By Jul 10,2005

O’Connor’s wake

With Justice Sandra Day O’Connor having announced her retirement, and Chief Justice William Rehnquist rumored to be soon to follow, talk of legacies has been rampant. Some have argued that...

By Jul 04,2005

The dukes of Kelo

In the very first episode of the first season of the Dukes of Hazzard, the Hazzard County Health Department threatens to close a local orphanage unless its private owners can bring...

By Jun 27,2005

Live 8 not that great

Despite what Bob Geldof might think, what Africa needs is capitalism, not a bigger handout that will inevitably fall into the wrong hands.

By Jun 19,2005

Above the Beltway

In political Washington we all have a problem. We take our work too seriously, and believe that politics is everything. Baseball reminds us all that there is meaning outside of...

By Jun 13,2005

Originalism for the left

Can a Supreme Court decision unite the political divisions in our country? It may be possible, considering that both the Left and the Right came together last week to agree that the majority opinion...

By Jun 06,2005

The Dems’ Dr. Death

In January, former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean was telling everyone about what the new, improved Democratic National Committee would look like under his leadership. But five months later, the only...