Archive - Second Stage

I dumped Spotify and you should too

Let’s support tech companies that care about artists and users.

Apr 4 •

March 2025

This is how liberty ends

Americans are on the verge of forfeiting their constitutional democracy.

Mar 18 •

April 2024

Lifelong learning and the privilege of practicing law: an interview with Ryan McCarl

Ryan McCarl appeared on the Lawyers in the Making podcast last month to discuss his legal career, lifelong learning, and more in a wide-ranging…

Apr 2, 2024 •

February 2024

On publishing Elegant Legal Writing

Why I’m proud of it and why it deserves to be read.

Feb 6, 2024 •

December 2023

Music I loved in 2023

A year-end recap of the music I listened to and the audio equipment I bought.

Dec 24, 2023 •

June 2023

On adding a daughter to the mix.

Jun 28, 2023 •

April 2023

Studying vocabulary (or anything else) with ChatGPT

ChatGPT has made it easy to create customized study materials.

Apr 3, 2023 •

January 2023

Music I loved in 2022

A year-end recap of the music I listened to.

Jan 1, 2023 •

July 2022

Top Gun and other guilty pleasures

Top Gun: Maverick is propaganda for hypermasculinity, but I loved it anyway.

Jul 9, 2022 •

June 2022

Government in the womb

On the Supreme Court’s expected decision to eliminate abortion rights.

Jun 14, 2022 •

April 2021

On starting a law firm

Taking the plunge and founding Rushing McCarl LLP.

Apr 12, 2021 •

Vaccination Day

I just received my second dose of Moderna's vaccine.

Apr 1, 2021 •

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