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One of the hallmarks of the GOP opposition to Sonia Sotomayor has been repetitively citing her “wise Latina” comments while omitting her conclusion of her speech. Over at The Washington Post, Michael Gerson does the same thing to me, selectively quoting my blog post yesterday in order to engage in some concern trolling regarding Sotomayor […]

Jonah Goldberg doesn’t understand why Cheney‘s alleged attempt to create a CIA assassination squad and hide it from Congress is a story: Okay, so I’ve had internet problems and staying abreast of the news has been a problem. So, I’m willing to concede that maybe I’m missing something. But, from what I can tell this […]

Sometimes when you think you’re saying something witty, you’re actually revealing something unflattering about yourself. Rush Limbaugh guest-host Mark Steyn‘s reaction to a story about artificial sperm being created in a lab is one of those times (via John Cole): Women no longer need men to reproduce, so soon we will be ruled by giant […]

According to the New York Times, the Office of Legal Counsel, which advises the White House on what is and is not constitutional, issued guidance saying that terrorist detainees have some constitutional rights and that convictions reached by military commission through coerced information could be overturned.

I’m not really sure what to say about the death of Michael Jackson. As a kid I used to have this red members only jacket that well–I’m sure almost everyone has at least one memory like that. One of the first things that came to mind when I heard was that the man, from childhood […]

The Root has a week-long retrospective on Do The Right Thing, which I highly recommend reading. Doing so has made me reflect a bit on my own thoughts about the Spike Lee canon. Let me first say that I love Spike Lee’s films. When I was about 16, I went on a Spike Lee bender […]

Judge Ellen Segel Huvelle has ordered the government to produce information from the executive task force on Guantanamo, the body that is sorting through detainee cases and recommending a course of action based on the state of cases against them. The order is meant to prevent the courts from going forward on Habeas cases where […]

LaShawn Barber tries to argue that same-sex marriage bans aren’t analagous to interracial marriage bans: Loving did not give people the right to marry whomever they wished; it gave them the freedom to marry without racial restrictions. The goal of interracial marriage bans and legalized segregation was to maintain a subordinate class of citizens based […]

Eric Holder, who has long been a supporter of more vigorous enforcement of voting rights protections, is pleased with the Supreme Court’s ruling. In a statement, Holder said “The Supreme Court’s decision to leave in place Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act marks a victory for voting rights in America. In a nearly-unanimous decision, […]

National Journal takes a look at the relative diversity of the last two presidential administrations: A National Journal study of 366 top Obama administration officials has found that 52 percent are white males, down from 59 percent at this point in President George W. Bush‘s first term. Eleven percent of those officials are African Americans, […]