If someone criticizes you publicly...
If someone criticizes you publicly. What’s stopping you from calling them up, Or taking them out for coffee And saying “hey man….. What’s the deal?” Why are we always yelling at each other?
Peter Robbins
Immigration Lawyer in Indiana. No statements I make on Ghost ought be construed as legal advice.
THINGS HAPPEN
don't they? Things happen. Don’t they? We know that Homer’s account of the Trojan War is inaccurate. We know that Herodotus’ Histories is full of things that didn’t happen. We know that Julius Caesar’s Commentarii do not paint a historically accurate picture of his
Can We Talk?
“Don’t talk about religion and politics,” your grandma said. I get it. It’s a good rule to follow. Almost all the time. But Americans need to start talking to each other. In a healthy society, family bonds are stronger than political bonds. Now keep in mind, it’s
"What Do I Do if ICE Comes?"
The answer: I don't know During Trump 2.0, a common question people ask immigration lawyers like myself, especially in social settings, is “what should I do to protect people from ICE?” People who are civically engaged tend to have a hand in a lot of socially beneficial
The Crying Colossus
a poem As waves smash int me base An’ the hails thrash me verdant surface I can’t help but ponder ‘bout the souls from all yonder I’d graced with me voiceless message Of hope an’ of welcome And freedom and helpin’. It seems like a long time that
Charlie Munger: A Voice Worth Hearing
A healthy society listens carefully to its most widely-respected voices. When asked in 2011 whether Donald Trump would make a strong President, Charlie Munger of Berkshire Hathaway fame had the following exchange with a journalist: Munger: Well he might be quite decisive, but uh, do I consider Donald Trump an
"The System Is Broken" Is A Cop-Out
A lot of things seem broken. I’ll give you that. But are they fixable? What’s more likely? The only system of government the United States has had is going to disintegrate and we will soon be writing a new Constitution? Or We will make progress as a country
Thomas Jefferson Did Not Worship Jesus
A person’s religious faith is a sacred thing in American law and society. A thing to respect, to protect, to celebrate, to be proud of. But that doesn’t mean any Faith can claim the country, the government, the Founding, or the Constitution as its own. The fact that
KAMALA HARRIS IS PRESIDENT!
(what follows here is satire) HARRIS WON IN 2024. TRUMP CHEATED. It was a RIGGED ELECTION. AMERICA – YOU GOT SCREWED!!! BY TRUMP AND HIS TREASONOUS MOB OF SYCOPHANTIC HENCHMEN AND LAWYERS!!! I’m ABSOLUTELY CONVINCED that Trump faked his own assassination attempt. There are too many unexplained things that don’
What is a "functioning judiciary"?
partially functioning? The sad reality is that many Americans believe the Judiciary is not functioning properly. In the words of Pope Francis, who am I to judge? Let’s limit it to criminal law for now. Does every crime ever committed get prosecuted? No. That will never be the case.
Society CAN Crumble
a poem Society CAN crumble. It’s all up to us. We can burn it all down. Or we can build it on trust. Do you love your neighbor? Do they love you back? Do the people in DC ask, “Is this good or bad?”? Are we stoppin’ and thinkin’
The President should always carry cash
You know what good means, right? The President should always carry cash. As a privileged person, the President should naturally want to be nice to the forgotten people in society. So the President will think “I’d like to give them a couple of bucks.” But that would be weird