Posts by Nicholas Sarwark
Board of Trustees Town Hall Meeting
As the Washington Post announced, there was a town hall meeting with members of the Board of Trustees tonight. Not the entire Board, but a subset attended, in advance of the full Board meeting tomorrow. John, Alex, Jaisen, and I went after class tonight to speak out about the governance situation. Firstly, I’m glad that…
Read MoreCracks in the Coalition
…and crags in the face. Reading the Economist article about Germany’s coalition government meltdown, I’m left with one burning question: Why is it that the German leaders are so unattractive and frankly, tired-looking? Given that I’m operating on three hours of sleep after finishing my Comment first draft (email me if you want to read…
Read MoreA Bad Reason to Go to Law School
This is probably the worst reason to go to law school I’ve ever seen. Yours truly, Mr. X …heh…
Read MoreAssociate Justice Alito?
In an unsurprising move, Bush nominated Third Circuit Judge Samuel Alito for the Supreme Court this morning. There will be a fight, what with Alito having dissented in Planned Parenthood v. Casey, 947 F.2d 682 (3d Cir. 1991) reversed and remanded by Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pa. v. Casey, 505 U.S. 833 (1992), but after…
Read MoreAU Board of Trustees v. United States Senate
Anyone want to take some bets on who’s going to win this one? The Washington Post is reporting that our calls for Congress to step in have been answered. The Senate Finance Committee has asked for every document related to ousted American University president Benjamin Ladner’s severance package and compensation and for the board’s plans…
Read MoreCampus to Board of Trustees: You Suck!
What sort of bizzaro world do the remaining members of the Board of Trustees live in that they think they can give Ben ‘I Spend Your Tuition on Private Parties to Build a Community and You Should Thank Me For It’ Ladner a fat severance deal and have the campus accept it? As noted today…
Read MoreLadner Resigns, Takes Severance
The AU Board of Trustees (what’s left of it after the good ones have resigned, e.g. Leslie Bains, Paul Wolff, Michael Capellas, Leonard Jaskol, and George Collins) has accepted Ben Ladner’s resignation in exchange for a $3.7 million package ($2.75 million in deferred compensation and $950,000 in severance). The $2.75 million includes just over $1…
Read MoreDo What Needs To Be Done
Today’s quote from Thus Spoke Epictetus is a very powerful one: “Once you allow outward things to dominate what is your own, you had better become a slave and have done with it. Don’t be drawn this way and that, wishing to be a slave one moment and free another, but be this or that…
Read MoreMy Little Crony
I’ve avoided the Miers nomination like the plague, mostly because I don’t care. However, this cartoon makes a pretty succinct argument. Also, the VC’s Jim Lindgren has a good post about her lack of writing ability. Since writing is what Justices do, this is a hefty weight against her. Yours truly, Mr. X …still doesn’t…
Read MoreBiker Gang Book, Redux
Bill Queen spent two years infiltrating the Mongols motorcycle club for the ATF. As a story in this morning’s WaPo points out, bikers like publicity, even if it involves them going to jail. While his former Mongol associates were still in prison, Queen retired from the ATF and published a book about his adventures called…
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