. . . because Matt Franck schooled me on it years ago, in a 2006 NRO piece : Activism, I think, can be pretty neutrally defined as the wrongful use of the power we call judicial review. (Not its wrongful non-use, though . . . ) I don’t agree with Franck down the line on con-law (although . . . . Continue Reading »
So I’m reading the Heritage Foundation’s mostly reasonable campaign book CHANGING THE COURSE: WHAT’S AT STAKE IN 2012. The section on JUDICIAL ACTIVISM, called “Rogue Justice,” explains that progressive judges have transformed the Court from being the least dangerous . . . . Continue Reading »
Thanks again, pomocon commenters—I benefitted from a fine thread below, learning about a whole slew of films about communism. Of course, one of the questions asked was, why haven’t there been more films about communism? In particular, why have there not been more Hollywood , . . . . Continue Reading »
In 2005 the APA famously articulated the “no difference” thesis: the moral equivalence of children’s outcomes in regards to heterosexual and gay parenting. The debate was apparently over, but two studies released last week have reignited the issue. The first study contends the . . . . Continue Reading »
Our Jim has a witty and instructive review of a book on rating the presidents. It turns out that Jim can sum up the truth about presidential greatness in one paragraph: Greatness is to be found not just in the effecting of an important change but in comparing the magnitude and worth of the . . . . Continue Reading »
Christie and Springsteen explained by ME. . . . . Continue Reading »
This is the conclusion of the long series of Songbook posts kicked off by my simple observation that many bands championed as representative of new music , such as Crystal Castles, really aren’t . While many themes have been touched upon, overall, Songbook posts #36-51 have been about 1) . . . . Continue Reading »
1. I have to say that Pete’s last two posts display a very singular integration of his personal experiences etc. into his policy analysis. He’s ready to turn pro and needs an agent. I, of course, will plagiarize the heck out of the development of informed conservative opinion on health . . . . Continue Reading »
I’m currently working on an introduction to a book I’m co-editing on one of the greatest films about communism, The Lives of Others , and I’m wondering what other films there are that portray life under communist oppression that our readers know about. There don’t seem to be . . . . Continue Reading »
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