Standard of legitimacy #1: "Since its inception Roe has had a deep legitimacy problem, stemming from its weakness as a legal opinion."Standard of legitimacy #2: "Consider finally the prediction that Bush v. Gore would gravely damage President Bush's and the Court's own legitimacy. That claim...
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Kantian Nihilist Chris Muir.
President George W. Bush.
Having Benjamin "legalizing abortion was a disaster for abortion rights" Wittes as a scholar at Brookings would be like having Kenneth Pollack and Michael O'Hanlon as foreign policy scholars at Brookings. Oh, wait...
Matt notes that there's no discernible difference between the substantive positions of The New Republic and Liz Cheney's widely and justly mocked op-ed on Iraq. Meanwhile, it seems as if.
It's been widely linked, but this post by (former L, G & M guest-blogger) Lizardbreath is good enough to merit further discussion: Continuing that pregnancy wouldn't have been an epic.
Honourable Madam Justice Bertha WilsonThis year's Blogging For Choice topic is to write about why you're pro-choice. On the merits of being pro-choice, I have an extensive body of work, and I will hopefully have a piece coming out at the Prospect later today about...
George the Obtuse issued the following proclamation on the occasion of the anniversary of Roe v. Wade:America was founded on the principle that we are all endowed by our Creator.
New Orleans (+3) at Chicago: Like all decent people with no a priori rooting interest, I'll be rooting for the Saints, so take my pick with a grain of salt..
But were any schools painted today?On one of the deadliest days for United States forces since the Iraq war began, an American helicopter crashed in a Sunni area north of Baghdad on Saturday, killing all 13 aboard, the United States military said. Iraqi officials in...
...Clinton is in....I think Hilzoy has about the right take on the merits. I should also say that I don't think she has much chance of winning the Dem nomination;.
Ezra presents a very useful summary of critiques of Charles Murray in light of his latest repellent op-ed. To add to this, I've put excerpts from the New Republic symposium.