Author: Marie2

Faith-Based Scalia

If there has been any Constitutional consistency to Scalia’s votes over the years, it would be on the First Amendment.  He’s been a somewhat fierce defender of free speech rights (and usually drags Thomas along...

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A Buzz Worth Being Buzzed

Just in case anyone here didn’t bother to check out Russell Brand on “Morning Joe” — and I almost didn’t — it belongs in the “must see” category.  It’s one part George...

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To Catch A Thief Or Terrorist

Before the crime. Not just any sort of thief, but an embezzler.  But the stated purpose of all the US spy programs isn’t to catch any sort of terrorists either, but fundamentalist Muslim terrorists that want to bomb...

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The Waltham Murders and Todashev

The latest report on the Tardashev killing is even more curious (as if that could be possible) than the first report.  Conor Friedersdorf provides one of the better summaries of questions the latest NYTimes report raises....

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Please, No Pot Moguls, Fortunes, or Monopolies

Please no marijuana Doris Dukes.  Can we not repeat the history of tobacco with the monopoly American Tobacco Company that was later busted into the oligopoly comprised of American Tobacco Company, R. J. Reynolds, Liggett...

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