Dahlia Lithwick--yet another guest columnist who would be a vast improvement over a majority of the current crew on the Times op-ed page--has a good column about "judicial activism." She summarizes the conventional wisdom as follows: Together then: Liberal activist judges make law, as opposed to interpreting...
I see that Wan Juilliams is at it again, this time on that thatliberalNPR, pitching the same abject nonsense about the allegedly effective strategy George Bush is cooking up to appeal to.
Chavez forces claim victory, 58-42. It looks as if the OAS numbers agree. The opposition disagrees. Instapundit seems to prefer the opposition account. Two possibilities on the stance of the opposition. First,.
I've been looking around for any indication about the Chavez referendum, no news that I can find from any reputable source. I'm inclined to think he's going to win, largely because he's been putting forth more confidant statements lately and the opposition has been backtracking a...
I've been letting myself get a bit too optimistic about November, so it's time to discuss some possible reasons for pessimism. First, via Daniel Geffen, I direct your attention to this post.
A short month ago, this approximately 0% of this blogs authors could plausibly affix a "Dr." in front of their names. That percentage has grown at an alarming rate, and.
First, if you're going to arrest someone and hold them incommunicado for two years, at least make sure that they're guilty. Oh, well, I guess that the latter may be connected to the former. Second, the Spanish press is reporting that the CIA believes that Hugo Chavez, fresh...
One of the many great features on baseball reference.com is a feature that allows you to look up the players who share your birthday. (And to think my degree only.
David Locke actually tackles an issue that the toadying local sports media generally won't touch: the Mariner's persistent inability to develop minor league position players. He identifies only five "impact".
Paperwight does an excellent job of limning Randy Cohen's ridiculous "Ethicist" column from this Sunday in the NYT Magazine. The key is here: Randy Cohen doesn't even bother to address the first part of the question: "My daughter plays soccer where opportunities are uneven. Some teams have better facilities...
Kevin Drum does a good wrap up of the nonsense associated with Kerry's claims that he spent time in Cambodia during the Vietnam War. He establishes that Kerry has maintained a.
Or at least this is what John Farah would have you believe. Details from Digby; essentially, Farah is claiming that the only reason McCain has defended Kerry's cowardly lack service is that.