Dispatches from the War on Christmas

December 16, 2018

Take that, Bill O’Reilly and Ann Coulter

by Steve Timmer

The picture becomes clearer . . .

December 13, 2018

The reprint of a story on Professor Mark Osler’s blog – Osler’s Razor

by Steve Timmer

Mary Christine Bader wins the coveted Spotty ™

December 1, 2018

Regular readers here know that a Spotty™ is awarded to the writer of a letter to the editor, an op-ed piece, or a blog post or comment that I wish I had written myself. I started to write a piece with the sentiments expressed by Mary Christine Bader, but even if I had finished it […]

by Steve Timmer

Considering Amy

November 23, 2018

Professor Mark Osler tagged me in a Facebook post linking to his opinion piece in The Hill advancing the idea that Sen. Amy Klobuchar should run for president in 2020. Perhaps the tag was to invite comments from me; I hope so, because I have some. They aren’t the same as the professor’s, though. Summarizing […]

by Steve Timmer

It’s vast! It’s sweeping! It’s ambitious!

November 11, 2018

What’s in a word?

by Steve Timmer

Keith Ellison is the only choice for Attorney General

November 3, 2018

An unreserved endorsement . . .

by Steve Timmer

Doug Wardlow’s blogging while clerking scandal

October 27, 2018

A lawyer’s perspective

by Steve Timmer

Performing feats of pseudo-religious legerdemain

October 21, 2018

Greenville, S.C. – July 29, 1960 Six young Negro boys were arrested for sitting down at a local whites-only lunch counter and refusing to leave without being served. After the boys were cleared out by the police, the owner of the lunch counter was asked for a reaction. “I’m sure those Negroes will be represented […]

by Steve Timmer

Writer of LTE condemning Doug Wardlow wins a Spotty ™

October 13, 2018

The letter of the day in the print edition of the Strib for Saturday, October 13th wins a Spotty™. Republican Doug Wardlow’s comments at a recent Jason Lewis fundraiser that if he is elected attorney general he would fire “42 Democratic attorneys right off the bat and get Republican attorneys in there” (StarTribune.com, Oct. 12) is proof-positive […]

by Steve Timmer