I mentioned recently that to call Antonin Scalia a "formalist" is too give him too much credit. Now, in fairness, if you evaluate these things on a continuum he could be seen as relatively "formalist" in comparison with the typical Supreme Court justice. (And, contrary to...
I wade in only with great trepidation. . . Can you make a good film about a stone killer? Absolutely, no question. Can you make a good film about a.
Just to make a last quick point, I think this post at the (superb) Counterspin Central represents a fairly common misperception about the extent of Dred Scott's holding. Obviously, if the Court.
It looks as if the hideous Nethercutt attack ads on Patty Murray have backfired: Two weeks ago, Republican opponent George Nethercutt went nuclear on Murray, doing the "Murray supports OBL" bit that sunk Max Cleland. Everyone waited with baited breath to see how the ads would shake...
Rest in peace, Ken. Kids, be careful with the nose candy.
David Neiwert has an interesting post about the crucial Dred Scott issue (you heard it here first!) The general thrust of his argument is correct: when you hear "strict constructionism" it means.
And another thing. . . I've been arguing recently in class that the Iraq War doesn't pass the laugh test as a pre-emptive war. A pre-emptive war, of course, requires the presence of an imminent threat, which even the administration has admitted never existed. A pre-emptive...
The hawk response to the Duelfer Report has been to emphasize Saddam's intentions, rather than his capabilities. Because he intended to acquire WMD in the future, he remained a threat..
Fascinating article in the NYT Week in Review about legal claims on arctic waters. It seems that Russia and Denmark have designs on claiming vast stretches of the Arctic Ocean because.
With due respect to our own Scooter, if that goddamn talking baseball keeps showing up on Fox playoff telecasts, I will personally hunt down and kill Tim McCarver.
When Cheney mentioned El Salvador in the Vice Presidential debate last week, I was briefly reminded of something I had seen a couple of days before. Couldn't put my finger.
A former student actually paid attention to one of my 10 minute diversion/rants on the use of the term "identity politics." I know because she kindly sent me a link.