The death of Fred Phelps should remind us that even hateful assholes are entitled to their First Amendment rights.
Author: Scott Lemieux
Shorter John Boehner: I'm outraged that some states are acting within federal law to provide more money to poor people to purchase food. But, sure, populist "reformers" are going to.
I noted last year that, in a sense, Chief Justice Roberts sold himself short in hisShelby County opinion. While Roberts's opinion was not able to cite any meaningful precedent for.
One key takeaway from the debate among liberals about whether Ruth Bader Ginsburg should be urged to retire is that the decision about when to retire shouldn't be in the hands of the justices.
Every once in a long while there is an event in the world of arts and letters than creates an almost unbearable sense of anticipation. A new novel from Donna.
It sure is hard to understand why so many FireDogLakers believe that womens' rights should carry no weight in determining "progressive" voting behavior. Key graf to discourage you from eating.
This thread had a discussion of the the Supreme Court damaging the Medicaid funding mechanism in Sebelius,leaving to the inevitable argument that it was a 7-2 vote and hence Both Sides Do It and so on. My position continues to be that had Breyer or...
Jeff Wise argues that theory on Flight 370 Paul discussed earlier today is probably wrong: Goodfellow’s account is emotionally compelling, and it is based on some of the most important.
Following up on the exchange between Meyerson and Reed, I reiterate my position that the Democratic Party is clearly well to the left of where it was in the 90s:.
I was recently dismissive of the Democratic Party's record on antitrust, and in doing so I was unfair; the Obama administration's record is actually quite good, and a major improvement from its predecessor. Perhaps the most important antitrust action was stopping the merger of AT&T...
Bill Madden is very upset that the greatest player of the last 40 years showed up at Giants spring training. (If A-Rod is like Whitey Bulger, is Bonds Jeffrey Dahmer? .
I assume many of you are already reading Fallows, but if not and you're interested in the subject his work is essential. Update [pc]: Per USA Today: The homes of.