Although with a couple completely evidence-free convictions overturned, and the main verdict upheld essentially because of extreme deference to the jury. The real problem here is the vagueness of the underlying law, which permitted a conviction on exceedingly thin inferential evidence. I agree with Lizardbreath that this seems like a good pardon candidate on the […]
Month: March 2009
If the critic points out that a Frederick or a Bonaparte made mistakes, it does not mean that he would not have made them too. He may even admit that in the situation of these generals he might have m
Better than I expected, especially given the first set of reviews. Of all the changes small and large, most interesting was the subtle movement of Dan Dreiberg; he becomes the point of identification
David Weigel uncovers some entertaining new information about internets legend Donald Luskin: Luskin, who named his daughter Roark after the hero of Rand’s novel “The Fountainhead,” sees basic economic concepts explained through the novelist’s work. “One of the reasons that the Laffer Curve works [sic] is because of the John Galt effect of creative people […]
When your moral principles dictate that state coercion be used to force a 9-year old girl to seriously risk her life by giving birth to her rapist’s child, you really need to get new moral princ
Erik starts off this week’s discussion of From Colony to Superpower. Chapter XIII covers the years between 1942 and 1945, which involved a rather significant expansion of the global profile of t
I have to agree that it’s not accurate to say that John McCain is as bad as Herbert Hoover. He’s much worse. And while the Obama administration is certainly infinitely preferable to this kind of cretin, it sure would be nice if their plan to deal with the banking system wasn’t to hope that people […]
Henry’s on prozac these days — not so much to curb his gargantuan appetite for mounting stuffed animals so much to deal with his irrepressible urge to piss on our front door. Since we bega
Steve Benen wonders if Roger Ailes is picking the wrong analogy by comparing Fox News — and Glenn Beck’s program more specifically — to the Alamo. Aside from all the general sillines
I have a piece about the newly released memos over at Comment is Free. Meanwhile, it’s pretty amusing to see a guy responsible for what might be the least plausible “originalist” argument in history now wash his hands by saying that he was just giving “straight-talk legal advice.” Sure.
The outcome looks bad from a policy perspective, although legally it must said that the argument for striking down Prop 8 in the abscence of a federally enforceable right are pretty weak. At least it
These are not the variables you’re looking for: Those who argue that violent justice cannot solve this problem ignore several thousand years of history that suggests otherwise. It is absolutely