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Month: May 2009

Double Standards and Supreme Court Appointments

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Two good posts from the XX factor about the anti-Sotomayor smear campaign. First, Bazelon explores the obvious double standards in the criticisms of Sotomayor's temperament. (See also here.) Second, Lithwick notes Jeffrey Rosen's longstanding assumptions about the mediocrity of candidates who aren't white men:But more...

Bacon Vodka

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I actually know the inventors of this ridiculous product, although I haven't tried it.I can't decide if the possibility they might get very wealthy from this is one of the.

Souter’s Greatest Hits

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I've seen in several places that Souter, while an admirable justice, didn't produce a lot of memorable quotes. I suppose this is true. But his coruscating demolitions of the Rehnquist Court's "sovereign immunity" jurisprudence shouldn't be forgotten. Souter is particularly good about noting that the...

Elsewhere

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I'm hosting a book salon and discussion with Ben Page, a co-author of Class War? What Americans really think about Economic Inequality, starting right now at firedoglake.

At the recent conference I attended on how Web 2.0 is altering the US political scene, the keynote speaker Richard Rogers, presented this video, which defines politics even more broadly.The entire keynote can be viewed here via Panopto, along with Rogers’ slides on how to...
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