by James Heflin | Apr 16, 2013 | Ten Gallon Liberal
Last November, I wrote about a thorny Supreme Court case, Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons. In short, it revolves around the right to import copyrighted works intended for overseas use and resell them. Kirtsaeng, a Thai student who made a load of cash reselling...
by James Heflin | Apr 18, 2013 | Ten Gallon Liberal
Quite the bodycount of innocents killed in the past few days around the world, including in our own horrible events. Here’s the beginning of the list: SYRIA Syrian warplanes swooped over the quiet town of Saraqeb in the country’s north Saturday, dropping...
by James Heflin | Apr 23, 2013 | Ten Gallon Liberal
Meanwhile, in Congress, expanded background checks for gun ownership, supported by an overwhelming majority of even NRA members, are voted down. Gabby Giffords says this: They looked at these most benign and practical of solutions, offered by moderates from each...
by James Heflin | Apr 24, 2013 | Ten Gallon Liberal
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said yesterday regarding the Boston Marathon bombings: 1) “…we need to know everything we can about why this happened, what the motivation was, how it happened, and all of those issues are under investigation.”...
by James Heflin | May 8, 2013 | Ten Gallon Liberal
When I first was required to read Jane Austen, I thought, “Uh-oh. Chick lit.” I was surprised and pleased to find that my preconceptions were not only ill-founded, but absurdly off-base. I have nothing but admiration for her deadly wit and humor, and now...
