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A History of Jacke in 100 Objects #6: The Mugs
As lawyers we sold our time. We made no other product, we had no other purpose. My day was carved up into tiny slices—tenths of an hour. Want a piece of me? You can have it in six-minute increments, rounded up. And at the end of each day, I tallied it up. Client number 1: Continue reading
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Dreaming the Impossible Dream: Weirdness and the University of Chicago
Rebecca Schuman, education columnist for Slate, takes a look at kids these days. “The helicopter generation has gone to college,” she wails, “and the results might be tragic for us all.” I confess I started skimming at this point. But this certainly caught my eye: I do not want to live in a world where Continue reading
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A History of Jacke in 100 Objects #5 – The Motorcycle
I signed the document I could not read and handed my life savings to the stranger. He grunted and held out a silver case. My cousin didn’t smile. “Take one,” he said. “I don’t smoke.” “Doesn’t matter. You’ll insult him if you don’t. He’ll lose face.” I took a cigarette from the case and stuck Continue reading
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Zen and the Art of Statutory Interpretation
Q: When is a document not a document? A: When it’s a fish. Tang Dynasty master answering a student’s question in 800 A.D.? Nope. Supreme Court case being considered in 2014. Continue reading
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The Dark Horse Rises
The boy was being kicked out of school. But that was okay: he could get a job of some kind. He was only 16 and had no real prospects, but he was able-bodied. All he needed was a piece of paper. Something for the prospective employers. Something to say, hey, things didn’t work out for Continue reading
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