Ruth Marcus thinks the female SCOTUS justices do. And she thinks that’s a good thing: How did the Supreme Court manage to agree unanimously that police must obtain a warrant before searching cellphones, yet split on whether employers must offer … Continue reading →
I wish I didn’t have more bad news to report, but I do*: President Obama announced this afternoon that he will bypass Congress to enact “comprehensive immigration reform.” However, at no point did he discuss what his plan would entail. … Continue reading →
In another ruling today, SCOTUS held 5-4 that public sector unions cannot compel dues from non-members who are not “full-fledged” public service workers. More here: Union leaders had feared that the justices might strike down those state laws [requiring public … Continue reading →
But it’s a relatively narrow ruling. It was also another 5-4 decision, indicating how small the margin usually is on the Court. The swing vote this time—the vote that distinguished it from the all-important “is it a tax or a … Continue reading →
Opportunity for what? I usually take Sunday off, and I plan to take Sunday off, so this post will be much briefer than the situation warrants. I offer for your perusal this: Saturday at a press conference from the Rio … Continue reading →
…and now it’s spreading disease. Well, of course. After all, the people who are entering come from countries where disease is far more rampant. So why not? In earlier non-PC days we actually paid attention to that sort of thing. … Continue reading →
Unanimously. That unanimity is highly unusual, and it shows how very egregious Obama’s actions were when he made appointments to the National Labor Relations Board while the Senate was in what’s known as pro forma sessions, and tried to treat … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is somewhat of a companion piece to my new article today at PJ.] The administration is refusing to say how many illegal immigrants it’s released in the last couple of months, although it knows: Senior U.S. officials directly … Continue reading →
My new article is up at PJ: What do we owe the enormous numbers of children who have crossed our borders illegally in the last couple of months from various countries in Central America? We certainly owe it to them … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: Fausta] White House Domestic Policy Council director Cecilia Munoz, in a call with the press: …[blamed] misinformation that is being deliberately planted by criminal organizations, by smuggling networks, about what people can expect if they come to the … Continue reading →
The United States has jurisdiction over the border problem but is doing nothing to stop it and might in fact be encouraging it. So the state of Texas announces that it will take action: Texas’ top three leaders, Governor Rick … Continue reading →
Not only is the loss of the emails of Lois Lerner and the IRS Six not credible, but the failure of the agency to back them up properly in some centralized fashion is a separate outrage. Here’s the way the … Continue reading →