In one of his questions during oral arguments on the Affordable Care Act, Justice Kennedy observed the judicial presumption in favor of the constitutionality of federal statutes. The presumption is a nod to the democratic process, which itself is generally… Continue Reading
The mark of a loser. You don’t ride a fad or a pop slogan to the presidency. Etch-a-Sketch. Fritz Mondale and his “Where’s the Beef.” Straight up, I’m voting for Barack Obama over Rick Santorum and I’m as conservative and Republican… Continue Reading
The Washington Examiner reports that, according to a DOJ guideline issued January 31 interpreting a provision of the ADA, all operators of publicly accessible swimming pools—including cities, HOAs, hotels, spas, and gyms—must install a permanent fixed lift at a cost… Continue Reading
Let me set up the question with two observations. First, from an interesting piece today at New Geography discussing the Millennial Generation’s government-friendliness: Last November, when Pew asked whether Americans preferred a larger government that provided more services or a… Continue Reading
My patience with Newt is about up. I was willing to overlook the fact that he’s a ball of contradictions with a short temper when he was at least bringing sanity and big, fun ideas to the debates. And, being… Continue Reading
Responding to my demurrer to “the old saw that Americans are ideologically conservative but operationally liberal,” Yeggmen sticks up for the saw: what researchers have (repeatedly) done is get a bunch of people together and have them fill out a… Continue Reading
Kevin Drum: You all remember the old saw that Americans are ideologically conservative but operationally liberal? It means that lots of Americans say they’re conservative and like to believe they’re conservative, but when it comes to specific government programs they… Continue Reading
In its first full year of business in 1998, the 99 Cents Only store in the north Los Angeles city of Lancaster did over $5 million in sales. This was welcome news to the city, given the space had been… Continue Reading
The recent exchange linked below between self-described liberal Harvard professor Lawrence Lessig, author of the excellent new book, Republic, Lost, and The Nation sports editor Dave Zirin, helped crystallize for me why the Occupy movement will continue to struggle to… Continue Reading
Lee Habeeb on Hugh Hewitt, December 1, 2011: I don’t buy the idea that Newt’s not conservative because he sat on the couch with Nancy Pelosi. He sat on the couch with Nancy Pelosi at the moment because he wanted… Continue Reading