Christopher Brauchli
Christopher Brauchli is a columnist and lawyer known nationally for his work. He is a graduate of Harvard University and the University of Colorado School of Law where he served on the Board of Editors of the Rocky Mountain Law Review. He can be emailed at brauchli.56@post.harvard.edu. For political commentary see his web page at http://humanraceandothersports.com
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Views Saturday, July 14, 2018 Scott Pruitt, the Wall Street Journal, and Trump's Swamp "The name of the slough was 'Despond.' Here, therefore, they wallowed for a time, being grievously bedaubed with the dirt. . . ." — John Bunyan, A Pilgrim’s Progress It was such a nicely written letter, beautifully typed, and of impeccable logic. In it Scott Pruitt explained why he resigned, and it... Read more |
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Views Saturday, July 07, 2018 Guns and Candles It is better to light one candle than curse the darkness. —Motto of the Christopher Society Those who regularly read this writer’s comments would not expect to see him provide advice to Wayne LaPierre and the National Rifle Association on ways in which they can improve their respective public... Read more |
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Views Sunday, June 03, 2018 The Nobel and the Trump Modesty and unselfishness-these are virtues which men praise-and pass by. — André Maurois, Ariel It has been a period of exciting ups and downs for the average United States citizen, as well as for Kim Jong Un. The reasons are, of course, different. The ups and downs for Kim Jong Un were first the... Read more |
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Views Sunday, May 27, 2018 Conflicts of Interest Wherefore waste our elocution, On impossible solution. . . .” -- Sir William Schwenk Gilbert, The Gondolier Recusal. Such a simple word. And yet it is the plug that enables you to drain the swamp that you create. The foregoing came to mind when it was reported that ten Senate Democrats had sent a... Read more |
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Views Sunday, May 20, 2018 Innocent Infants ....An infant crying in the night An infant crying for the light: And with no language but a cry. —Alfred, Lord Tennyson, In Memoriam There is a certain amount of confusion about the reason for the practice, and even more confusion about whether the activity it is seeking to prevent is criminal or... Read more |
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Views Sunday, May 06, 2018 Missouri and the Death Penalty “We all of course, would like to think that we are ‘moving down the road toward human decency’ . . . Within the confines of this judicial proceeding, however, we have no way of knowing in which direction that road lies.” —William Rehnquist, Rummel v. Estelle (1980) Missouri is back. It encounters... Read more |
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Views Saturday, April 28, 2018 Maybe Kansas Deserves Kris Kobach Do not veil the truth with falsehood, nor conceal the truth knowingly. — The Koran , Chapter 1 Maybe Kansas deserves Kris Kobach. He is running to become the next governor of Kansas. He looks great on paper. He graduated with top honors from Harvard, attended Oxford where he got an M.A. and Ph.D... Read more |
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Views Saturday, April 21, 2018 Trump Times Two "Tradition approves all form of competition." — Arthur Clough, The Latest Dialog Although it wasn’t really a competition, a comparison of the numbers was nonetheless enlightening, and James Comey came in a disappointing second. Of course, Mr. Comey is trying to make up for it by having interviews... Read more |
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Views Saturday, April 14, 2018 The Terrible Twos and DJT The terrible twos are finally here, And this is the time that I really do fear. —Gerard McNeil, The Terrible Twos It is the second year of the Trump reign. Many of the king’s tweets bring to mind the small child who, having fretted all night over a perceived parental slight, storms out of his or... Read more |
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Views Saturday, March 24, 2018 The Secretary and the Lord It is going to be a whole new State Department! Mike Pompeo, when confirmed as Secretary of State, will bring a religious zeal to that institution that it almost certainly has never before enjoyed. Indeed, it may be that his enthusiasm for Christianity will convert the Department of State into a... Read more |