Educational Arrogance

Posted on: May 4, 2012 at 1:00PM

Institutional integrity is a euphemism for Institutional Arrogance.  In the United States - as in most governments worldwide - we set up an escalating ladder of authority.  If the person on the rung below does not give you the outcome you desire, you step one higher. read more...


Big Brother App

Posted on: May 3, 2012 at 1:00PM

  The Texas Alcohol Beverage Commission is developing an app that will allow users to report suspected violations through their smartphones.  According to an article posted on KVUE.com, “The TABC mainly wants to hear about places... read more...


Accountability is key

Posted on: May 2, 2012 at 2:00PM

Harry S Truman famously had a desktop plaque that read, "The Buck Stops Here!"  He lived by that motto.  He accepted responsibility for both his decisions and the decisions of those whom he put in positions of responsibility below him. read more...


Accountable judges are better judges

Posted on: April 30, 2012 at 10:00AM

Should a judge who commits a misdeed that effects the public's confidence in our judicial system be allowed to hide their misdeeds behind a legal curtain?  That is the question that the Austin Statesman is asking today. read more...


Equipment Violations

Posted on: April 27, 2012 at 11:00AM

  One of the biggest challenges in criminal defense is slowing down the flow of information to the jury in a way that will help them absorb and understand the information being presented.  The prosecution side of a case in a DWI is fairly... read more...


Hard earned money thrown away

Posted on: April 26, 2012 at 9:00AM

  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is the primary government agency that throws money at states to get them to enforce laws that the federal government believes will encourage safer highways.  NHTSA’s 2012... read more...


Deadly hand sanitizers

Posted on: April 25, 2012 at 9:00AM

There is a growing and disturbing trend happening that us parents need to talk to our children about.  A growing number of teenagers and younger children are getting drunk by drinking hand sanitizer.  The article linked above says that there... read more...


Public Scrutiny

Posted on: April 24, 2012 at 2:00PM

Why is it okay for the government to film you but illegal for you to film them?  In some states that is the case.  Our government is supposed to be an open access government.  They are supposed to perform their duties under the watchful... read more...


Humiliation as punishment?

Posted on: April 23, 2012 at 2:00PM

A judge in Houston has sentenced a man convicted of DWI to return to the scene of the accident where he killed another man and wear a sign as part of his punishment.  The man will have to wear a sign informing passersby that he caused the accident that killed another man. read more...


One Billion DRE Reasons

Posted on: April 23, 2012 at 10:00AM

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is the primary government agency that throws money at states to get them to enforce laws that the federal government believes will encourage safer highways.  NHTSA’s 2012 budget... read more...