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WSJ on Roberts and Abortion

The WSJ says the confirmation battle ain't over 'til it's over. Link [http://www.opinionjournal.com/best/#To%20Roberts%20Opponents,%20the%20Constitution%20Is%20About%20Abortion%20and%20Only%20Abortion] . Excerpt: > To Roberts' Opponents, the Constitution Is About Abortion and Only Abortion: > . . . Most of

Anti-Establishment. Kinda

Doesn't The Man run the USPTO? > Former Black Panther associates of Huey P. Newton, the late co-founder of the militant organization, are seeking to trademark the phrase "Burn Baby Burn" so they can slap the words--long associated with conflagrations that left cities like Watts and

Canada Plods On

Getting shocked by something in Canadian politics is like getting shocked when Chris Rock uses the "F" word. Still, this story struck us as a little premature at this stage of the Canadian game. We would've thought the Canadians were at least six months away from

Interesting Fast Fact

> The First Amendment has not always provided much protection in the courts for Americans; in fact, the Supreme Court did not decide any First Amendment cases for the first 150 years after the adoption of the Constitution. Michigan Bar Journal, June 2005, p. 30. Reminds us of Willmoore Kendall&

Mobilizing in the Name of . . .

The LA Times reports on the atheist mobilization in the New Red Scare era. We think the atheists are paranoid, just like the ACLU-types who panic everytime they see the "G word" in public. Nonetheless, it's interesting stuff: > Other [atheists] see the future as a

S.Ct. Battles

The Wall Street Journal has a good overview of what's important--historically and currently--in Bush's justice selection. Link [http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110006984]. From the conclusion: > But the larger goal should be to pick someone who has the intellectual conviction and firepower

Votes Be Damned . . .

. . . Do not thwart the elites' will: > You may have got the impression that the European constitution was dead - that the French had felled it, and the Dutch had pounded a stake through its heart. If so, think again. The constitution is being implemented, clause by clause, as

They Hate Purity and Goodness

Like we've always said: Abortion, contraception, homosexuality, and everything aren't about choice and freedom. Their about normalizing license. It's part of the same old moral revolution that started with the Enlightenment: Once everyone is freed of norms and moral restrictions, we'll be

Is This Interrogation . . .

. . . or a fun night at a San Fransisco nightclub? > United States interrogators at Guantanamo Bay subjected a suspected terrorist to abusive and degrading treatment, forcing him to wear a bra, dance with another man and behave like a dog, military investigators said yesterday. Link [http://news.scotsman.com/international.

This Makes No Sense

We're not a political blog. Moreover, we've never been big fans of the Iraqi War. But please indulge this observation: If Madrid and London were bombed because they supported the United States, what is France concerned about? > Tight security in Paris for Bastille Day parade