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Crimes Against Nature, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Crimes Against Nature, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications
It is a pleasure for me to be here at St. Thomas and to see so many great legal heroes ensconced in this university, including the president and so many others. As I was signing some copies of my book Crimes Against Nature, it occurred to me that the word “environment” does not appear in the book. I thought I would talk about that today. To me, the environment is the most critical battle because it is the most critical issue in our democracy. Democracy, really all government, is about how we distribute the goods of the land. The best …
The Wakarusa Wave: An Essay On Life, Law, And Urban Kayaking, John W. Ragsdale Jr
The Wakarusa Wave: An Essay On Life, Law, And Urban Kayaking, John W. Ragsdale Jr
Faculty Works
The Wakarusa River, a rather modest watercourse, emerges from confinement behind Clinton Dam, near Lawrence, Kansas, and flows dutifully eastward in a regularized, barren channel. Perhaps a half mile beyond the dam, the Wakarusa begins to reassert itself as a natural waterway; trees appear along the banks and the stream enters a shallow gorge. Midway down lies the Wakarusa Wave, described by some as "the best whitewater spot within 400 miles." At highwater, around 1000 c.f.s., there is a standing wave, a deep trough, and a high, foaming reflex wave, oscillating, and undulating in place over a bottom irregularity, which …