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- Dang, this O-care is better than the Commerce Clause
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- He is who we thought he was
- It’s not *nice* to be unconstitutional
- If you don’t have the law, or the facts…
- Democracy deficit
- European capitalism has things to recommend it, if…
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Monthly Archives: February 2012
10 years later: Tyvm, E. Howard Crosby
If marriage is considered only in the context of the happiness of consenting adults, who’s to say any arrangement is wrong? But even if we “bracket the interests of children” do we really appreciate what we’re asking for? I know … Continue reading
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AM or PM, look to the skies at 6:30
6:30 is not too early to wake up and see Mars & Saturn – the early dawn’s light can actually help as it washes out most/all of the stars so “you can’t miss” the planets. 12 hours later, a rare … Continue reading
Astronomy Pictures of the Fortnight XLV
Mark two dates on your calendar for next month: on March 3 Mars will be in opposition, and on March 13 Venus and Jupiter will be a “double planet” (separated by a mere 3 degrees in the sky). The first … Continue reading
“The bacchanalia of idealism gives way to the hangover of cynicism.”
Our political system is decidedly anti-utopian, which is one reason conservatives love it so. It assumes that even the most decent men will act out of self-interest. The Constitution doesn’t deny men’s flaws, but relies upon them. It sets ambition … Continue reading
Book review: “Coming Apart”
David Brooks, writing (The Great Divorce) last month in the NYT, said he’d be shocked “if there’s another book this year as important as Charles Murray’s “Coming Apart.” (Here’s an interview/review with Charles Murray about his book.) Murray’s argument is … Continue reading
“idiot socialism on the Titanic”
There’s no shortage of commentary – and no shortage of humor potential – on this issue. If it weren’t all so sad and terrible it’d be fun. My favorite is Steyn’s “like handing out condoms on the Titanic,” followed by … Continue reading
Does anybody think this a good idea? Solving what problem, exactly?
This makes the second serious assault on the separation of church and state in just the past few months. In Hosanna-Tabor v. EEOC late last year, the administration sought unprecedented limits on the autonomy of churches and religious institutions in … Continue reading
Well I suppose those are technically two ideas to reduce inequality…
James Q. Wilson writing in the WaPo last month: We could reduce income inequality by trying to curtail the financial returns of education and the number of women in the workforce — but who would want to do that? The … Continue reading
How much faith will be “allowed” to remain in faith-based institutions?
Is there anyone who needs contraception who can’t get it? Taxpayers give half a billion dollars to Planned Parenthood, who shovel out IUDs like aspirin… But there’s still one or two Nonconformists out there, and they have to be forced … Continue reading
Is the fed govt really the place you want these decisions to be made?
From Randall Smith, a fellow at the Ethics and Culture at Notre Dame: Once you’ve decided to politicize health care decisions in this way, there’s no telling what “good” the unelected mid-level bureaucrats of some future administration might decide they want to … Continue reading
