Bill Kristol’s Dream Candidate Speaks

“There is a cruel irony in The Chief Justice’s reliance on our decision in Brown v. Board of Education. The first sentence in the concluding paragraph of his opinion states: “Before Brown, schoolchildren were told where they could and could not go to school based on the color of their skin.” This sentence reminds me of Anatole France’s observation: “[T]he majestic equality of the la[w], forbid[s] rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal their bread.” The Chief Justice fails to note that it was only black schoolchildren who were so ordered; indeed, the history books do not tell stories of white children struggling to attend black schools, In this and other ways, The Chief Justice rewrites the history of one of this Court’s most important decisions.”

—Parents Involved v. Seattle School District (STEVENS, J., dissenting.)

David French offers some advice to people legally carrying firearms in their cars if they get pulled over by the police. And yet, it seems like there’s something…missing from his 4-point list. I can’t quite put my finger on it.

Mark Dayton’s reaction to the summary execution of Philando Castile is rather more sensible.