It means “for the public good” in Latin. There is a very long-standing tradition in the law that obligates every lawyer to render free legal services to indigent defendants (criminal and civil). This tradition dates back to the 15th century.
In terms of criminal cases, lawyers are required to represent defendants if appointed by […]
Two days ago, I started creating Sustain’d. It’s already come a long way (thanks to some long nights and an otherwise-occupied girlfriend) and hopefully should launch soon.
I’m really excited for this project and hope it will take off. Soon to be gone are the days of moderated aggregators and blogrolls. Now, the bloggernacle will be […]
I have always been something of an absent-minded procrastinator. I thought maybe I could make up a new word for this malady. I started with “Abstinator”. Then I realized that only sounds like a heroic virgin. Anyway, linguistically and practically, it’s a terrible combination of traits because not only do I put tasks off for […]
I have been gone on vacation for a little over a week. I was visiting my parents in Western Wyoming. The timing of the visit worked out well, because just as we were preparing to leave my parents received their mission call. They will be serving in the Kenya, Nairobi, East Africa mission. I am […]
In recent weeks I have been pondering about the role of the prophet. Some people in the “bloggernacle” seem to doubt the inspiration, direction, and words of the prophet. They seek to “critically analyze” what he says before choosing to obey, and often use secular knowledge and understanding to discredit, demean, or disbelieve […]
In the scriptures there are numerous references to stars, planets, and astronomical phenomenon. A simple search of the scriptures for the word “star” catches several interesting passages.
Generally, Alma pointed to the existence and regular motion of the planets as evidence that God exists. Surely Alma must have believed […]
I thought it would be appropriate for my first contribution to go along with the recent symposium theme here.
One of the things I love about the book of Ether is the narrative of the Jaredites’ journey to the promised land. As is the case with other “exodus” narratives in the scriptures, there is much that […]
There seems to be an excitement about religion lately. This excitement seems to be showing up in so many different areas of our life, it seems that at times we can’t get away from it. From “The Da Vinci Code”, Creation v. Evolution curriculum, “The Passion Of The Christ”, to a simple cross on a […]
So we (my wife and I) finally ran in our first real event. The “America’s Finest City Half Marathon”. Wow, what a rush. There were over 7,000 entrants (which means it took us 7 minutes just to get to the starting line!). The enthusiastic runners, the people cheering us on from the sidelines, the music […]
Is Government Funding of Health Research Good or Bad? Well, recently Ryan posted an interesting read about funding for stem cell research. The post can be read here. In short, Ryan argued that sometimes it’s important not to throw money at certain projects, because it may stifle creativity and innovation.
I’m not sure […]
