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- Opinion · Jul 3, 2012Notes From the Unpowered
Just wait till he votes next term to overturn affirmative action and the Voting Rights Act. Not so fast. If forced to choose between a correct vote on affirmative action … arguably much more important to the success of self-government. Affirmative action is morally wrong. But it won’t bankrupt us, and it doesn’t expand the reach
- Opinion · Jul 2, 2012Different Shades of Lipstick on the Same Socialist Pig
Chief Justice John Roberts, the Supreme Court decided that Americans have no right to due process. Indeed, the Court not only upheld a fraud perpetrated on the public -- it became … said, ‘Eh, drugs, stolen property, what’s the big whup? You just wrote the wrong commodity into the indictment. So let’s not bother with a whole new trial
- Opinion · Jun 30, 2012From The Comedy Store
Spanish and press three for Spanish. Jimmy Carter accused President Obama of human rights abuses with his drone strikes on terrorists in Pakistan. It’s obvious what’s happening here … whenever Indonesian school teachers whip you across the back if you get the plural wrong
- Opinion · Jun 29, 2012The Chief Justice of the United States
yesterday on the Obamacare case. Well, we were sort of right but in the end we were wrong. First of all the official title of the case is: NATIONAL FEDERATION … yesterday on the Obamacare case. Well, we were sort of right but in the end we were wrong. First of all the official title of the case is: NATIONAL FEDERATION
- Opinion · Jun 29, 2012HBO’s Arrogant ‘Newsroom’
number of TV critics who panned the show were wrong. “They’ve somehow missed the breadth, depth and ‘got it right’ qualities -- and importance - of Newsroom.” Real news junkies … number of TV critics who panned the show were wrong. “They’ve somehow missed the breadth, depth and ‘got it right’ qualities -- and importance - of Newsroom.” Real news junkies
- Opinion · Jun 29, 2012Why Roberts Did It
concern was that the court do everything it could to avoid being seen, rightly or wrongly, as high-handedly overturning sweeping legislation passed by both houses of Congress and signed
- Opinion · Jun 28, 2012We’re Going to Do What We Want, and We Dare You to Stop Us
attempted to shake down Boeing and prevent them from operating a plant in the right to work state of South Carolina. They have routinely bypassed Congress via combinations of executive … bulb Atlantic magazine columnist Sasha Issenberg, who thinks Americans should be shamed into voting. Wrong on both counts. In fact I’ll take it a step further
- Opinion · Jun 27, 2012What Does Obama’s ‘Marriage Equality’ Mean for Bisexuals?
plaintiffs and their allies argued, were wrong because they were based on morality. Assessing this argument that homosexual behavior was a “right,” Justice Antonin Scalia asked, “Why is this different … wrong. Racial discrimination violates the natural God-given law that is the only source of any legitimate law of the state. When the Founders created this country, they rightfully pointed
- Opinion · Jun 27, 2012Voter Apathy Isn’t a Crime
right thing against your will, you don’t get credit for doing the right thing. Let’s move on to the absurdity. Ornstein and Mann suggest fining people … less democratic.” Ornstein and Mann, whose new book blames Republicans for all that’s wrong in Washington, make a slightly different argument. They claim that coerced voting would revive
- Opinion · Jun 27, 2012In Praise of Discrimination
disparity between women and men in the individual insurance market is just plain wrong, and it has to change!” The industry caved. The president of its trade group, Karen … guess the 47 million people who don’t have health care should just die, right, John?” The truth is, almost all people do get health care, even if they
- Opinion · Jun 25, 2012Fast and Furiously Diverting Attention from the Economy
back the money they’ve already borrowed at higher rates. What could possibly go wrong? Here’s what: saving the bankers requires kicking national sovereignty to the curb … Europe, where they at least they have the guts to bring it up. Right here in the United States as well, where the Fed can -- make that has -- operated with
- Opinion · Jun 22, 2012Obama’s Truthiness
things go wrong for the young Barack, the truth must be bent to show that it’s somebody else’s fault. Young Barry Obama had the right stuff
- Alexander's Column · Jun 21, 2012Obama Orders Military ‘Gay Pride’ Celebrations
about the issue thinks the DoD’s policy towards homosexual conduct is wrong, period, and contributes to a degradation of unit cohesion and effectiveness. The fact that the DoD would … behavior, we are now challenged to figure out exactly what kind of status and rights we are going to bestow on it. As a commander, I would be content
- Opinion · Jun 21, 2012Why the ‘Disrespect’ for President Obama?
comparing Bush to the Southern lawman who turned dogs and water hoses on civil rights marchers during the ’60s. “Bush is an incompetent leader,” said then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi … White House reporter Sam Donaldson, who called Munro’s interruption “wrong and unusual,” wrote: “Many on the political right believe this President ought not to be there -- they oppose
- Opinion · Jun 20, 2012Regulating Political Speech
undermine the integrity of elected institutions.” Please. The swing justice, Anthony Kennedy, was right to say: “When Government seeks to use its full power, including the criminal law, to command … condemned the Supremes for “judicial activism.” I thought progressives favored free speech. I was wrong. People’s stance on free speech often depends on whose ox is gored. In condemning
- Opinion · Jun 18, 2012The #%@*&! Problem
matter too. In other areas most of us take it for granted that the rights of communities, not just those of individuals, are entitled to some deference. Middleborough wouldn … American life no longer seems merely “trifling and annoying.” Middleborough’s solution is all wrong, but the problem it’s trying to address is no small matter. (Jeff Jacoby
- Opinion · Jun 15, 2012A Global Recession?
economy -- standing on the front edge of another recession? I sincerely hope I’m wrong. But warning signs are everywhere. The eurozone economy is flat on its back. Greece … steady recovery progress is out of touch with Main Street America. They’re right. Of course, Obama’s “private sector is doing just fine” statement is part and parcel
- Opinion · Jun 14, 2012Economy: Obama Brags About Treading Water
concerned about losses in the public sector. The cluelessness is absolutely stunning. Obama is wrong about both the private and public sector. Obama’s assessment of the economy reminds many … jobs above its January 2008 level, an 11.4 percent increase. That’s right, up 11.4 percent. ... The recession was boomtime for federal employment, especially after Obama took office. Federal jobs
- Opinion · Jun 14, 2012A Perfect World - It’s Elementary
just a coincidence -- for industrious regulating to bring everyone into compliance with the right rules. Which brings us to the reign of virtue at Bethesda Elementary School. There, campaign-finance … excited.” Of course politics should be purged of excitement. But lest you get the wrong idea -- the idea that liberalism would, if it could, so firmly restrict political speech that
- Opinion · Jun 13, 2012Planned Parenthood Displaces Parents (Again)
take the reins of our child’s sex education, to deliver the right messages about sex. When was the last time you engaged your child in a conversation about … know that the meaning of sex implies that sexual behavior outside of marriage is wrong? That it can injure us spiritually, emotionally, and even physically? And that some kinds