Linda Greenhouse states what should be obvious about Sam Alito: Conservatives are confident that unlike Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., who committed the unpardonable sin of saving the Affordable Care Act, Sam Alito will never go soft in the crunch. Unlike Justice Anthony M....
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I suppose if one is going to raise a breed of cattle created by the Nazis, one should expect it to be a killer breed.
In addition to the wars on Social Security and math, let us not forget the War on Women: Never ones to waste a second in their unending quest to fuck.
Ah, the first day of a unified Republican Congress. For the first day, this means a war on Social Security benefits for the disabled and math. It's only a matter of time before we get the "Stealing Candy From A Baby Act of 2015," with...
Horrifying. ...some useful background here. ...Pierce.
Being in East Coast exile, nothing bothers me more than the mediocre and overpriced beers I am forced to drink. In Oregon, a $4 beer is normal, a $5 beer.
If there's one thing we can all agree on in this polarized political environment, it's Kirby Delauter. Hopefully we can all find more time to discuss Kirby Delauter. No one is to stone anyone until I blow this whistle. Even... and I want to make...
There is some sentiment that the atrocious William Giraldi piece discussed yesterday was "satire." Any maybe it was so intended, but this really doesn't make it less sexist or poorly.
I'll leave my annual rant about the idiocy of the BBWAA to a separate post, so I can congratulate Pedro Martinez's induction to Cooperstown. (I'm beginning to think I was.
One of my idiosyncratic pleasures are NYT restaurant reviews where the most interesting news is the price quotes. The classic of the genre is Frank Bruni's review of Cipriani, which is apparently the Olive Garden for particularly clueless plutocrats. ("Regulars accept and revel in this,...
Let's get on with it, OK? On Friday, Supreme Court justices will meet in private to consider whether to act on cases that could provide a nationwide answer on whether.
The trends are not good.