Stephen’s Shame

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Stephen Hayes is embarrassed and ashamed. No, not for that. Or that. No, not for that either. No, not really for any of the reasons that Stephen Hayes ought to be embarrassed and ashamed of himself; rather, he's ashamed that the United States has taken the...

The Backlash Continues!

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Hysterical predictions aside, Kevin Drum notes that the initiative to overturn the pro-gay-marriage ruling of the California Courts is trailing by nine points. I don't want to be complacent --.

Pro-Torture Contrarianism

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Who else but Stuart Taylor? His argument seems to be that the best remedy for illegal acts of torture is to assure that (apart from some isolated low-level "bad apple" scapegoats) nobody is held responsible for them:It's a bad idea. In fact, President George W. Bush...

Great Moments In High Contrarianism

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I guess it's time to go back to this from Ben Wittes:I know what you're thinking: If they confirm Mukasey without answers, the Democrats will once again be caving and letting the administration escape accountability. But the Democrats actually don't have to cave here. They just...

What’s the Matter with the Bears?

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Juneau's black bears -- obviously incensed by my crude loathing for needlessly large vehicular codpieces -- are striking back against the innocent:Ann Boochever had an unwelcome remodel of the interior of her hybrid car Saturday when a black bear got stuck inside.Boochever said she and her...

Nixon’s Piano

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Jesse and David say most of what needs to be said about Bruce Bartlett's op-ed, but it's worth saying more about one specific point. The central problem with Bartlett's argument.

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