Awhile back, some of you expressed an interest in merch that was sort of inside-jokey. With this in mind, I'd like to design a t-shirt for you guys. I'd like to make a "Minotaurs of Oppression" t-shirt for the LGM store. Thing is, I don't know...
Jesus Christ, what a pathetic operation Tucker Carlson is running. ...Emma Roller has more.
Arguments against immigration reform are usually pretty bad. Racism is at the heart of most, sometimes couched in dog whistles like "culture" or the Republican "they won't vote for us.
When a Supreme Court majority wants to reach an outcome but the argument on behalf of said outcome is particularly indefensible, it's likely that the opinion will be handed off to Anthony Kennedy, like radioactive waste. Today's task for Kennedy was to hold that suspicionless searches...
The College Republicans have released a report that shows that all young people hate Republicans. And that's only a slight overstatement, with 54% of young people supporting raising taxes on.
Frank Lautenberg has passed. Lautenberg's most significant legacy is his role in raising the drinking age to 21. In principle, I think the drinking age should be lowered. But given.
While there are flaws that will be exacerbated by the fact that the American legislative process makes correcting defects nearly impossible, there's good reason for some optimism about the PPACA: in addition to things like the clear benefits to act has brought to women, the exchanges...
Via Sadly, No... I don't know what teachers teach in writing classes these days; I think the first thing a student should learn is "concision is key." Don't say in.
On this date in 1924, the U.S. government finally granted citizenship rights to Native Americans. That's correct--1924.
This weekend was the anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot, one of the most horrifying episodes of organized violence against African-Americans after emancipation. Linda Christensen, a high school teacher in Portland, has some excellent thoughts on the importance of this event and the potentials of...
Nate Silver has a long post about one of the most important subjects of our time -- why no Canadian team has won the Stanley Cup since the '93 Canadiens..
Apologies for the light posting, as I was conferencing with a barely functional laptop. (Law and Society was, as always, excellent -- several excellent panels, excellent fellowship, a rare and.