Shorter Verbatim Stephen Green: "If we're looking at an Islamic civil war, then vast numbers of good people will die, from Libya to Oman. Luckily, they won't have to be our people. In the very worst-case scenario, the Middle East could blow up -- and...
Author: Scott Lemieux
--In comments to this post, commenter Joe uncovers a remarkable fact about the SD ban on abortion: "In passing the bill, the Senate amended it to make it even more.
Well, it's official. The South Dakota legislature has passed an appalling (and unconstitutional) bill banning virtually all abortions in the state. (As some of you may remember, this legislation was.
A couple of this blog's best friends have raised objections to my recent post about the port deal. ReddHedd argues:...my problem all along with this issue has been precisely that, yet again, the Bush Administration failed to properly do its homework. In this case, yet...
And the Russians break a 3rd period scoreless tie on a powerplay resulting from an idiotic penalty taken by...Todd Bertuzzi! What a surprise! It's almost enough to make me believe.
There's something comforting in a way about reading the WSJ editorial page--neither rain nor sleet nor snow nor national security can prevent them from finding the union-busting angle in anything..
Ann Althouse is making sense:The difference between this case and Carhart, other than the change in the Court's personnel and the fact that this is a federal, not a state law, is that Congress made those findings. In that light, this becomes a case about...
In a highly unsurprising decision, the Supreme Court agreed today to hear an appeal of (at least one of the many) Circuit court opinions striking down the Congressional ban on.
Busy day today, so I direct you to these fine posts: In yet another vindication of the yoosta-bees who deride liberals who have actually remained liberals for failing to perceive.
I can express some unequivocal jingoistic pride in the women's hockey team, who outscored their opponents 46-2 in the tournament...Since I announced/scorekept a few games of McGill Martlets hockey, it was nice to see McGill's Charline Labonte in net for the gold medal game. (It...
I'm not surprised that someone would write a post claiming that Anne Lamott's superb piece is "intolerant." Yes, because calling women who get abortions "murderers" is perfectly tolerant, but strongly.
In addition to the legal quirks, the recent 6CA case about the (nearly successful) efforts by the state to force an abortion clinic to close provides a good window into.