Author: Sonny Bunch

By Jun 26,2008

The heart of Heller

At Slate‘s Convictions blog, Phillip Carter lays out the crux of the court’s ruling in Heller: So, if I understand this right, Scalia’s got no beef with “felon in possession”...

By Jun 26,2008

“This is what we do”

This is what we do. Just walkin’ the halls all day, baby. F–k class, that s–t’s for clowns man. [Laughter from his friends] We don’t go to class ’round here....

By Jun 25,2008

Lacking empathy

Over at Crunchy Cons, guest blogger Erin Manning links to this story about an unruly, uncontrollable toddler who caused a flight to be delayed. This is the passage she quotes:...

By Jun 25,2008

Grand New Party

As this is the week we prepare the annual Summer reading issue at The Weekly Standard, and I am the assistant editor for books and arts of that august publication,...

By Jun 25,2008

But principle is everything!

I jest, of course; principle often bends to reality. And I’m actually really sympathetic to James’s larger point , specifically If some bunch of idiots (this is not a derogatory...