Month: June 2012

I congratulate George Will for recognizing the absurdity of the conservatives’ dissents in Miller v. Alabama. Mr. Will was a little coy about his criticism, but at least he felt moved to say something. When it comes to...

What’s with the spate of conservative Springsteen fans? Today, it is David Brooks reporting back from his tour with the Boss through Spain and France. The column is actually not that bad. It’s several notches above...

Today Booman posted a piece titled Sociopathic Justice. My first reaction was: Well…yeah, Booman!!! Good on ya! Tear a strip off of the whole system!!!” Imagine my surprise and disappointment when I found that the...

. NATO condemnation to be sought over downed F-4 Phantom jet ANKARA (Hürriyet) – As NATO convenes with the agenda of Syria’s shooting of Turkey’s plane, Ankara seeks strong messages of solidarity and...

You have to scroll down a lot to find Clarence Thomas’s dissent in Miller v. Alabama (which was joined by Scalia), but it’s worth it. The case involved two different murders committed by 14 year olds. Actually, only...