Em CarpenterMerry Christmas, through gritted teethFor some reason, I look forward to my parents coming to my house for Christmas. So much so that when they fret that their old car won’t…Dec 29, 2023Dec 29, 2023
Em CarpenterGuess I’m Not Over ItHeavy thoughts, they just come to you. I definitely didn’t intend to have an emotional crisis on a random December Sunday. And it happened…Dec 29, 2023Dec 29, 2023
Em CarpenterOn September and Never ForgettingI was raped 23 years ago. I don’t want to get over it. Sep 16, 2023Sep 16, 2023
Em CarpenterSenate Bill 2829: Marco Rubio’s Out to Mind Your BusinessI never would have expected the word “woke” to be used in its adjective form in an actual bill put forth in the United States Senate, but…Sep 28, 2021Sep 28, 2021
Em CarpenterSometimes, They Don’t Come HomeIt happens in rural America and suburbia and the city. Some places are statistically safer places in general, but no place is evil-proof.Sep 22, 20211Sep 22, 20211
Em CarpenterTwists, and Deaths, Abound in the Alex Murdaugh Family SagaA story so unbelievable that any good fiction editor would send it back to the author with instructions to make it more plausible.Sep 20, 2021Sep 20, 2021
Em CarpenterAmy, Tell Me What You’re Gonna Do, Part 3Part 3 of a series in which I examine opinions written by Amy Coney Barrett during her tenure on the 7th Circuit, beyond the headlines.Oct 5, 2020Oct 5, 2020
Em CarpenterAmy, Tell Me What You’re Gonna Do: Part 2This is part 2 of a series in which I examine opinions written by Amy Coney Barrett during her tenure on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.Oct 1, 2020Oct 1, 2020
Em CarpenterAmy, Tell Me What You’re Gonna Do: Part 1I analyze some of Barrett’s decisions from the 7th Circuit in an attempt to discern her approach tothe law, beyond partisan headlines.Sep 29, 2020Sep 29, 2020
Em CarpenterIf Wishes Were HorsesWe all know we are about to engage in a ruthless battle over the SCOTUS nominee; let’s just get on with it and leave the dead out of it.Sep 24, 20201Sep 24, 20201