First, I've been absent (and sporadic when not wholly absent) for the past three months or so. The dominant issue in my life (aside from my 5/4 teaching load) has.
This won't be a surprise to longtime readers, but I agree 100% with Atrios about Perry changing his position to oppose abortion in cases of rape or incest. These exemptions.
There's no way around it -- having opponents who weren't running for president or were only half-seriously running is a major advantage. Relatedly, I think in his post arguing that.
Oddly, Perry is now in favor of it. This must be unprecedented. Can anybody think of even a single example of a Republican making a plea for federal judicial intervention.
Hopefully everybody in the LGM community had/is having a good holiday. Since I have only thanked him in comments, I owe all-star commenter Howard front-page thanks for sending me a.
The key to winning awards is to pretend to be indifferent to them. Unless the award in question is based on internet voting. Then you have to bleg.
Michael Conathan has an interesting albeit somewhat overoptimistic look at the state of fisheries in 2011. Conathan notes a variety of pretty good news ranging from the implementation of catch.
Cardinal Francis George of Chicago makes a very serious argument in defense of traditional Catholic doctrine on marriage: CARDINAL GEORGE: Well, I go with the pastor. I mean, he’s telling.
