A stunningly dishonest piece of advocacy writing about the Supreme Court

In an earlier post, I pointed out how much more informative talk radio is than its MSM counterparts (including NPR), because the former has a discursive, adversarial style that allows ideas to be developed and aired, while the latter works within a tight format aimed at pushing a specific (usually political) viewpoint. Occasionally, though, [...]

Hold your nose voting

There is always a very good possibility that, whichever Republican wins in the primaries, you won’t like that person. You may even be tempted to throw away a vote by abstaining or making a “protest vote” for a third party candidate. I’ve urged against that conduct on the ground that, no matter how [...]

Birds of a feather

I’ve made no secret of the fact that I think most of the problems currently plaguing us are all Jimmy Carter’s fault.  I also think the man is a morally reprehensible kook.  (You can find all my Carter posts here.)  It therefore comes as no surprise to me to read that Rosie O’Donnell really likes [...]