American links
Learning from Reagan: not that America is “conservative” but that effective candidates connect rather than poll-reflect.
Billionaire New York Mayor Bloomberg has left the Republican Party. The possibility of a billionaire independent candidate for Prez.
The attempt to craft a new migration policy regime has failed. About that. Looking at the blog campaign against the immigration bill. Quoting an earlier version of that post wondering who paid for the attack ads. Responding one, two and three.
Michael Moore’s latest doco isn’t really.
The prosecutor in the Duke lacrosse team (false) rape case has been disbarred.
An American college which was a notorious island of oppression in a sea of freedom is closing.
A case about student free speech and school authority goes all the way to the Supreme Court, who come to a 5-4 decision based on an amazingly diverse set of perspectives. Justice Thomas’ position-that schools are in loco parentis and so students don’t have (as courts held for the first 150 years of the operation of the US Constitution) free speech rights within the area of school authority-makes sense to me.
About busing and diversity.
A founder of an anti-gun group is up on major weapons violations charges.
Charting VP Cheney’s extraordinary role in the Administration.
Billionaire New York Mayor Bloomberg has left the Republican Party. The possibility of a billionaire independent candidate for Prez.
The attempt to craft a new migration policy regime has failed. About that. Looking at the blog campaign against the immigration bill. Quoting an earlier version of that post wondering who paid for the attack ads. Responding one, two and three.
Michael Moore’s latest doco isn’t really.
The prosecutor in the Duke lacrosse team (false) rape case has been disbarred.
An American college which was a notorious island of oppression in a sea of freedom is closing.
A case about student free speech and school authority goes all the way to the Supreme Court, who come to a 5-4 decision based on an amazingly diverse set of perspectives. Justice Thomas’ position-that schools are in loco parentis and so students don’t have (as courts held for the first 150 years of the operation of the US Constitution) free speech rights within the area of school authority-makes sense to me.
About busing and diversity.
A founder of an anti-gun group is up on major weapons violations charges.
Charting VP Cheney’s extraordinary role in the Administration.