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The second-most popular search term bringing people to Not A Potted Plant today is “Heal Foreskin With Prayer.” Through Him all things are possible, I suppose. Let me know how that works out for you, dudes.

In a post, and then in a comment thread about the Electoral College, Ryan Noonan develops the idea that the original intent of the Electoral College was for informed, educated people of diverse backgrounds, who hail from around the country,… Continue Reading →

United States v. Alvarez — Ninth Circuit affirmed, the Stolen Valor Act is unconstitutional. Breakdown is Concurrence plurality by Kennedy, joined by Roberts, Ginsburg. Breyer and Kagan suggest that statute could be re-written to comply with First Amendment, meaning someone in Congress… Continue Reading →

In response to an OTB post (originally about work-life balance, but turning towards decision points and regrets), Rob in CT wrote: I will admit to some second-guessing over an offer my father once made to me: 1) go to one… Continue Reading →

As most of you know, I come from a southern heritage. None moreso than the branch of my family that comes from the north. How my grandmother ended up in the south is a long story, but once there, the… Continue Reading →

College football has finally acquiesced to a playoff. I’ll be honest, though, that I don’t fully understand how it’s going to work: The group of presidents also endorsed a rotation of the semifinal games among six bowl sites and a… Continue Reading →

If it was a USAF jet that was shot down over international waters instead of a Turkish jet, there would be calls to reduce every airstrip in Syria into pools of still-quivering molten glass. But it was a Turkish jet and… Continue Reading →

Minimize the amount of direct contact the parties have with one another. Consider this story. Granted, this isn’t exactly what was said, at high volume and rapid speed, this morning in the hallway outside the courtroom. I can’t remember the exact details… Continue Reading →

In a recent linky-post, I mentioned a study that suggests that skeptics of global warming are actually more scientifically knowledgeable than believers: Some righties are getting a real kick out of a new study suggesting that global warming skeptics have… Continue Reading →

If you haven’t read Elias Isquith’s post on respect and the presidency, it’s well worth your time. The Economist also had a good piece on the subject: The beautiful idiocy of Cartman’s demand to “respect mah authoritah!” is that he… Continue Reading →