“A nation’s greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members.” — Mohandas K. Gandhi. A prisoner is utterly and completely at the mercy of the government which has imprisoned him. He relies upon his jailers for food, for… Continue Reading
A computer virus (or more accurately, a worm) called Stuxnet has somehow infected the Iranian nuclear weapons program’s computers. This is remarkable because the Iranians had apparently gone to extraordinary lengths to isolate their nuclear weapons development computer system from… Continue Reading
This column suggests that judges should say nothing outside of the four corners of their opinions. But it levies its criticism at John Paul Stevens, David Souter, and Sandra Day O’Connor — three retired Justices of the Supreme Court. I… Continue Reading
It’s still twelve years in the future, but I can’t understand how the World Cup in Qatar could possibly be a success. I’m already baffled that a sport whose biggest fans come from Western Europe and South America — none… Continue Reading
Thanks to American Creation, we can credit a holiday recipe for eggnog to George Washington himself: One quart cream, one quart milk, one dozen tablespoons sugar, one pint brandy, 1/2 pint rye whiskey, 1/2 pint Jamaica rum, 1/4 pint sherry—mix… Continue Reading
Original intent is not a great primary approach to Constitutional interpretation. When you have a Justice of the Supreme Court seriously arguing that the Framers somehow didn’t mean it when they amended the Constitution to guarantee individual rights and therefore… Continue Reading
In a world where television series inspire movies… Movies can inspire a TV series! Thing is, I have no doubt that were Desmond Llewelyn still alive, someone would have pitched this by now. Indeed, it’s only the dark, serious reboot… Continue Reading
This is what happens when a society succumbs to the pressure of fanatic religious moralism to the point that the ethic of minding your own business is discarded. Granted, Indonesia does not have a profound cultural or political tradition of… Continue Reading
The Wife goes to sleep pretty early most nights — generally before 8:00. Often, when she or someone else calls me on my cell phone, I can’t hear it, so I turn the volume up as loud as it will… Continue Reading
U.S. District Judge Henry E. Hudson of the Eastern District of Virginia has found that the “individual mandate” portion of the healthcare reform act is unconstitutional. His is sure to not be the last word on this issue. What makes… Continue Reading