The Second SCOTUS Standing Scandal
The courts conduct the nation’s business. The public’s business. The courts stand apart from the rest of the government so that they can pass judgment over the government when need be. And the public...
Monthly Archive: April 2013
Gosnell and our inadequate public discourse on abortion
Tim Carney wrote yesterday that when Obama was a state senator, he “repeatedly voted against legislation requiring hospitals to care for babies born during abortions” because “[s]uch laws might somehow be used in the future to infringe on abortion’s legality.” Carney argues that “Gosnell’s method for aborting babies wasn’t substantially different from a procedure Obama enthusiastically defends.” Today, the White House has no comment on Gosnell, noting that it concerns on an ongoing legal matter. A totally valid response—is what […]
Rand Paul, Victim
Note: My thoughts and fervent best wishes go out to everyone in Boston. At this early juncture I feel that’s all that can be responsibly said. As Ta-Nehisi Coates notes, this report should put to rest any...
Boston Marathon Disaster
An explosion has apparently struck very near the finish line of the Boston Marathon today. Someone has found video, and while it’s not gory, it’s also not for the squeamish. Our best wishes to...
Monday Afternoon Jukebox: Daft Punk’s New “Get Lucky”
Get Lucky – Daft Punk (OFFICIAL RADIO EDIT)Watch this video on YouTube This is from Daft Punk‘s new record. The song is called “Get Lucky.” It features Pharrell and Nile Rodgers. I sometimes do...
In Which The City of Portland Makes Me Seriously Consider Becoming a Registered Libertarian
Just as everyone becomes a liberal when Walmart announces a new store in their neighborhood, it turns out everyone becomes a libertarian when dealing with dead trees. Or maybe it’s just me. As many...
G-d and Man and Sex (!) on Campus: Moral Relativism Goes to College, An Historical Perspective, Part II
Note: This post is part of our League Symposium on Higher Education in the 21st Century. You can read the introductory post for the Symposium here. To see a list of all posts in the...
To be educated is to be human.
Note: This post is part of our League Symposium on Higher Education in the 21st Century. You can read the introductory post for the Symposium here. To see a list of all posts in...
Outreach, Rand Paul Style
I’ve been thinking lately about Rand Paul’s recent attempt at what is called minority outreach at Howard University, “the historically black college” (apparently the mandatory phrasing). I’ve been thinking about what, exactly, Paul did...
So, explain to me again how the South is just the same as everywhere else?
A year or two ago I made a disparaging comment about the South in the threads and was rightly taken to task by a number of readers. (As I recall, MFarmer was particularly on-target.)...
In The First Circle Bookclub!
(If you haven’t yet, check out our kickoff post here, and our first discussion post here.) If you’re wondering what the Sharashka Marfino looked like, well, there it is. That’s a picture of it....
Shameless Self-Promotion.
Going to take advantage of the higher education symposium to post another reminder of my Crowd-Funding project. The confluence of rising costs in higher education and outdated immigration standards make it a challenge to...
Federal U & The Rising Cost of Higher Ed
Note: This post is part of our League Symposium on Higher Education in the 21st Century. You can read the introductory post for the Symposium here. To see a list of all posts in the...
New Rule
No one is allowed to complain about the lack of fairness or “reverse racism” of a system aimed at ending anti-black racism while simultaneously denying that we live in a society of extreme anti-black...
There Has Got To Be A Better Way (Law School, Part 5)
Note: This post is part of our League Symposium on Higher Education in the 21st Century. You can read the introductory post for the Symposium here. To see a list of all posts in...
Under a Field of Flowers: Captain Emil Kapaun
Somewhere in Korea, along the banks of the Yalu River, the mortal remains of Captain Emil Kapaun lie in an unmarked grave under a field of flowers alongside the bodies of the prisoners of...
Friday Jukebox: Matt the Electrician’s “College”
by Maribou Note: This post is part of our League Symposium on Higher Education in the 21st Century. You can read the introductory post for the Symposium here. To see a list of all...
College For Not Everybody
Note: This post is part of our League Symposium on Higher Education in the 21st Century. You can read the introductory post for the Symposium here. To see a list of all posts in...
