The Supreme Court has ruled, 6-3, that the Attorney General does not have the authority to override Oregon's assisted suicide law. The Court (correctly) did not announce a new constitutional right to assisted suicide; rather, the case was about statutory interpretation and separation of powers....
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Shorter Laura Bush: The must crucial goal for sex-ed programs is to ensure that women don't get AIDS until they're married or raped.
Dear Bill Kristol, Victor David Hanson, Niall Ferguson, and the right side of the blogosphere,We understand that you don't like lefties, pacifists, Europeans, the MSM, Democrats, hippies, and what not..
Those in favor of attacking Iran (my reservations about the words "hawk" and "dove" persist) are fond of declaring that the invasion of Iraq has not hurt our position with Iran. This position is not defensible. Let me count the ways...At best, the invasion of...
When you've got absolutely nothing, reach for Munich:As in the 1930s, too, the West fell back on wishful thinking. Perhaps, some said, Ahmadinejad was only sabre-rattling because his domestic position.
WILLIAMSON: Aren't you going out today?ROMA: With what? (pause) With what, John, they took the leads...WILLIAMSON: I have the stuff from last year's...ROMA: Oh. Oh. Oh, your "nostalgia" file, they's.
I believe that Matt has uncovered the ultimate Caitlin Flanagan article; indeed, the scale of the self-parody is so deep that if her name wasn't on the byline I would assume it was a joke. It's the ultimate in her all-too-imitable brand of sneering, reactionary,...
Rejection letters have lost their sting since I got a job, but I must nevertheless say that I'm a bit offended when an institution can't even bother to proof-read its.
Words fail.Hat tip to graefix. Also check out what appears to be graefix' new blog.
The Wilton Park experience was nothing less that outstanding for me, despite the fact that I suffered from lingering jet lag and a nagging cold for the entire week.I was surprised to find myself as the only "pure" academic at the conference. There were other...
The discussion here at Wilton Park has not made me any more optimistic about the commitment of the US Army to stability operations. The US continues to seem more committed.
USS Utah (BB-31) was the sixth dreadnought battleship commissioned by the US Navy. She entered service in August of 1911. Utah and her sister Florida were the first two US.