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Some ballroom dance instructors read the obituaries, looking for widows they can call up on the phone after a decent interval and sell dance lessons to. Some thieves read the obituaries, too, looking for funeral times that will indicate when … Read More »

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As president of Acme Motor Company, you’re enjoying record profits with your best-selling car, the Acme Pterodactyl, but you’re caught off guard when your archrival, Widget Motors, starts selling a snazzy new model called the Coolway. As sales of the … Read More »

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Whatever happened to the assumption of innocence and the right not to incriminate oneself? What about the old corpus delicti? When did that become superfluous? Now, in civil courts at least, it appears that defendants are often assumed to be … Read More »

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For every cliché, there’s a counter-cliché just as true, and that can be befuddling. For example, even though you know that you should always “look before you leap,” the instant it takes to do so could be the exact time … Read More »