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, December 28, 2019 Trump and Mormon Tutors Anticipate charity by preventing poverty; assist the reduced fellow man, either by a considerable gift or a sum of money. . . . -Moses ben Maimon (1135-1204), Charity’s Eight Degrees Tutors in the ways of the Internal Revenue Code can come from unexpected places as this week’s news shows. One tutor... Read more |
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Views Saturday, December 14, 2019 The Perry and the Tweet I am a great & sublime fool. But then I am God’s fool, & all His works must be contemplated with respect. — Mark Twain, Letter to William Dean Howells It all made sense thanks to a simple trumpian tweet. At first glance it had seemed to be just another in the never-ending tweet storm... Read more |
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Views Saturday, November 23, 2019 The Tale of the Whistleblower Clear as a whistle — John Byrom, Epistle to Lloyd After listening to Jim Jordan’s reasoned analysis of the impeachment process at the conclusion of the first day of the impeachment hearing before the House Intelligence Committee, a number of readers have written asking me to explain why, at this... Read more |
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Views Saturday, November 16, 2019 The Violence of Fascist Leaders, Then and Now "[A]fter the final destruction of the Nazi tyranny, they hope to see established a peace. . . which will afford assurance that all the men in all the lands may live out their lives in freedom from fear and want." — Atlantic Charter issued August 14, 1941 It was all in good fun It took place for... Read more |
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Views Sunday, November 10, 2019 Defrauded Students and DeVos That shut her up real horrorshow and lovely. — A Clockwork Orange, Anthony Burgess As a lawyer I am reluctant to speak unkindly of a federal judge, but I cannot resist observing that U.S. Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim of San Francisco can only be described as a something of a Johnny come lately. It... Read more |
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Views Sunday, October 27, 2019 Now and Then [A]fter the final destruction of the Nazi tyranny, they hope to see established a peace. . . which will afford assurance that all the men in all the lands may live out their lives in freedom from fear and want. — Atlantic Charter issued August 14, 1941 It was all in good fun It took place for Trump... Read more |
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Views Sunday, October 13, 2019 Warren Wants to Close the Loophole Through Which Brett Kavanaugh and Maryanne Trump Barry Crawled One went up and one went down. Each enjoyed similar benefits as a result of their travels. I refer to Brett Kavanaugh and Maryanne Trump Barry. Read more |
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Views Saturday, October 05, 2019 The Lyricism of the Trump When the lyrical muse sings, the creative pen dances.. —Aberjhani, Splendid Literarium It is easy, when getting caught up in impeachment talk, crude behavior towards women, assaults on integrity, and other Trump behavior, to overlook one useful didacticism that he has provided to the very young in... Read more |
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Views Saturday, September 07, 2019 Betsy DeVos, Redux They're back—the folks in the Education Department. Remember Betsy DeVos? Trump made her Secretary of Education. She had no experience in education but was a big fan and supporter of charter schools in Michigan. Those schools were, by most measures, less successful than their public school... Read more |
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Views Saturday, August 31, 2019 Health Risks to Immigrants in Trump Administration's Custody Prompt Comparisons to Nazi Camps That the comparison can be made is odious—so are the conditions. So is the one imposing them. Read more |