He basically said . . . that Roe was precedent on which people -- a lot of people -- relied, and been precedent now for decades and therefore deserved great respect," Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (D (sic)-Conn.) told reporters after meeting with Alito yesterday." (via FL)The...
Derb is feeling persecuted:In very brief: Yes, I think science is under attack from both Left and Right. I also believe that the attack from the Left is a MUCH.
You have to like to see this. I hope someone remembered to take the laces out of Mickey Kaus' shoes. (Speaking of Kaus, he argues that "you might say it's.
Unfortunately also behind the Defense News subscription wall is an excellent interview with Major General Gerald Grosvenor, leader of the United Kingdom's Reserve Forces. General Grosvenor makes the case that the British Army and the US Army approach the use of force, especially in a counter-insurgency...
The Defense News article appears to have gone behind the subscription wall, but it's worth excerpting this bit:The conventional assumption that speed and precision weapons allowed U.S. forces to rapidly.
I don't have anything enlightening to say about the ongoing riots in France, so I won't bother to try. Dsquared, a smarter man than I, has an important intervention into.
Paul "I encourage free speech in the blogosphere by filing risible nuisance suits" Deignan. What Deignan doesn't understand is that if you say something stupid to another person, that person might actually tell someone else about it; that's how free speech works. When you're on the...
I see here that there will be a remake of the greatest of all heist movies, Rififi [Mmm, probably not a great idea] starring Al Pacino [This whole casting system.
I wrote recently about the Streamlined Procedures Act, which has generated signifcant concerns but apparently remains in active consideration. There will be a hearing on Thursday; more information about what.
Shorter Ann Althouse: People who oppose Samuel Alito's nomination because of his remarkably consistent hostility to reproductive rights, rights against unreasonable search and seizure, worker's rights, and civil rights must be doing so because they believe people don't have rights.
As many people have argued, I would advocate that Alito be filibustered in the Senate. About the nature of his conservatism, there's simply no serious debate, as I have argued.
Preparing links for a new Alito link dump, I notice that this excellent New Republic cover story is behind the subscription wall, and I wanted to get some excerpts online..