Prohibition came to an end seventy-three years ago today, when the state of Utah -- of all places -- ratified the 21st amendment. Happy Repeal Day!
With due respect to the amount of server space that Ezra, Ezra, Ezra, etc. have dedicated to this discussion of the possibility of an alliance between liberals and libertarians, or.
Michael Barone's latest vow to follow his President to the bitter end is plump with dumbness. Not only does he recycle two of the most embarrassing of the faux historical.
A quick follow-up to yesterday's post:Things do not, alas, look good for the de-segregation side in yesterday's cases. With Alito replacing O'Connor, the only chance was Kennedy, who was extremely hostile, although Lithwick thinks that he'll try to split the baby for future cases: "He will...
I think Dave, as well as several of our readers, have a decent shot at this if they put in some effort.
Wow.And, personally, I'm not willing to leave aesthetic judgments aside. What's next, "Joel Scuhmacher is often referred to as the Orson Welles of his time?" "James Patterson is often called.
Query: Were it not for the twenty-second amendment, would Bill Clinton still be President? If so, what would his chances in 2008 look like?
It is finished.Praise be.
Lizardbreath lays out why the treatment of Jose Padilla is indefensible on every level: We seem to be systematically ill-treating our prisoners in a way that doesn't make any legitimate.
I have a post up at TAPPED discussing "originalist" arguments in light of today's Supreme Court case considering school integration in Louisville and Seattle. A follow-up question might be: "OK, Scott, since you're not an originalist, why isn't the Scalia/Thomas "color-blind Constitution" argument right, even if...
One day, I am confident that Victor Davis Hanson will come clean and admit that he's actually a member of the Situationist International and that his entire career was an.
John points us to this report about a Chinese purchase of 2 Russian Su-33 carrier capable fighter attack aircraft. The Su-33 is a carrier based upgrade of the Su-27, and.