Excellent post by Plumer about the challenge to the EPA's authority to issue regulations pertaining to greenhouse gases. If outright denialist arguments don't prevail, they could succeed in getting the regulations made impractical enough that Congress is likely to withdraw authority. (Something they haven't...
Author: Scott Lemieux
There was an obituary in the Times today for Neil Hope, the actor who played the sometimes homeless alcoholic character Wheels on the low-tech, every-episode-a-special-episode 80s Degrassi series. Apparently the.
There's an obvious contradiction at the heart of Little Ricky Santorum's analysis of JFK's speech -- it would seem odd to say that JFK was against people of faith participating.
I have a piece for the Prospect that, among other things, argues that making "immutability" a major factor in whether a classification should be subject to heightened scrutiny is anachronistic: I don't blame White for applying the existing legal standard, and also agree with him...
The next battle.
Indeed, I don't think this one could ever be topped. I should say, though, that I strongly endorse the idea of Clarence Thomas resigning from the bench to run for.
After a nut-related event last night, I would prefer not to think about "throwing up" for a while. But, alas, I saw Little Ricky's pensees on the subject of religious freedom anyway, so: Former senator Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) on Sunday defended a statement he made...
This comment from Wendy Long, a lawyer who apparently the GOP might be using as cannon fodder against Kirsten Gillibrand this November, is very instructive: If Roe v. Wade were.
For better or worse, I got out of the boat on this one, and can assure you that Roy ain't lyin'. Dreher does tell a story in which a mother.
A chilling vision of the future.
I'd have to say that my very favorite part of this little slice of comedy gold is the fact that Nolte considers a film based on a Mark Halperin book.
Elizabeth Warren for Senate!: MAYBE YOU saw the pictures. Five middle-age men seated at a congressional hearing table to discuss freedom of religion and contraception. And not a single woman.