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I have written many commentaries over the years on the issues the Supreme Court addressed in this case. Here, for the record, are excerpts from just a few of them. ___________________ From “Same-Sex Marriage Now Legal in New York,” June 27, 2011, with respect to same-sex marriages: I believe it is a self-evident truth that not… Read more.
No initiative has triggered an outbreak of Obama derangement syndrome among Republicans quite like Obamacare. Only this explains an erstwhile intellectual like FOX News commentator Charles Krauthammer, himself a psychiatrist no less, proffering partisan talking points as legal criticisms of the Court’s decision to uphold Obamacare. Not to mention the damning irony that their antic criticisms… Read more.
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a key provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and agreed with the Obama administration that government subsidies that make health insurance affordable for millions of Americans should be available to all. By a 6-3 vote, a divided court affirmed an Internal Revenue Service ruling that subsidies should be… Read more.
“Clueless old fool” is one of the more endearing ways some readers ridiculed me after I wrote the following: Lady Gaga literally personifies the triumph of packaged and formulaic acts over talented performances. Which is rather a shame because this girl can sing… Most performers seem to think the key to success is looking and behaving in a… Read more.
That White kid who massacred nine Black people in their historic African Methodist Episcopal Church last week is clearly insane (even if not legally so). What I don’t get is why it took this for putatively sane South Carolinians to recognize the racist pride (for some Whites) and insult (to all Blacks) that flying the… Read more.
There have been many reports over the years on peacekeepers standing by and watching warring factions kill each other – as they did, to the U.N.’s eternal shame, in Rwanda. There have not been nearly as many reports, however, on peacekeepers exacerbating the scourge of civil strife by preying on people who depend on them for… Read more.
Woman on dollar bill The US government is teasing plans to put a woman on a dollar bill. Except that paper currency is falling into desuetude. That’s why the media hype surrounding this belated and misguided honor seems contrived. This celebration is like hailing the appointment of a Native American as Postmaster General of the United States Postal… Read more.
South African judges hearing an application to force the government to arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir said on Monday they were ‘concerned’ state officials had not complied with the court’s previous order to keep Bashir in the country… ‘It is of concern to us that an order of this court was issued … to ensure… Read more.
After NBC suspended Williams last February, media speculation abounded about whether he would ever return to the anchor chair at Nightly News. The consensus among industry experts was that his chances were very good, especially after NBC rehired Andrew Lack: Former NBC News boss Andy Lack is in ‘advanced’ talks to rejoin the company in a role that… Read more.
An intense manhunt was underway Thursday for a white gunman who opened fire on Wednesday night at a historic black church in [Charleston, South Carolina], killing nine people before fleeing. The chief of police of Charleston, Greg Mullen, called the shooting a hate crime. ‘This is a situation that is unacceptable in any society, especially… Read more.
