June 22, 2012
Eat Dirt
There was a fascinating little article in the New York Times yesterday by Jeff Leach, a science and archaeology writer and founder of the Human Food Project (Dirtying Up Our Diets, June 20, 2012). Leach’s main contention is that adding...
June 21, 2012
Contempt: Eric Holder’s Reputation
In 1821, the Supreme Court found in Anderson v. Dunn, that Congress’ power to hold someone in contempt was essential to ensure that Congress was “… not exposed to every indignity and interruption that rudeness, caprice, or even conspiracy, may...
June 20, 2012
Rust Belt Moving Against Obama
President Obama made a tactically brilliant decision to put Mitt Romney in a box last week on immigration when he announced that he wasn’t going to enforce certain of laws pertaining to illegal aliens who happened to be here through...
June 19, 2012
The Bipartisanship Myth
First published in The Hill. Norm Ornstein and Thomas Mann recently released It’s Even Worse Than It Looks, a book dedicated to the principle that bipartisanship is a worthy goal and that its breakdown is all the Republicans’ fault. It’s...
June 19, 2012
4 and 7: Niggling Detail About Attack on Romney’s Jobs
In blackjack, when you get a 4 card followed by a 7 card, you almost always double your bet. The theory is that you will most likely draw a face card or a ten, and thus you will end up...
June 18, 2012
After Obamacare: GOP Strategy
So, Ruth let the cat out of the bag. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader-Ginsburg hinted over the weekend that Obamacare is a goner. She didn’t exactly say that, but Politico reported that at an American Constitution Society forum, she did...