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Yes, we have a voting problem, Part Deux
Just last month I was being cynical about Republican efforts to prevent voting fraud by making sure that students and poor people don’t vote. But thank goodness the Republicans are on the ball, so we...
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Lactation: I don’t think that word means what you think it means.
Though what this judge thought it meant is beyond me. The awesome Barry Roseman posts a quote of the day for a bunch of us civil rights lawyer types. Here was today’s: The commission says that the...
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“Fail.” You keep using that word . . .
Since my brother and I appear to be communicating by blog these days (::waving:: Hi, Bruce!), I’d like to respond to this post* by paraphrasing my second favorite movie line:** “‘Fail.’ You keep...
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Constitutional originalism for the unbuff
Scalia Suggests ‘Hand-Held Rocket Launchers’ Are Protected Under Second Amendment | ThinkProgress. Can you guess why Scalia suggests hand-held rocket launchers are protected under the Second Amendment?...
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Totalitarian bicyclists
New York City recently started a bike-share program. It’s my understanding that the program is sponsored by Citibank — a capitalist institution last time I checked — and that participation is...
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I think Google and I are not communicating
{Image description: Google search for “Moroccan restaurant south colorado blvd” with the following results (accompanied by thumbnail photos): Mataam Fez Restaurant; California Pizza Kitchen; Teddy’s...
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The Man-Haters at Fox News
“Brit Hume and Bill O’Reilly Think America’s Too ‘Feminized’ to Appreciate Chris Christie.” Hume: I have to say that in this sort of feminized atmosphere in which we exist today, guys who are...
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America the Beautiful
I don’t usually get choked up over TV ads. (OK, yeah, I do. All it takes is folk music and/or puppies and I’m reaching for the kleenex.) But Coke’s America Is Beautiful Super Bowl ad was just beyond...
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WWJF
Who Would Jesus Fear? The residents of Indian Village are fighting mad about the potential location of a group home for mentally ill youth in southwest Louisiana’s Allen parish. “We don’t have a...
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This guy is tasked with public safety?
I personally believe in Jesus Christ as my lord savior, but I’m also a killer. I’ve killed a lot. And if I need to, I’ll kill a whole bunch more. … If you don’t want to get killed, don’t show up in...
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“Lost Opportunity”
Chief justice decries decision that does not ‘celebrate Constitution’ | TheHill. “Indeed, however heartened proponents of same-sex marriage might be on this day, it is worth acknowledging what they...
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Texas Governor Orders Founding Fathers/Constitution Display Removed from...
The governor of Texas removed an approved display involving the Statue of Liberty because . . . Texas has a budget surplus that it would like to redistribute to ACLU lawyers? Source: Texas Governor...
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Totalitarian bicyclists
New York City recently started a bike-share program. It’s my understanding that the program is sponsored by Citibank — a capitalist institution last time I checked — and that participation is...
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Wanted: foreign affairs journalist to cover events in Ferguson, Minneapolis,...
Sometimes I think journalists don’t even read their own articles — or internalize their own hot air. In this Sunday’s New York Times, Ellen Barry writes about a murder case in India in which caste...
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