One of the most distinctive things about yesterday’s same-sex marriage ruling was the rapidity with which such a huge change came about. It’s something Justice Scalia remarked upon in his scathing dissent: The five Justices who compose today’s majority are … Continue reading →
[NOTE: I’m writing something quite long on the subject, but I may end up sending it out to another publication, and I’m still in the middle of writing it. Meanwhile, I thought I’d provide this shorter thread for you to … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Please see this subsequent post on the British use of the word “Asian.”] The Rotherham sex scandal, already bad enough, grows in scope: The sex-trafficking ring in Rotherham may well be the worst in the West ever, or so … Continue reading →
It’s pretty easy. (a) If you want a problem to appear to be very common, define the problem as broadly as possible. (b) Make sure you use language in the poll that conforms with that very broad definition.
Continue reading →There’s been a “silent cultural revolution” in the past few years that has changed Americans’ attitudes towards gay people, gay marriage, and now is working towards changing attitudes about transgendered people, according to the NY Post’s Kyle Smith. I don’t … Continue reading →
Why, what a surprise: A female prison worker was interrogated Sunday as a possible accomplice in the Hollywood-style escape of two killers from an upstate penitentiary, sources told The Post. “It’s an employee being questioned,’’ a high-level source said, adding … Continue reading →
I remain fascinated with the dancing of Georgian men. That’s “Georgia” as in here: In Georgian folk dance tradition it’s the men rather than the women who sometimes dance on their toes, or en pointe as we like to say … Continue reading →
Bruce/Caitlyn Jenner refers to his/her state as “the new normal,” but transgenderism is actually quite unusual in the statistical sense, and it’s a poorly understood phenomenon as well. Some people think transgendered people are mentally disturbed, and some think they … Continue reading →
Isn’t it interesting how Josh Duggar’s sealed juvenile records were leaked to the media and published, but no one could manage to get Michael Brown’s? [ADDENDUM: I wrote “leaked” above, but it turns out the records were released by the … Continue reading →
More Americans are finding certain behaviors morally acceptable that are still widely considered unacceptable. In other words, approval (though still low) of these behaviors has been creeping up: While a select few actions remain deeply taboo for much of the … Continue reading →
…says Orin Kerr, law professor at George Washington Law School and expert in criminal procedure and computer crime law: If I understand the history correctly, in the late 1990s, the President was impeached for lying about a sexual affair by … Continue reading →
When I first heard about the charges against Dennis Hastert, I was puzzled. There’s a law against withdrawing your own money from the bank in cash and not reporting the transaction? How many people have ever heard of such a … Continue reading →