Author: BooMan

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...

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...

Do you think the Republicans would be pushing voter photo ID laws if they didn’t think it would benefit them politically? I think you can forget about that. State Treasurer candidate Diana Irey Vaughan may have stolen the...

As you probably know, I did some work with Democracy for America to raise awareness of and build support for an effort by our country’s state attorneys general to file an amicus brief with the Supreme Court in favor of...