It's because of arguments of this quality that they found a civil liberties claim that Sam Alito (albeit superfluously) can support:Matthew Wright, lawyer for the Safford school district, predicted the decision would have a "chilling effect" on administrators responding to threats of drugs.The War on...
Month: June 2009
I'm a bit late to the game on this one. Paul beat me to the punch, and got in the obviously good quip in the process. I blame the time.
Governor of South Carolina breathes deep sigh of relief....[UPDATE BY ROB] the obligatory video:Michael and Farrah, rest in peace.
I'm very, very happy to be wrong about this one. In a very pleasant surprise, today 8 justices found that the appalling arbitrary strip search of Savana Redding violated the Fourth Amendment. The majority opinion, by Souter, split the baby by finding a constitutional violation...
I had the same thought as Jason Zengerle; inviting Iranian diplomats to the July 4 embassy picnics was potentially an intelligence gathering opportunity. This appears not to be the case,.
Michael Bay is worse than Stalin. Discuss. ... I look forward to Yglesias and Kleins' Bay apologism with giddy anticipation...
ShorterVerbatim Roger L. Simon: Nevertheless, Mark Sanford’s out-of-control Father’s Day jaunt to Buenos Aires is particularly ill-timed, not just because of the obvious disrespect to his wife, children, friends, citizens of his state, political party, etc.Reason: IRAN.At this moment, the eyes of this country should...
A rare bit of good sense at the Corner:It has been far too long in coming but, yesterday, the Federal Prison Rape Elimination commission released its report on elimination and.
Words cannot begin to describe the anticipation I'm feeling for tonight's Colbert Report.
Via Ezra, via Krugman:These arguments will come from the very people who denied that the economic recovery plan created any jobs. We have a very odd economic philosophy in Washington: It’s called weaponized Keynesianism. It is the view that the government does not create jobs...
The second-easiest job in Washington (next to this guy's) is being a White House correspondent. You show up at press conferences, and ask questions like "Mr. President, are you still.
Although I'm happy to see Ebert v. America's Worst Director, I was a little puzzled by this:The movie has been signed by Michael Bay. This is the same man who.