In one of the least surprising developments in legal history, the recent federal act criminalizing D&E abortions was struck down in federal courts. This was inevitable, because the law directly contradicted a Supreme Court precedent that was less than 4 years old. So why did the...
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Despite my first post here, I don't plan to use this blog to engage in handwringing about past failings on my part. I'll comment on blogs and politics, like my.
Elton Beard effectively sums up Tom Friedman's latest ad hoc theory. But what strikes me most about it is that he chooses an example that completely repudiates his thesis: Is Vladimir Putin's.
Ezra Klein has an interesting discussion about the latest journalistic thumbsucker about blogs. My favorite part of the article he cites, however, is its discussion of the blogosphere's "rock stars," which includes...Mickey Kaus. Mickey Kaus. First of all, as Ezra points out, in terms of stature he's nowhere...
When it comes to pragmatic arguments about Nader, I basically don't see the point. That Gore would have won had Nader not run in 2000 is indisputable; trying to argue.
Welcome to our blog. More on who we are and what we're up to soon, if we feel like it. I can't imagine how you found or why you're reading.
So here I am, the first syllable of the blogspot address...
Briscoe and McCoy on the weekend... UPDATE: This post was to test out link-creating. It seems to work fine. And because it's a pretty cool picture, on Law and Order,.
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