In full, the Ninth Circuit’s order granting the stay of the vacation-of-Prop-8 holding in Perry v. Schwarzenegger reads: Appellants’ motion for a stay of the district court’s order of August 4, 2010 pending appeal is GRANTED. The court sua sponte… Continue Reading
Judge Walker has ordered that the stay of entry of judgment in Perry v. Schwarzenegger will expire at 5:00 p.m. on August 18. That means at the start of business on August 19, 2010, California will once again be a… Continue Reading
My city has adopted a policy by which its City Council devotes a few minutes after calling the meeting to order for the delivery of an invocation — an invocation which permits of sectarian invocations, such as “…and this we… Continue Reading
I’ve heard and read a lot of arguments about why it’s in bad taste for a mosque to be built right on top of two blocks away from Ground Zero, and about how it would be hurtful to the survivors… Continue Reading
There are two meaty things to note about the opinion in Perry v. Schwarzenegger. I’ve added a jump page if you want to get in to the two meaty things. The ultra-short version — the opinion sets out findings of… Continue Reading
Judge Vaughn Walker has ruled today that California’s Proposition 8 violates the Federal Constitution in Perry v. Schwarzenegger. I’m pleased with the result but as yet unsure about the reasoning because I’ve not had a chance to read the 136-page… Continue Reading
To say that the Presidency of Barack Obama has been a disaster from a governmental restraint perspective is the understatement of the century. Granted, the century is still young. But can anyone doubt that Terry Michael’s claims that libertarians should… Continue Reading
At the suggestion of Ordinary Gentleman Rufus F., I undertook to read Chris Hedges’ new book The Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle. I found it a seductively-written polemic, lacking in scholarly research but… Continue Reading
There is a building near the corner of Broadway and Park Place in New York City, occupying a spot either two or three blocks north of the edge of the World Trade Center reconstruction site depending on how you count… Continue Reading
In a recent column pointed out to me earlier tonight by an online friend, I note that firebrand columnist Ann Coulter, buried in a fair amount of invective and taunting (which is, after all, her trademark) has come across a… Continue Reading