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Month: June 2008

Surge Evaluation

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On June 28, 2008
I mostly agree with what Ezra says here, here, and here about David Brooks Surge column. I would diverge slightly in regards to his discussion of the four trends that have led to a decrease in violence; Ezra lists the Sadrist truce, the Awakening strategy,...

700 Cell Phones?

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On June 28, 2008

While recognizing the general principle that prisoners, even in Afghanistan, ought to have some contact with the outside world, I have to question the wisdom of allowing this:This month's spectacular.

Free Ride

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On June 27, 2008
To follow up on Dana's excellent analysis of Jim Wallis's latest bit of abortion concern-trolling, I continue to be irritated by these kinds of assertions:Without calling for restrictions such as parental consent laws, Wallis believes that if the Democrats were to alter their abortion platform,...

Everyone Balances

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On June 27, 2008
There's something of a curious disconnect between two passages of Scalia's opinion in Heller:After an exhaustive discussion of the arguments for and against gun control, Justice Breyer arrives at his interest-balanced answer: because handgun violence is a problem, because the law is limited to an...

Law Office History

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On June 27, 2008

Great point by Sandy Levinson: If one had any reason to believe that either Scalia or Stevens was a competent historian, then perhaps it would be worth reading the pages.

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