BSG Blogging I: Civil-Military Relations

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This is the first of three posts on Battlestar Galactica, which resumes its second season on Sci-Fi tomorrow night. This first post deals with the question of civilian and military authority in BSG, while tomorrow's post discusses the Cylons, and Saturday's contains my general appraisal of...

Alito: Still Bad For Reproductive Rights

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A very instructive report on the language used by Coathanger Sammy to justify an Illinois anti-abortion and anti-birth control statute that had been held unconstitutional. First, he defended the part of the statute that required doctors to describe ordinary birth control as being "abortifacients." Secondly, Alito...

Wow

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Carroll will get roasted if Southern Cal loses. The thing is, though, I'm inclined to think that it's the right call. You get the first down, the game is pretty.

Ruck Falph

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I see that the legal arm of reactionary vanity candidate Ralph Nader, not satisfied with installing the most reactionary President since McKinley for, uh, no possible benefits whatsoever, has now.

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