“The next time you see someone pop on the headphones and get that faraway look in his or her eyes, don’t be so sure it’s a tune that’s beguiling them. It just may be the latest oral arguments from the Seventh Circuit.” ââ�¡â�� [via]

“George W. Bush talks a lot about the “lessons of 9/11.” We’d like to hear a little more about the “lessons of Iraq.”" ââ�¡â��

“this is the second-biggest computer battery recall in U.S. history, after Dellââ�¬â�¢s recall of 4.1 million lithium-ion batteries. Both companies use batteries made by Sony Corp.” ââ�¡â��

Sadly it seems that Three Years of Hell, a Columbia law student blog,¹ is overââ�¬â��today. Anthony’s blog has been a regular read for me for, oh, about three years now, and it really does feel like the end of an era to see it shutting down. As I’ve said before, I completely empathize w/the impulse many law students seem to have to leave blogging behind once they move on to the next stage of their lives. God knows the imbroglio has sort of become a blog in name only in the last couple of weeks as I try to find some balance of time and topic that will fit with my own new situation. But just because I understand what Anthony is doing, that doesn’t mean I won’t miss checking in on, or wrangling with, his conservative-yet-mostly-reasonable take on law school, politics, and life.² Even though we’ve disagreed more often than not, he always made me think and frequently offered invaluable insight into conservative think as well as the technical intricacies of blogging and Movable Typeââ�¬â��all of which I will definitely miss.

So thanks for Three Years of Hell, Anthony, and best of luck to you in whatever it is you’re doing next. I guess if you’ve finished the three years you must now be the devil so please let me know when you start your new blog, The Devil’s Daily Details!

And for all you readers of Three Years or this blog, be sure to check out one of Anthony’s final postsââ�¬â��a magnum opus of advice for law school bloggers. If you’re just getting ready to start a law student blog you should definitely read this post.

1. All this time I could have been helping Anthony “own” the terms “a Columbia law student blog and I didn’t even know it!↩
2. What’s the best way to describe a gay-friendly conservative? It’s a rare bird in my experience, plus the mostly-reasonable part, which often enables Anthony to rise above conservative orthodoxy. He’s a complicated guy!↩

• Defender’s office gets new director
• Brothers accused of murder appear in District Court

And although I think I’ve linked to it before and you’ve probably already seen it b/c it’s so cool, I recommend you watch this OK Go! video again. It’s a smile set to musicââ�¬â��on treadmills, no less.

“Did you also notice how the Marines are now having to recall thousands of vets because they don’t have enough recruits? . . . This year, the discharges for being gay have spiked. Write a letter. You have the time. Just do it.” ââ�¡â��

“The government would probably net $1.1 billion from private debt collectors over 10 years, compared with the $87 billion that could be reaped if the agency hired more revenue officers, as Mr. Rossotti had recommended.” ââ�¡â��

“The sheer numbers of IRR soldiers being mobilized also are a sign that the military doesn’t have enough people to fight this war, now in its fourth year.” ââ�¡â��

“The withdrawl associated with going back to school after being wined and dined all summer is almost as bad as realizing that Lexis and Westlaw are no longer free after you graduate.” Happy school daze to all who are returning soon! ââ�¡â��

“There are no hereditary Kings in America and no powers not created by the Constitution. So all “inherent powers” must derive from that Constitution.” ââ�¡â��