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In my last post, I noted that the idea that courts are “counter-majoritarian” is not a useful basis for a critique of the courts. This is not to say, however, that there are no potential objections to judicial review from the standpoint of democratic theory. The first set of objections is strictly normative. On can […]

Let me state this a bit more clearly: This whole Rove thing is a trap intended to paint Democrats as whiny hippies. If we respond by getting all pissed off and indignant, this will happen. Or we’ll let them invade another country just to prove we’re not hippies. First, there is a proposal to withdraw […]

So I said I’d be gone Monday to Friday. But I didn’t say what time Friday. So think of this as a practice post, not evidence of a blogging obsession that won’t allow me a full week’s vacation. I’m just stretching out, limbering up, preparing to jump off the bench and get back in the […]

So these guest-bloggers, pretty sweet, huh? They’ll be here through the end of the day, but I’m parachuting in for two posts here. The first is in response to popular demand (well, a few e-mails) asking me to link to the Get a Job pieces I do for Campus Progress. Ask and ye shall receive, […]

Thanks to Karl Rove I was thinking about hippy-dippy self-esteem psycho-babble last night. He’s pretty clearly trying to link us to the Effeminate Hippy Stereotype. And when I think of Effeminate Hippy Stereotypes, I think of Mr. VanDrisen from Beavis and Butthead. And this is the truth about that show:

Link: Rove Draws a Hard Line Between Conservatives, Liberals Over 9/11.

Prof. Goose here. Dear Kleinians, you’ve been great. I hope you’ve seen from my posts that the issue of petroleum’s imminent peak of supply matters and will matter more and more to your lives over time. I also hope you’ll continue learning about this complex topic at the many news sources available (e.g., peakoil.com, energybulletin.net, […]