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Measure 114

I was in Monaco – France actually – when the ruling was announced. Bastille Day in France, but a sad travesty of interpretation in Oregon. Immergut appears to be a textualist in the spirit of Scalia, but without his subtlety and intelligence. Her ruling that “large capacity” (more than 10 round) “magazines” (note her semanticContinue reading “Measure 114”

War on Excellence – Redux

When I read that Milan Kundera died, I looked over at my barrister bookcase with the intent to re-read his novels. His works are on my modern authors shelf, along with Jim Harrison, Umberto Eco, McCarthy, Marquez, and Vonnegut. Although Putin’s invasion of Ukraine gives extra relevance to Kundera, I lingered over Kurt Vonnegut. IContinue reading “War on Excellence – Redux”

Milan Kundera

The Unbearable Lightness of Being was released in 1988. It was a remarkable movie that inspired me to read Kundera. From the late 80s and early 90s, he was my favorite author – epitomizing questioning, intelligence, and masculine indulgence with a European flair. Obituaries from the New York Times and The Economist copied in full:Continue reading “Milan Kundera”