Wow. In the race for the Alabama Supreme Court, the nominees are openly advancing the "let's pretend Article VI doesn't exist" theory of the Constitution you may remember from attempts to nullify Supreme Court decisions during the civil rights era:Yet Justice Tom Parker, who is running...
The BBC has evidence of another group killing of civilians by American soldiers, this one in Ishaq, north of Baghdad-- 11 Iraqis, ranging in age from 75 to 6 months,.
A quick note to pass on while I sit here in the tiny (but free-wireless equipped) terminal:When discussing the various gross irrationalities and inequities of the election system, I think.
I know I'm late to the story, but according to ABC's "The Blotter":New York has no national monuments or icons, according to the Department of Homeland Security form obtained by ABC News. That was a key factor used to determine that New York City should have...
I'm going to jump into my guest-blogging stint here by disagreeing with my esteemed host; surprising though it is, given the makeup of the majority and the dissenters, I think.
From a letter published in the Columbus Dispatch:"Marathon to uproot more trees" was a fantastic report, complete with pictures and the location of the Marathon oil pipeline.I am sure the.
So the official response to the massacre and cover up in Haditha is ... wait for it ... "core values training on moral and ethical standards on the battlefield". Now, I have no battlefield experience myself, but I am a veteran of the fight over core...
Like Rob, I will be spending much of June out of town before returning to the teaching grind in July. After spending this weekend in Vegas with my colleagues, I.
Interesting social experiment by Harry over at Crooked Timber. Write a thoughtful post about childrearing, family life, demographic trends, and so on, and make a throwaway observation at the end.
I'm outta here. My itinerary includes Las Vegas, Seattle, and Fort Collins.Generously filling in for the next two weeks will be Drs. Dan Nexon of Duck of Minerva and Steve Gimbel of Philospher's Playground. Expect the quality of discourse on this blog to increase significantly.I'll be...
Today is the second anniversary of LGM.Thank you very much.
Interesting:An abortion rights group Tuesday submitted more than twice the number of the signatures needed to hold a statewide vote in November on whether to repeal South Dakota's ban on.