Gongol.com Archives: January 2020

January 5, 2020

Boring competence: That's where it's at!

Calvin Coolidge: "It is not sufficient to entrust details to someone else. They must be entrusted to someone who is competent."

What's wrong with slideshows in place of papers

We still expect the Supreme Court to issue written opinions, not PowerPoint decks. And for good reason. Slides alone are never an adequate substitute for a live presentation. But a well-written, carefully-edited piece of writing can beat any other format.