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December 19, 2011
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Kersten to talk about Darrow on “The Business of Wisdom” with Dr. Alvin Jones, Dec. 20, 2011
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December 6, 2011
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A Vote for Newt is a Vote for Child Labor!
A few days before Thanksgiving—a holiday which celebrates among other things kith and kin—GOP Presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich spoke at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. It was there that Gingrich announced that he sees federal child labor laws are … Continue reading
December 1, 2011
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“Tim Tebow is football’s Clarence Darrow” says Huffington Post
Linda Kenney Baden—criminal prosecutor, trial attorney, and sports fanatic—writes in the Huffington Post that “Tim Tebow is football’s Clarence Darrow.” Really? Baden is referring to Tebow’s amazing football instincts, comparing them to Darrow’s instincts in the courtroom. The problem with … Continue reading
October 31, 2011
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Darrow and Occupy America
A few weeks ago, at the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. national memorial, President Obama stated boldly that MLK would have approved of the Occupy Wall Street Movement. Indeed, he would have! Other cherished ghosts of America’s radical … Continue reading
October 11, 2011
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Oh, For the Love of Money
I am amazed at how long-lived some of the criticisms of Clarence Darrow have been. One common complaint about Darrow was AND is that he took cases for money and would do anything to see that his clients got the … Continue reading
October 4, 2011
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Kersten to Speak on Darrow in Grand Rapids, Michigan
On October 10, I will give a talk about Darrow’s “highly political legal career” at the Grand Rapids (Michigan) Public Library. The event starts at 7 pm and is open to the public. For more information about the event as … Continue reading
September 24, 2011
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Strike of the Millionaires
Republican Majority Leader John Boehner (OH) made a startling and astonishing admission on September 15. In a speech, which was billed as a rebuttal to President Obama’s legislative proposal to create jobs in the United States, dubbed the American Jobs … Continue reading
September 22, 2011
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S.S. Clarence Darrow
File it under “learn something new everyday.” Today I learned about the Liberty ship called the “S.S. Clarence Darrow” which saw duty in the Pacific during the Second World War. Below is a link to a news story about a … Continue reading
September 1, 2011
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Darrow and the First Day of School
It is a little known fact that before his brilliant political and legal career, Clarence Darrow was a public school teacher. Of course, he went against the grain. Whereas his counterparts emphasized discipline and memorization—often with a switch in hand—Darrow … Continue reading
August 21, 2011
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Darrow’s Voice
Often people ask me to describe Darrow’s voice. Recently I found this short clip on the History Channel web site. Here Darrow is talking about the causes of crime, a common lecture topic for him. It’s probably from the early … Continue reading