On NPR yesterday I heard about the greatest case ever — it’s like a hypo on a final exam, except it’s real. Missouri has a law that restricts a minor’s ability to get an abortion without prior parental notification. But… Continue Reading
A friend from Tennessee writes: Right now we have an interesting problem in Cumberland County. Someone has placed a truly awful piece of chainsaw art – Moses and the 10 C’s – on the sidewalk in front of the county… Continue Reading
I haven’t blogged at all about the controversy surrounding the President’s bill to request authority to detain terrorism captives and try them before military tribunals, other than expressing my approval for the President’s decision to work with Congress on the… Continue Reading
Apparently,in the view of at least one judge, this man was not a dictator. He was just surrounded by people who made him look like one. Oh, I see. Here, I thought a guy who held absolute power himself, maintained… Continue Reading
As promised, I have a few more thoughts on the President’s announcements today. First, I’ve never doubted that much of the covert activity, intelligence-gathering, confinement of prisoners, and other controversial parts of the “Global War On Terror” were aimed at… Continue Reading
With some excitement, I read about the President’s news conference a few hours ago, in which he announced that he would seek Congressional authority for military tribunals for terror detainees. I’m very pleased — this is exactly what I and… Continue Reading