…this reaction at all: Obama just won a second term. I disagree—although of course, Obama may win anyway. But that was always true. I think the SCOTUS decision today actually reduces Obama’s chances of winning, if it affects them at … Continue reading →
Here it is: On the mandate, the Chief [Justice Roberts] then goes on to agree with Randy Barnett’s activity/inactivity theory. He writes: “To an economist, perhaps, there is no difference between activity and inactivity; both have measurable economic effects on … Continue reading →
Justice Roberts has joined the liberal wing of the Supreme Court in ruling that the HCR bill is constitutional, 5-4. It seems that, when faced with the dilemma of possibly invalidating a huge act of Congress, the Court sidestepped that … Continue reading →
…I thought you might like to read this remarkably prescient and cogent article by David Rivkin. Amazingly, it was written in 1993, but it is right on target for today. I think it is of no small significance that Rivkin … Continue reading →
…about a pending SCOTUS decision since Bush v. Gore. And back then I was on the other side. [ADDENDUM: It occurs to me that I need to explain why I feel this degree of nervousness. It’s not about Obamacare, although … Continue reading →
…to unite Jews and Muslims.
Continue reading →…with columnist E.J. Dionne quite predictably calling for his resignation (preferably, I assume, while Obama is still in office). And here’s Ed Whelan’s complete takedown of Dionne’s arguments. But the fact that Whelan exposes Dionne’s errors probably won’t matter all … Continue reading →
The left is busy criticizing the Supreme Court as “activist” and biased in advance of any possible ruling against Obamacare. Oh, it’s perfectly fine for the Court to be activist when it is stretching the Constitution to fit the leftist … Continue reading →
…who’s not ordinary at all. Like most heroes, Delroy Simmonds says that anyone would have done what he did. Wrong! But I think maybe Simmonds will get some job offers now, which he richly deserves.
Continue reading →At least a little, anyway. I’m not sure whether this signifies a thing, really. It may just be a tiny bit of window dressing. But nevertheless: The BBC’s coverage of the Arab Spring has been heavily criticised ”“ by the … Continue reading →
The news that Nora Ephron has died at 71 took me by surprise. I had no idea she was even ill, but it was more than that—she was just so funny (which is a stupid thing to say, I know, … Continue reading →
In yesterday’s SCOTUS decision in Arizona v. US, something about Justice Scalia’s dissent seems to have outraged quite a few commentators, including law professor Paul Campos, who wrote a piece in Salon entitled “Antonin Scalia, Ranting Old Man.” At 76, … Continue reading →