In our discussion in the comments at the main page, Tom Van Dyke and I discussed whether Chief Justice Roberts’ decision in NFIB v. Sebelius, aka, the Obamacare case, demonstrated the essence of statesmanship (and possibly a shrewd power play)… Continue Reading
[I won’t likely have time to do any deeper analysis of the decision until the distant future, in news-cycle terms. At any rate, the decision upholding the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, is too important not to offer an initial… Continue Reading
It’s easy to take an indignant moral position on a single issue. “Torture is wrong.” “Abortion is wrong.” “Coerced transactions are wrong.” Such positions aren’t rare, and thus not particularly interesting. What is rare, however, is the ability to demonstrate… Continue Reading