Inflating the jobs of Supreme Court justices
Suppose that you were judging a bake-off among contestants who didn’t know the difference between sugar and salt. Suppose that you were a judge on a show like “The Voice” and the contestants did not...
View ArticleApprove Gorsuch – contingent on him answering the questions
We’ve all heard that it’s better to deal with the devil you know rather than the one you don’t. In the United States, we have a system in which the nine individuals set policy for one of the three...
View ArticleComey’s Situational Ethics Make Common Sense
All of us strive for perfection; none of us achieve it. But some come closer than others and James Comey seems to be one who has those special characteristics that make a human being about as good as...
View ArticleThe View From The Tower
If you were looking for a hackneyed and inelegant metaphor for privilege and inequality, the building I work in would be an excellent choice. It’s a tower above a dilapidated shopping mall, and while...
View ArticleThe latest assault on ACA [Obamacare]: DOJ won’t defend it in court
In a dramatic break from a long-standing norm of defending federal laws, Attorney General Jeff Session has announced that the Department of Justice will not defend the Affordable Care Act in a lawsuit...
View ArticleIt’s not just Kavanaugh; it’s the whole process
In a truly just world, Brett Kavanaugh would not be confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court for so many reasons. While the “he said – she said” conflict between Judge Kavanaugh and Dr. Christine Blasey...
View ArticleWe Need Help – Understanding the Republican Brain
How did it happen? Susan Collins, a seemingly sensitive person who is pro-choice on abortion rights, disses Christine Blasey-Ford’s a contention that she was sexually abused by Brett Kavanaugh. Is...
View ArticleLife after the Voting Rights Act
The Supreme Court’s decision in Shelby County v. Holder—to overturn the “pre-clearance” requirement in Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act—continues to have major ramifications for voting rights in...
View ArticleRepublicans are destroying our founders’ Federalism
There once was a time when most Americans revered the Constitution. The charter outlined how we mortals structured our government so that reason and fairness were two of the guiding principles. But...
View ArticleExpand the Court
For the past year, I’ve sat through a lot of anxious liberal pearl clutching commentary about the danger of a stolen Presidential election. “This time was practice, next time they’ll get away with it”...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to Joe Biden: Nominate Kamala
Mr. President, Every day the President is confronted with major issues that affect the life and prosperity of our nation and our planet. The decisions that the President makes often are collaborative...
View ArticleKetanji Brown Jackson’s Confirmation Should’ve Been a Celebration
We are now at the end of Women’s History Month after recognizing Black History Month in February. The United States Senate, appropriately, is now on the precipice of confirming the first Black woman to...
View ArticleWould President Hillary Clinton have saved Roe? Probably Not
Monday evening an unknown individual inside the United States Supreme Court leaked a draft decision written by Justice Samuel Alito which would explicitly overturn the landmark decisions Roe v. Wade...
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