I’ve thought for quite some time that Greta Van Susteren is one of the very best interviewers on TV. There’s something about her that’s intensely likable—and this despite the fact that she’s (gasp!) a lawyer (some of my best friends…). … Continue reading →
Today former Department of Justice voting rights section chief Christopher Coates testified before the Civil Rights Commission about the Black Panther voter intimidation case. This is what Scott at Powerline had to say on the matter: Coates’s testimony is a … Continue reading →
The administration has announced the suspension of the trial of the accused USS Cole bomber, just in time for the tenth anniversary of that terrorist attack, on October 12th. I’ve read the entire article, and it’s not exactly clear what’s … Continue reading →
Yessiree, and there was a big bash planned, although Britain has warned Libya against it and Libya is apparently complying. As for al Megrahi, he’s living in a lovely villa, and his sons have been given lucrative government jobs. Is … Continue reading →
Ed Whelan has written another article in National Review examining Judge Walker’s behavior in the Perry v. Schwarzenegger trial. No one else in the press seems to be looking closely at what actually happened, how Walker ruled, and the ways … Continue reading →
Roger Simon (not the one at Pajamas; the political reporter one) says it’s very possible that Obama will be a one-termer, because he doesn’t “get” that to be re-elected he’s got to play to the polls. But there’s a lot … Continue reading →
It took six years, but Tom DeLay has been cleared in the investigation of his ties to lobbyist Jack Abramoff. One is tempted to make puns on “DeLay” and “delay”—six years is an awfully long time—but at least the process … Continue reading →
It’s pretty strong: Walker’s course of conduct would be sufficient cause for national scandal in any case. That it comes in a case that aims to radically remake the central social institution of American society makes it utterly intolerable. I … Continue reading →
I’d like to tackle this question raised by a commenter at the law blog Volokh: …[H]ow is opposing legalization of same-sex marriage today different from opposing the legalization of interracial marriage back [in the 1960s in the Loving vs Virginia … Continue reading →
Decoy Jews are now being used by police departments in the Netherlands—that is, cops disguised as Jews—a response to increasing reports that Jews wearing skullcaps cannot travel the streets of some European cities such as Amsterdam without being harassed: Since … Continue reading →
Some years ago, Stanley Kurtz wrote a series of articles on the subject of what effect the legalization of same-sex marriage might have on the institution of marriage itself. They make for sobering reading, although (like almost all other social … Continue reading →
Federal Judge Vaughn Walker has ruled in the case of Perry v. Schwarzenegger that Proposition 8, approved by the people of California and restricting marriage in that state to being between a man and a women, violates the Equal Protection … Continue reading →