I had hoped to be finished with the book by now, and also have resolved the issue I’ve had with the National Arbitration Forum, which euphemistically calls itself “The FORUM”. Unfortunately the book isn’t finished, but should be next week. I wish I could say the same with NAF, but they have, despite the fact […]
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Where’s the harm
I was asked in comments associated with the post on Judge Dierker, what’s the harm in someone saying something offensive. Read the original story in the Riverfront Times about the woman and the case that forms the basis for the first chapter in Judge Dierker’s book. Then tell me: do you see harm?
I have long been brought up to a belief that tolerance is a virtue, not a vice or a vise. Evidently, not all people have this same belief. The irony of the situation is, of course, that if I truly believe in tolerance, then I must also be tolerant of the intolerant. I must admit […]
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Third party
I can agree understand why this Springfield Newspaper opinion piece suggests we need to bring in a third party to negotiate with Ameren, but I disagree with much of what was written. We can’t leave aside that Ameren is a multi-billion dollar agency that put profits ahead of safety. It is not a Mom and Pop organization, […]
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Tis the season
I thought that now would be a good time to recommend two legal weblogs associated with consumer law, credit, and bankruptcy: Consumer Law & Policy Blog Credit Slips We focus so much on DRM and copyright in weblogs that we forget that consumer law probably has far more impact on us, and far less public […]