Erwin Chemerinsky is one of the most renowned of constitutional scholars; he’s been rightly called a “demi-god.” U.C. Irvine is apparently trying to get a new law school off the ground. I say “apparently,” because they’re sure going about it in a funny way. They may have shot themselves in the foot before they started: […]

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Every once in awhile, I have to “go off” on one of my own family members for sending me something written by salivating barely-human clearly-bigoted individuals via email. For reasons I cannot comprehend — because, after all, I’m the “pinko” of the family — they think I’ll actually agree with the sentiments and are always […]

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I wasn’t sure where to put this, so I filed it under Culture Wars. My uncle sent me (and several others) an email about the flag of the United States being flown upside down at the Montebello High School in Montebello, California. For further clarification (the story, incidentally, is true): http://www.montebello.k12.ca.us/ It’s hard to know […]

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Bill Moyers received a medal from the Union Theological Seminary for his contributions to faith and reason in America. He addressed the crowd in a speech called “9/11 and the Sport of God.” Concerning the work of the Muslim terrorists on the now-infamous 9/11, he said: [I]t is never only the number of dead by […]

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This past week, I’ve begun to get an understanding of why America is the land of extremes.

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Used to be the day when I’d say, “There are times you read about something and you just have to say, ‘huh?’ and shake your head.” Then there was a period of time when it happened almost daily. Nowadays, the hardest part is that nothing really surprises me anymore. If I woke up tomorrow and […]

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I occasionally rant about the loss of American jobs to Third-World countries via outsourcing. I mean, when was the last time you saw a label on a doll, clothing or other manufactured item that didn’t say “Made in China” or “Made in Mexico” or “Made in [Anywhere-But-America]”? When was the last time you called for […]

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Still plugging away — that pun will make sense only to those who know the joy of setting up MovableType blogs — at “upgrading” this blog. Meanwhile, it’s time to get back to business by writing about the things people come here to read! Last week, Abi Sutherland sent me a link to a story […]

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Until Moore’s movie, I argued that the outright dishonesty in politics today was pretty one-sided.

For the most part, I still think it is, but after seeing Moore’s film it’s impossible to contend that a shift isn’t occurring.

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This week a film that has received a lot of hype will be hitting the theaters. I haven’t been to a theater in possibly close to two years (I’m fearful that I’ll end up in jail for teaching someone that talking or playing basketball during the movie is rude), but I’ll be there to see […]

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