As you probably heard, President Bush announced today that Judge Samuel A. Alito, Jr. is his next nominee to fill O’Connor’s seat on the Supreme Court. I am reserving judgement on the Judge Alito until we know more about his record, although at first glance he seems like a reasonable nominee. He’s been [...]

I like Halloween. Its mostly because I like candy, and any excuse to get candy makes me happy. But beyond that, I like the costumes, and the pumpkin carving, and the decorations, and all of the general pageantry involved. And I had always thought of Halloween as a secular holiday — one [...]

Bill Kristol, editor of The Weekly Standard and regular FOX News contributor, was on The Daily Show last night. (If you didn’t see it, by the way, make sure to watch the “Roker Wrangler” video on The Daily Show home page… the most absurd thing that I’ve ever seen the Today show do, which [...]

As seen on Meet the Press yesterday, regarding possible charges against Rove and Libby:

SEN. KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON: Tim, you know, I think we have to remember something here. An indictment of any kind is not a guilty verdict, and I do think we have in this country the right to go to court and have [...]

America needs to talk more about sex. Groups that argue that there should be less sex in the media are missing the point. The problem is not that there is too much sex portrayed on TV and in movies. The problem is that the portrayal of sex is misleading. People have [...]

The House of Representatives passed laws yesterday shielding two industries from lawsuits. Fast food makers cannot be sued for making people fat. And gun makers cannot be sued for shootings. So much for small government.
Look, I’m not a big fan of these kinds of lawsuits. I supported the lawsuits against the [...]

The Kansas State Supreme Court today struck down a state law that mandated harsher statutory rape sentences for gay teens than for straight teens. Kansas law forbids any sex between minors, and has fairly draconian penalties for it. However, they passed a “Romeo and Juliet” law which severely lessened penalties for minors involved [...]

Hats off to the Cardinals. It started with the Astros victory in St. Louis, a victory which sent the Astros to the World Series. The Cardinals fans didn’t boo or sulk; they gave the players a standing ovation. Many were cheering their own team for a great season. Many were cheering for [...]

As this whole Valerie Plame investigation continues, its important that we keep our eyes on the ball. The criminal investigation revolves around whether or not Rove, Libby, or anyone else, broke the law in revealing Mrs. Wilson’s name to reporters. Now, it turns out that Rove and Libby had a meeting about her [...]

Saddam Hussein had his first day in court today. The New York Times does a pretty good job of breaking down the pitfalls and opportunities that this trial presents the United States. Rather than repeat everything they say, however, allow me to point out one fatal flaw in this trial: under what laws [...]