to things I enjoy and keep up with. Maybe you’ll
like them, maybe you won’t.
News
Associated
Press: Your up-to-the-minute news source.
Reuters: Also up-to-the-minute, but
with a focus on financial coverage.
Fox News Online: They have the
cleverest headlines.
CNN: Bland but dependable.
The Washington Post:
My hometown newspaper; great political coverage.
The New York Times: Best for
international and arts coverage.
Drudge Report: His scoops
shook a presidency.
MSNBC: Pretty but limited.
Roll Call: The inside eye
on Congress and the White House.
The Hill: Another
inside-the-beltway-only paper.
Views
Slate:
Generally balanced, interesting stuff; Kinsley and Kaus always reward.
OpinionJournal: Editorial
page of WSJ; “Best of the Web” a treat.
National Review: Buckley’s
protege magazine; cutting-edge conservatism.
The Nation: The Left’s
David Duke; it lost its heft after Hitchens left.
Salon: Less intellectual than The
Nation, and going downhill.
MotherJones: The crunchy Left.
Andrew Sullivan: One of the
few blogs worth reading.
Regulation Magazine: Penn
Gillette & P.J. O’Rourke contribute columns.
Musts
Google: You can find anything
with Google.
Mapquest: You can find anywhere
with Mapquest.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary: You can
find any word...right.
Ebay: Useful for hard-to-find
knickknacks.
Expedia: I’m lazy when it comes
to buying plane tickets.
Amazon: Buy more stuff.
Legal
Westlaw: Find cases, statutes,
law review articles, and more.
Lexis: Same as Westlaw, but you can
also get news articles of yore.
AP Supreme Court PDFs: Get
the opinions right as the Court releases them.
U.S. Supreme Court: The
granddaddy of all U.S. courts.
FindLaw Supreme
Court Decisions: Go read Marbury v. Madison.
Oyez, Oyez, Oyez: Useful SCOTUS stuff,
like audio of oral arguments.
Code
of Federal Regulations: A little light reading.
National Center for State Courts:
Find info on your local court.
U.S.
Constitution: The most important document in America. Re-read
it!
Declaration
of Independence: A timeless philosophy that launched a nation.
Federalist Papers:
The Founders’ argument for the Constitution.
How Appealing: A blog
tracking developments in the appellate courts.
Miscellaneous
The Onion: The best humor
magazine, online or elsewhere; great AV club.
Filthy Critic: Film
reviews by a drunken loser.
National Football League: I like
football—Miami Dolphins particularly.
National Hockey League: I like
hockey—Washington Capitals especially.
Despair, Inc.: The home for
Demotivational posters, Bittersweets, and more.
TJHSS&T: My magnet high school,
the best public school in America.
Ohio University: My undergraduate
college, nestled in Athens, OH.
George Mason University
School of Law: My top-tier law school.
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