http://blog.scottcaplan.com Gens Una Sumus Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:04:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So I signed up for the Fast for Gaza, despite the fact that their understanding of teh intertubes is kind of awful. Anyway, today is the first fast day, and I thought I'd explain here why I signed up and why I'm fasting. To be clear, I do not think that ... http://blog.scottcaplan.com/?p=124 There is a legal services crisis in this country. The legal services needs of the rich are met, and approximately one-quarter of the civil needs of the poor are, as well. What about the poor man whose case isn’t so sympathetic? Or the struggling middle-class single mother who can’t qualify ... http://blog.scottcaplan.com/?p=120 On Thursday I received a Juris Doctor degree. Of course, Juris can be translated as "of law" (singular), but it can also be translated as "of soup/sauce/broth." If you've been wondering why I've been calling myself a Doctor of Soup, or a Doctor of the Sauce, that's why. I've learned a ... http://blog.scottcaplan.com/?p=117 This is more of a delay in reporting something than an actual lie, but I've rejoined facebook, deciding that I should pick my battles, and having a convenient address book that updates itself is not worth the stubbornness. Shortly after I rejoined, though, facebook took a giant step forward. If anybody ... http://blog.scottcaplan.com/?p=113 http://www.boingboing.net/2009/05/22/obama-promises-to-su.html I must admit that I had a hard time sitting through the whole thing; what helped me most was not watching the tape constantly because it only adds to the lack of consideration for the opposing viewpoint. Pres. Obama in his speech did not really explain the legal justification for ... http://blog.scottcaplan.com/?p=110 Am I the only person who does not see the alleged flip-flop? There is a big difference between favoring civilian courts or courts martial ab initio and providing for military commissions once 43 screwed everything  up. Maybe it's because I haven't been sleeping a lot lately, but America is the ... http://blog.scottcaplan.com/?p=106 Things I learned in Israel: There's not nearly as much security as I thought there would be. Independence Hall was sand dunes 90 years ago, but its 1948 ceremony was more of a miracle than its construction was. Arabs make much better falafel than Jews. Jews compensate with wine, but Palestinian beer is better ... http://blog.scottcaplan.com/?p=104 I still haven't posted anything about my trip to Iceland, during which I played chess with drunken sailors and got a private tour of the Supreme Court of Iceland. Anyway, I'm going to Israel from 3/18 to 3/28. If you feel the urge to call me, you can reach me at ... http://blog.scottcaplan.com/?p=102 I am on Twitter: scottc229. I'll probably be making my posts publicly viewable in the near future. In the meantime, before I post anything, I should start using del.icio.us more often, and enable openID comments on this blog. http://blog.scottcaplan.com/?p=100 A while ago I found myself reading over some of my old posts. I've deleted two of them, and while I suppose that the old versions are retrievable on the Internet Archive, I took them down anyway. I took down one of them because it was a project I didn't ... http://blog.scottcaplan.com/?p=97