And what of the tape CNN played of a conversation between Trump’s attorney and Trump himself discussing possibly buying the rights to a Playboy bunny’s story of Trump infidelity? Salient points: (1) There’s no there there. No evidence of a … Continue reading →
The FISA application for surveillance on Carter Page finally was released to the public on Saturday, in a heavily redacted but lengthy version. Saturday is the time that news stories ordinarily go to die, but this one has gotten quite … Continue reading →
The timing of the indictments, on the eve of Trump’s visit to Russia and meeting with Putin, is certainly interesting. Eleven of the 12 Russian operatives are charged with either hacking into or “spearphishing” (sending emails to trick people into … Continue reading →
I watched some of it, and plan to watch some more but certainly far from all of it. One reason I won’t watch much is that I already know what left and right will be doing. But another big reason, … Continue reading →
See this in National Review by Jonathan S. Tobin: The irony here for Democrats is that the “resistance” is fueled by their conviction that Trump has violated key norms and threatens the institutions of democracy. Yet if there is one … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Part I can be found here.] In evaluating judicial nominations and predicting the drift of a judge’s future decisions, one caveat I would offer is that nearly any judge with a long history is going to have decided some … Continue reading →
One of the reservations some conservatives have about Brett Kavanaugh is his ruling in the Obamacare case in 2011—not as a SCOTUS member, of course, but when Kavanaugh was on the D.C. Circuit and that court considered Obamacare’s constitutionality. I … Continue reading →
[BUMPED UP–scroll down to see UPDATE] …Trump will announce his SCOTUS pick. Who will it be? There’s plenty of speculation, but I won’t be guessing. You can try, though, in the comment thread. UPDATE: It’s Brett Kavanaugh. The Democrats have … Continue reading →
There are reports that the Trump administration is using DNA testing to reunite separated families at the border. According to Trump’s critics: “This is a further demonstration of administration’s incompetence and admission of guilt. This further drives home the point … Continue reading →
Here’s an excellent article on the history of the Supreme Court, written by Roger Kimball. Highly recommended. An excerpt: Responding to [Alexander] Hamilton [who felt the Supreme Court would be the “least dangerous” branch of government], the anti-federalist writer “Brutus” … Continue reading →
Megan McArdle is pro-life, but she believes that Roe v. Wade rests on such shaky legal grounds that it needs to be reversed and the decision left to the states. What’s more, she does not think that would constitute a … Continue reading →
When something is done by administrative order, it can be undone by administrative order. That’s been happening a lot lately. The most recent example is this: The Justice Department will scrap seven guidance documents issued by the Education Department under … Continue reading →