Tag: blog
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Summary: Kathryn Turner’s “The Midnight Judges”
Kathryn Turner’s The Midnight Judges describes a judicial crisis at the turn of the 19th century, described by Jamelle Bouie as a “partisan problem” which demanded a partisan solution. In this post, I summarize Turner’s article and the key points of her research into the nature of the problem and the political figures involved. Overview…
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What is SEO? Why it matters, and How to use it
SEO stands for search engine optimization: how to design your website & content in a way that receives positive attention from search engines. Ranking highly on search engine results pages (SERPs) is one of the best ways to boost organic traffic. There are a wide variety of search engines, but Google is the one most…
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Donny
Reader Advisory: some explicit language. ”I was both within and without, simultaneously enchanted by and repulsed by the infinite variety of life.” -F. Scott Fiztgerald, The Great Gatsby I went for a walk, with the intention of getting a beer and maybe talking to someone, although would almost certainly end up ignoring most everyone. I…
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Humble Beginnings
We three (K, J, and yours truly) set out, bright-eyed & bushy-tailed, on our road trip up the Pacific Coast Highway in California. Three suburban dudes, convinced there’s nothing to worry about in the California wilderness, even in January. We had plenty of beer, an item that was a camp stove in name (if not…