High Noon
[NOTE: The following case is one of the reasons I think the ricin letters may have been sent by someone out for revenge.] “High Noon” is such a dramatic movie, it’s easy to forget what starts the whole thing rolling: … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Law
Kirsten Powers…
…continues to be one of the few MSM figures with integrity: Since the murder trial of Pennsylvania abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell began March 18, there has been precious little coverage of the case that should be on every news show … Continue reading →
McConnellgate
Jonathan S. Tobin has a piece in Commentary entitled, “The Media Can’t Bury McConnellgate”: Is it ever okay to bug an opponent’s political headquarters? Even those who are too young to remember what happened when officials connected with Richard Nixon’s … Continue reading →
I’m shocked, shocked!
Now let me get this story straight: Mother Jones has reported the contents of a clandestine tape made of a private meeting between Mitch McConnell and a few aides, who were planning to use Ashley Judd’s somewhat sketchy mental health … Continue reading →
Constraining Obama
[BUMPED UP] I’ve got a new article up at PJ, entitled “Constraining Obama.” It’s about Obama (natch), the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, and natural rights vs. legal rights.
Continue reading →More on France2, al Durah, Enderlin, and Karsenty
Richard Landes is on the case.
Continue reading →Crime and punishment
Every now and then there’s a murderer with a guilty conscience.
Continue reading →Confusion if DOMA’s overruled
The fact that if SCOTUS overrules DOMA the result will be conflict of laws over who is married and who is not should come as absolutely no surprise. In fact, one of the reasons for the passage of the act … Continue reading →
The AP has a way to solve the “illegal immigrant” problem
They just won’t be called that any more. After all, we wouldn’t want to offend anyone or hurt their feelings. The article is a bit mum on what should replace the term, which is supposedly being jettisoned because it characterizes … Continue reading →
Academia’s hire-a-terrorist movement
It can be hard to get a job if you’ve got a record, but universities are doing their bit—if the ex-con was a terrorist, that is. Professors Dohrn and Ayers are not certainly not anomalies; Kathy Boudin has found a … Continue reading →
If you’re going to Chicago, be sure to wear some flowers in your hair
Will the current spate of violence in Chicago hurt tourism? Not if the news doesn’t get around. I refer to this article on the fact that the Chicago murder rate for the first three months of 2013 was down to … Continue reading →
Concealed carry and Chicago wildings
Would a concealed carry law in Illinois help prevent rampages such as this recent one in Chicago? Here’s a proposal (2/25/2012). Note this quote: Chicago aldermen, Chicago police officers, and even the head of Cook County government all told state … Continue reading →