Archive - In Bond's Opinion

Rules for thee but not for me?

“We seem to have forgotten that this is a district court—not a Denny’s.”

May 26 •

April 2025

I'm feeling his pain

It may be highly presumptuous and a bit egotistical, but in a very small way I am feeling Trump’s pain over the inability to move the warring parties in…

Apr 29 •

Greek legend has it that an oxcart in a village in a remote region of the Persian Empire was tied down with a rope knot that was so large and tangled…

Apr 21 •

February 2025

A wasted opportunity

Watching the Senate confirmation hearings reminds me of a lesson I learned early in my 45 year career as a trial lawyer.

Feb 3 •

December 2024

November 2024

Freddie please stop

After Billy Joel played 100 nights at Madison Square Garden in New York City, he donated the Steinway piano he used in his concerts to the Garden. It…

Nov 14, 2024 •

October 2024

Los Angeles sunset

A world series for the record book

Oct 27, 2024 •

Three reasons to vote for Trump

This essay first appeared on October 7, 2024 in the Desert Sun, a Palm Springs newspaper and part of the USA Today network.

Oct 11, 2024 •

September 2024

When you lay down with dogs

An old saying goes, if you lay down with dogs, you’ll get up with fleas.

Sep 15, 2024 •

Is there a doctor in the house?

Phoebe Keane, a reporter for the BBC World Service emailed me eight years ago and it could have happened yesterday.

Sep 7, 2024 •

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