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“Republicans Rewrite Rules for Wisconsin Courtrooms”

That’s the headline in the April 1 Washington Spectator, but it’s not what you think. It’s worse. So much worse. And as far as I can tell, only DailyKos has picked up on the Spectator’s story. While the anti-union screech … Continue reading

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Usurious loans to plaintiffs: An ugly “business”

Happy the man who far from schemes of business, like the early generations of mankind, works his ancestral acres with oxen of his own breeding, from all usury free. — Horace, Epodes Once again the New York Times provides a thought-provoking … Continue reading

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“Loser pays” lawsuits? Sounds fine, until you read the big print.

From the March 15, 2011 Washington Spectator: An amendment sponsored by Wyoming Republican Rep. Cynthia Lummis would suspend a law that dates back to the Reagan administration and allows parties who prevail in lawsuits against the government to have their … Continue reading

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