Cartwright works at the State Department, where he has the second most terrible job – he’s an expert on Middle Eastern politics. (The most terrible job at the State Department, by the way, is serving as an expert on Latin American economics.) He visits my office for a consultation about once every five or six… Continue reading Plan 9 from Foggy Bottom
Category: Politics and Law
Fidelity, Bravery… Iniquity?
About four o’clock yesterday afternoon, a fully loaded bus dived off an overpass onto the intersection of US Routes 270 and 495. Say what you want about Los Angeles, at least if the freeway you’re on suddenly turns into a parking lot, you can creep along to an exit, get off and find another freeway. … Continue reading Fidelity, Bravery… Iniquity?
Halloween Arrives Six Weeks Early
Gretchen informed me about eight o’clock this morning that Christine O’Donnell wanted a telephone consultation, but I was booked solid most of the day. I did, however, manage to find a place for her in my schedule, at long last. O’Donnell: Hello? Hello? Is this Tom Collins? Tom: At your service, madame. O’Donnell: Oh, gee,… Continue reading Halloween Arrives Six Weeks Early
Crime and Punishment, Raskolnikov!
My one o’clock consultation appointment today was Ivan Hukutchakokov, from the Russian Embassy. He flopped down, obviously miserable, on the couch by the window. Clients who do that are almost always caught up in a highly intractable situation. “Is highly intractable situation,” he confirmed as he sat up half way to open his laptop and… Continue reading Crime and Punishment, Raskolnikov!
Never Burn a Book That’s Another
Monday was Labor Day, which, since I was in town this year instead of traveling, meant an obligatory cookout at my home in Great Falls, Virginia. At popular request – those of my dear brother Rob Roy and sister Rose, I provided some more plebeian fare to complement the rather exotic sorts of things I generally like to grill. … Continue reading Never Burn a Book That’s Another