October, 2019 archive
The Candidates Debate 1
And I don’t care.
In the unlikely case that you’re curious as to why I pay no attention to candidate debates, it’s that they have devolved into substance-less side shows.
Presidented Times 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, UW Professor David P. Barash argues that there are historical precedents of these times. Here’s a few that he cites:
Follow the link for more presidential precedents.
“You Can’t Tell the Players without a Program” 0
Clifford Lazarus offers a guide to understanding the Trumpling.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Give your buddy a ride home, politely.
The Eye of the Beholder 0
Reacting to the recent police shootings of innocent black persons simply for being, Leonard Pitts, Jr., asks a question:
Follow the link for the rest of his thoughts.
In related news, Tony Norman wonders what’s going on in Texas, anyway.
Originalist Sin 0
At Above the Law, Tyler Broker explains that self-avowed Supreme Court “originalists” aren’t. A snippet:
Instead, what has dominated the Court’s most consequential opinions are modern-based (politically conservative) value judgments that can stand in direct conflict with the lawful original intent of Congress.
Follow the link for the exhibits in his case.
If One Standard Is Good, Two Must Be Better 0
Carl Hiaasen imagines an alternate universe.
That Was the Weekend That Was 0
Field delivers a news roundup.
A Notion of Immigrants 0
One wrong turn leads to Homeland Security Hell.
