Open thread 5/7/22
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On protesting at the homes of SCOTUS justices
From Jen Psaki: White House press secretary Jen Psaki refused to condemn on Thursday plans for protests to take place outside of conservative Supreme Court justices’ homes over the leaked draft opinion that suggests they plan to overturn Roe v. … Continue reading →
More quotes from writer Milan Kundera
Long-time readers of this blog know that one of my favorite authors is Milan Kundera. Here are a few more Kundera quotes that offer food for thought: Once the writer in every individual comes to life (and that time is … Continue reading →
Russia: we’re bravely fighting those Jewish Nazis here, there, and everywhere
Hatred of Jews isn’t a new thing for Russia, which in addition to all the rest of its propaganda has specialized in anti-Jewish propaganda for a long time. The Tsarist-era fabrication “The Protocols of the Elders of Zion” is the … Continue reading →
Open thread 5/6/22
Trans identity as a fad for teen girls
When I was in graduate school, there were a number of self-destructive body-oriented fads that were rife among teenage girls, the most popular at the time being cutting and anorexia. Those days, it appears that embracing a trans identity is … Continue reading →
Victor Davis Hanson sums up the left’s m.o.
It’s not a new observation, but Hanson states it so well [emphasis mine]: So what is behind leaking Supreme Court drafts of impending opinions, or seeking to pack the Supreme Court with 15 justices, or ending the Senate filibuster, or … Continue reading →
Can Congress pass a national abortion bill?
Now that The Great SCOTUS Leak has occurred, there’s even more talk than before about Congress passing some sort of national abortion bill. But if that were to happen, would such a bill be constitutional? “Constitutional” seems to be a … Continue reading →
Open thread 5/5/22
Republicans are going to put you all back in chains – again
Democrats and Joe Biden will be campaigning by drumming up fear: President Joe Biden called the ‘MAGA crowd’ the ‘most extreme political organization in American history’ in a full-throated attack on Republicans and their ‘ultra-MAGA’ agenda in a speech from … Continue reading →
So, where’s my next eye surgery post?
For those of you who might be wondering where the next post in the series is, I haven’t forgotten. There’s just been a lot of intervening news to cover. The next post should be coming in the next few days. … Continue reading →
Glenn Greenwald on overruling Roe, and the arguments pro and con
Greenwald is right, and he’s crystal clear about what the legal issues are (he doesn’t deal with the moral ones). An excerpt: Rhetoric that heralds the values of democracy and warns of the tyranny of “unelected judges” and the like … Continue reading →