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STUPID MAGA TRICKS

[NOTE: this post was written over the course of several days. The result is that it captured events in real time. That is reflected...

Geoff Schoos

Oct 27, 202312 min read

The gang that couldn’t govern straight

In the late ‘60s, Jimmy Breslin wrote a great book, The Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight. It was a send up of The Godfather. As well run...

Geoff Schoos

Oct 8, 20237 min read

A tiny ripple of hope

My book, Access to Justice On The Outskirts Of Hope, vols. I & II, was published in June 2020. Volume II is still available in print, and...

Geoff Schoos

Sep 18, 20238 min read

Multiple mini posts in one

Random thoughts on a hot August Day: A Personal Note: Recently, several readers have indicated how much they appreciated my posts. To...

Geoff Schoos

Aug 17, 20236 min read

THE TRUMP TRIFECTA

Yes, I’m writing about that man. On August 3, 2023 the 45th president of The United States was arraigned on four counts of conspiracy....

Geoff Schoos

Aug 7, 20236 min read

THIS HONORABLE(?) COURT

I have nothing but great respect for the Judiciary at all levels of government. At their best they serve as neutral arbiters of disputes...

Geoff Schoos

Aug 2, 20237 min read

ODDS ‘N ENDS

As is most often the case, there are events and/or issues in the public sphere that don’t rise to full blown posts. However, there’s...

Geoff Schoos

Jul 27, 20237 min read

School Fascism And Moms for Bigotry

Since this is my blog, permit me a point of personal privilege. As some of you may know, before and during going to law school I was a...

Geoff Schoos

Jul 15, 20237 min read

Murder incorporated - part vi - the close

(If you haven’t read the preceding Parts, they are: Part I - https://www.geoffschoos.com/post/murder-incorporated-i Part II -...

Geoff Schoos

Jun 30, 20237 min read

Murder incorporated - part v - original intent

(Usual caveats, read Parts I - IV to follow the thread.) When we left off in Part IV, I said in Part V I’d use an Originalism approach to...

Geoff Schoos

Jun 26, 20237 min read

Murder incorporated - part Iv - Madison, the constitution, and the sin of originalism.

(Unlike Parts I-III, this post can stand alone. But just to be safe, go and read Parts I-III anyway.) In order to understand gun policy...

Geoff Schoos

Jun 12, 20236 min read

Murder incorporated - part iii - politics and law

(It’s been a minute so before reading, maybe go refresh your memory with Parts I & II) [NOTE: Read this post to the important update...

Geoff Schoos

Jun 1, 20237 min read

Must see tv

I had intended to publish Murder Incorporated - Part III, but wading through the arguments promoted by the gun advocates is like trying...

Geoff Schoos

May 14, 20238 min read

Murder incorporated - II The committee hearing

Before we begin, bear in mind the following instances of gun violence. In the past few days, five people - including an eight year old...

Geoff Schoos

May 6, 20236 min read

Murder incorporated - i

As I continue my recovery from face planting into the front of a car, I did something I never have a chance to do. I watched a Rhode...

Geoff Schoos

Apr 21, 20237 min read

Two men and a woman

When I was in my teens, my family relocated to Daytona Beach, Florida. After a decade of vacationing there, my parents uprooted their...

Geoff Schoos

Apr 11, 202310 min read

Unprecedented

March 30, 2023 will forever be known in history as the day a former United States president was indicted by a New York grand jury on...

Geoff Schoos

Apr 2, 20239 min read

Let me clarify Part Iv - summation

(NOTE: If you haven’t read Parts I - III, you should take a little time and do so prior to reading Part IV. In doing so, Part IV will...

Geoff Schoos

Mar 4, 20237 min read

let me clarify part iii - evictions

If you read Parts I & II you know that I called for the creation of an Access To Justice Commission in Rhode Island. While not a panacea...

Geoff Schoos

Feb 20, 20238 min read

Let me clarify - Part Ii

(NOTE: This is a continuation of Let Me Clarify - Part I. If you haven’t read Part I, to better understand what follows, please do so...

Geoff Schoos

Feb 12, 20238 min read