The Blog of Josiah M. Daniel, III

On this blog I will post some of my publications and writings together with occasional comments on topics of legal history and, to a lesser extent, current events.

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Do not tear down Dallas City Hall!

hat's Dallas City Council seems to be moving quickly to a decision to tear down Dallas City Hall, designed by I.M. Pei a half century ag...

In supports of the Scouts

I hold the rank of Eagle earned during my membership in the Boy Scouts of America in the mid-sixties. Today the organization is called Scout...

for Thanksgiving 2025

On my way this past Monday to pick up our Greenberg Turkey in Tyler, I encountered a man who inspired me to write a letter to the editor of ...

Maxwell Bloomfield on criticism of the SCOTUS in fictional literature (1981)

In the 47 years I've been licensed to practice law, I have been fortunate to have gotten to know some really fine historians of law and ...

To my Texan friends: This trenchant analysis by a property-tax lawyer I respect, John Brusniak, confirms that the proposed Texas Constitutio...

A lesson from David McCullough's posthumous book of essays

Finished reading this just-published book of essays: David McCullough, History Matters (Simon & Shuster, 2025). Among many releva...

About footnotes in law-review literature

The topic again is FOOTNOTES, one of the best means of protecting against false information and fabricated history. Today and tomorrow ...

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