9/11 Anniversary Thoughts
As I think we all know by now, yesterday was the 5th anniversary of the attacks that happened on September 11th 2001. I would have liked to written a post about it yesterday but I was at a conference in … Continue reading
As I think we all know by now, yesterday was the 5th anniversary of the attacks that happened on September 11th 2001. I would have liked to written a post about it yesterday but I was at a conference in … Continue reading
Today here in New York State it’s primary day. That basically means that the Democratic person that gets elected in the primary will win the general election in November. I went in to my local polling place and did my … Continue reading
I was listening to the Cato Institute’s daily podcast on Friday. They were discussing the SCOTUS decision in the Rapanos case. The SCOTUS basically said that the Vermont law severely limiting campaign donations was unconstitutional and that it needed to … Continue reading
“The power to tax involves the power to destroy.” —Justice John Marshall What is the difference between a taxidermist and a tax collector? The taxidermist takes only your skin.” —Mark Twain “The income tax has made liars out of more … Continue reading
Here in America we aren’t allowed to have differing opinions, here is yet another example.
At 12:00am this morning NYC had a full transit strike. No busses or trains (subways) were running. I don’t have a issue anymore about traveling into Manhattan since I now work in the same borough that I live in, Brooklyn. … Continue reading
Orin Kerr over at The Volokh Conspiracy has a lengthy but good overview of the legal issues regarding the whole NSA surveillance program that was revealed late last week. Recommended reading to all that are interested.
He is stable according to Reuters. It will be interesting to see how this will affect the upcoming election where his new party, Kadimah, was ahead in the most recent polls. Will this scare Israelis into not voting Sharon who … Continue reading
Adams vs. Jefferson The tumultuous Election of 1800
Here is reason 1,297 why Ann Althouse is one of the best bloggers out there. I fully agree with Jonah Goldberg when he says “Althouse is Cool!”. The way that she takes apart this poor man’s argument against Alito is … Continue reading