"Legal ownership of the flag has been a fairly contentious question over the years....unless you're the State Of Minnesota, which seems pretty satisfied with its answer."

"Adding a second gun deck full of bronze cannons isn't just difficult....once you've determined how long and wide the ship is going to be, it's a complete non-starter."

"Sit there, in silence, pondering the state of mind of a New York district judge who had to sit and write a legal opinion on why a grown man couldn't buy a fighter jet from PepsiCo."