“Where in the Constitution is the separation of church and state?” O’Donnell asked him. When Coons responded that the First Amendment bars Congress from making laws respecting the establishment of religion, O’Donnell asked: “You’re telling me that’s in the First Amendment?” From You’re telling me that’s in the First Amendment? I’m not shocked by the… Continue reading You’re telling me that’s in the First Amendment?
Year: 2010
Partisanship Matters Most
Via John Sides, an elegant depiction from Gallup of why you shouldn’t take people’s explanations of what’s bothering them at face value: Democrats and Republicans alike feel threatened by the idea of a government controlled by the other political party. From Partisanship Matters Most Amazing chart that seems to explain the tea party better than… Continue reading Partisanship Matters Most
What did dinosaur meat taste like?
Slate ponders the question, what did dinosaur meat taste like?
Activism of Thomas’s Wife Could Raise Judicial Issues
It is the most partisan role ever for a spouse of a justice on the nation’s highest court, and Mrs. Thomas is just getting started. “Liberty Central will be bigger than the Tea Party movement,” she told Fox News in April, at a Tea Party rally in Atlanta. But to some people who study judicial… Continue reading Activism of Thomas’s Wife Could Raise Judicial Issues
5 Myths about Federal Taxes
My colleague Bob Stoker walked into my office yesterday and, apropos of Andy’s post about Greg Mankiw, noted that there sure was a lot of misinformation about taxation. I suggest he write a corrective, and here it is. From The Monkey Cage: 5 Myths about Federal Taxes Really interesting read.
Plan to Ban Food Stamps for Sodas Faces Obstacles
Experts question the legality of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s proposal to bar New York City’s food-stamp recipients from using them to buy sugared drinks. From Plan to Ban Food Stamps for Sodas Faces Obstacles – NYTimes.com Why doesn’t the debate over taxing junk food ever include discussion about ending the broken farm subsidies system that… Continue reading Plan to Ban Food Stamps for Sodas Faces Obstacles
Why zip codes have connotations.
From Why zip codes have connotations.
Who’s Afraid Of Sharia Law?
A Martian takeover of New Jersey is more likely than the imposition of a caliphate, or of Muslim law, on America, for any number of reasons From Who’s Afraid Of Sharia Law? Next up on Fox, are the Martians going to take over New Jersey and why isn’t Obama doing anything about it?
Schedule Your Work to Avoid Choking Your Calendar with Interruptions
most people don’t schedule their work. They schedule the interruptions that prevent their work from happening. In the case of a business like ours, what clients pay us to make and do happens in the cracks between meetings From Schedule Your Work to Avoid Choking Your Calendar with Interruptions Sad but true.
Activism of Thomas’s Wife Could Raise Judicial Issues
It is the most partisan role ever for a spouse of a justice on the nation’s highest court, and Mrs. Thomas is just getting started. “Liberty Central will be bigger than the Tea Party movement,” she told Fox News in April, at a Tea Party rally in Atlanta. But to some people who study judicial… Continue reading Activism of Thomas’s Wife Could Raise Judicial Issues