Anthony Clark Arend

Mr. Vice President, Mr. Speaker, Members of the Senate, and of the House of Representatives:
Yesterday, December 7th, 1941 — a date which will live in infamy — the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.
The United States was at peace with that nation and, at the solicitation of …

Periodically, I check to see if Professor Dawn Johnsen’s confirmation as Assistant Attorney General is getting any closer. Today, I came up this post over at Firedoglake. It pretty much sums things up:
Eleven months ago today, President Obama announced four people he intended to nominate for senior positions at the Department of Justice. David Ogden and Thomas Perrelli were confirmed …

As previous post reported in October that Victoria Espinel had been nominated by President Obama to be the US Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator. I am happy to report that she was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday. Tech Daily Dose reports:
The Senate late Thursday confirmed Victoria Espinel to be the nation’s first-ever intellectual property enforcement coordinator, a position that …

I received a call yesterday from my former student, Washington Post writer  Emily Langer, bringing to my attention the passing of a very colorful character, Giorgio Carbone, who styled himself the “Prince” of the Italian village of Seborga. As you can see, I had the occasion to express my views on Seborga’s claims of sovereignty. In her excellent obituary in …

A previous post noted the seizure of a group of British yachtsmen by Iran. The BBC is reporting:
Four British yachtsmen who were seized by Iran have returned to the UK following their release from custody.
They were sailing from Bahrain to Dubai to take part in a race when they drifted into Iranian waters.
At a press conference in Dubai on Thursday, …

Our Georgetown colleague, Ambassador Cynthia Schneider, discusses the spread of “Idol” TV to Afghanistan and the United Arab Emirates.

Many, many congrats to our friend and colleague, Alex Aleinikoff! Kara Tershel for the Georgetown Blue&Gray writes:
The United Nations has appointed Law Center Dean T. Alexander Aleinikoff as deputy high commissioner for refugees, effective Feb. 1. He will continue to serve as dean through late January.The U.N. High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), located in Geneva, Switzerland, leads and coordinates international …

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In case you missed it, Ploughshares Fund President and MSFS Professor and MSFS alum, Joe Cirincione, was on the Colbert Report this past Monday. The both seem to have a lot of fun. And, as Joe himself has Tweeted, “Stephen Colbert …