Elena Kagan was just confirmed to the Supreme Court by a vote of 63 to 37, mostly along party lines. No one ever seemed to get really enthusiastic about her or really enthusiastic against her. Maybe that’s a good thing… Continue Reading
Thanks to all the well-wishers during the Crown Fire. The fire line wound up coming very close to the aqueduct near my house, but firefighters stopped its advance just shy of the structures there (including two houses where people who… Continue Reading
At our usual Thursday night dinner tonight, one of the partners in the firm got called home early by his wife. A good thing, too, since the fire line for the north end of the Crown Fire has by now… Continue Reading
Almost exactly nine months ago, I offered an opinion which contained an element critical of conservative media after it appeared that the White House had chosen to disfavor Fox News. (Conservative Readers, I hope, will note that I was more… Continue Reading
From the Beeb, one of the bigger stories making the rounds today: An Arab man convicted in Israel of rape because he pretended he was a Jew when he had consensual sex with a Jewish woman has called the verdict… Continue Reading
In less than twenty-four hours, I have learned that SarahPAC has raised over $866,000 and spent over $742,000 flying its celebrity politician about the country. The ability to raise numbers approaching a million dollars a quarter, and less commented on… Continue Reading
The rule of law requires that when a decision is made by the appropriate authorities, everyone go along with it. I was, and remain, a strong proponent of same-sex marriage. I thought, and still think, that Proposition 8 was a… Continue Reading
That’s about as provocative a post title as I could think of for a more detailed report on the more interesting of the two cases issued yesterday striking down the Federal Defense of Marriage Act, Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. United… Continue Reading
In Boston today, U.S. District Judge Joseph Tauro ruled that the Federal Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional. If you’re following the same-sex marriage issue, whether you’re pro-SSM or anti-SSM, this is an appropriate time for you to let out… Continue Reading
(Cross-Posted at League of Ordinary Gentlemen.) So the Federal Department of Justice has sued the State of Arizona over Arizona’s immigration law. Once again, I am forced to think critically about something of which I superficially would seem to approve.… Continue Reading