Finally the New York Times adds a strong (self-described) feminist voice to its op-ed pages:Similarly, Giuliani respects the distinctive work of judges and the separate role of the state legislatures. If Roe were overruled, those legislatures would decide how to regulate abortion. And decentralized legislation really...
Tomorrow is the anniversary of the Senate's 1831 ratification of a treaty between the US and the Choctaw nation, which had agreed the previous fall to give up 11 million.
Russell Arben Fox has a thoughtful post, expressing his ambivalences about abortion, which you should read. Obviously, much of my disagreement is on well-trodden ground: I don't think that a woman's reproductive freedom can be legitimately abridged to further a vague sense that traditional (and generally...
Hmm, Can West has taken over the New Republic--but, alas, Marty Peretz is keeping his stake. Apparently they'll be moving to a bi-weekly, twice-the-length format (if this means more space.
Obviously, I agree entirely with the substance of Paul Campos's reply to Glenn Reynolds's attempts to defend illegal and counterproductive assassinations. Since it came up in comments too, I should.
Since I'm apparently incapable of coming up with ideas of my own this week, I'm going to add once again to something Rob just wrote. I've never been particularly involved with distance education -- mostly because my life is so utterly disorganized that I'd be a...
Indeed, it's now remarkable easy to construct a course such that the benefits (other than the degree) are pretty much non-exclusive. In my Defense Statecraft course, for example, anyone could.
Today, I am sorry to report, concludes another year of Bill Frist's unwholesome existence. Happily for all, though, Frist's 55th birthday marks the first time since 1995 that he's not.
In comments to this post, I'm afraid that regular commenter Anderson has fallen for the old conservertarian bait-and-switch:Yeah, quite frankly, I think punitives are a terrible idea in general -- they take what should be a policy issue & make it a judicial one. And it...
Good news from the Great Faces, Great Places state:An abortion ban with exceptions for rape, incest and health of the mother was rejected Wednesday morning by legislative committee in Pierre.The.
In addition to being bad on the merits, what puzzles me about Tom Vilsack's decision to end his campaign yesterday is what makes him think it would work. I'll admit.