The Supreme Court To America: Don’t Protest Me, Bro!
Funny thing about the First Amendment’s speech clause: For something that’s relatively straightforward – “Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of...
Read MoreFunny thing about the First Amendment’s speech clause: For something that’s relatively straightforward – “Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of...
Read MoreIf only there were some way to challenge executive power when the President goes to far … Oh, yeah. There is: NEW YORK – The American Civil Liberties Union and the...
Read MoreHaving meh-ed in the general direction of the controversy surrounding the FBI’s recent subpoena of Associated Press telephone records, I suppose it’s only fair to...
Read MoreLest you worry, let me reassure you: No, this will not be the only subject I write about in this here digital journal. I promise. But it’s funny how these things keep...
Read MoreThree days after weathering a storm of criticism over its exploitive “Ri5e to the Occasion” t-shirts – including this epic takedown from The Nation’s Dave Zirin...
Read MoreSo, remember yesterday when I (ahem) gently chided libertarian columnist Steve Chapman for his hyperbolic reaction to Cook County, Illinois’ $25.00 tax on sales of...
Read MoreGoddammit, gun people, you’re driving me crazy. I’m one of those liberals who’s on your side. Well, I’m on your side inasmuch as I accept the fact that the...
Read MoreIf there’s one Clash song that encapsulates the band’s true manifesto, it has to be “Clampdown” from London Calling (1979). This is a great live version from...
Read MoreYou know that Supreme Court Justices like Antonin Scalia and John Roberts are intellectual giants, because their right-wing groupies constantly tell us so. And, of...
Read More***My latest for RH Reality Check was published yesterday. Read the full post here. An amicus brief recently filed by Bart Stupak and Democrats for Life of America in...
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