As Greenhouse notes, statutory ambiguity often leaves policy choices to judges. And a lot of legislative empowerment of the judiciary isn't accidental.
Month: June 2011
It's rather disgusting but not really surprising that Newt's former staffers are lashing out at his wife -- the reflexive misogyny is to be expected, and I guess you have.
So the usual suspects are evidently pissing themselves over the latest, wildly overstated claim that a reduction in sunspot activity will initiate a "mini ice age" and make Al Gore.
I'm at the tail end of a LHR-ORD-SEA-PDX itinerary, on which I can happily state I have not paid for a single drink. That said, as I was (sadly soberly) meandering my way through the warrens that is Heathrow about . . . 20 hours...
Should be a good one. Even though Vancouver's defense looks thin, I'll regretfully say they'll squeak another one out at home. My plan is to alleviate the tension by seeing.
Fortunately, the idea that Judge Walker should recuse himself has been treated with the seriousness it deserves. Ed "But he even lives near San Fransisco!" Whelan doesn't like the ruling..
Just wanted to alert people to this excellent collection of anti-venereal disease propaganda from World War II over at Sociological Images. Lisa Wade's larger point is to explore the virgin/whore binary in this propaganda. Great stuff. Check it out.
I'm traveling, and thus unfamiliar with any arguments, debates, quarrels, or skirmishes that may have developed over the past few days. However, I do have a couple of links. First,.
Allright, at some point there has to be another legislator who isn't going to want to be on the wrong side of history attempting to stop the inevitable. I forget.
I found this Times piece on the United Food and Commercial Workers' attempt to build a sort of quasi-union at Wal-Mart fascinating. And I wholeheartedly approve. It's almost impossible to unionize a Wal-Mart store. They employ the top union busters in the business and they...
Over the past couple of years four people I've had some sort of relationship with were diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, so I've gotten to know more than I ever wanted.
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